With his team down by 23 points halfway through their last game before the All-Star break, Brett Brown had a simple message for the Philadelphia 76ers. “We have enough firepower,” Brown explained to his team. On this night there was no Joel Embiid. The Philadelphia crowd, one that has been in a crazed frenzy in a post Super Bowl world, was listless on a seemly despairing Valentine's Day evening. The NBA All-Star break – a beacon of relaxation for every NBA athlete - was just minutes away. The 76ers had every incentive to roll over and board their planes to anywhere but Wells Fargo Centre.
Ben Simmons dominates as 76ers make huge comeback
Ben Simmons dominates as 76ers make huge…
Ben Simmons dominates as 76ers make huge comeback
With his team down by 23 points halfway through their last game before the All-Star break, Brett Brown had a simple message for the Philadelphia 76ers. “We have enough firepower,” Brown explained to his team. On this night there was no Joel Embiid. The Philadelphia crowd, one that has been in a crazed frenzy in a post Super Bowl world, was listless on a seemly despairing Valentine's Day evening. The NBA All-Star break – a beacon of relaxation for every NBA athlete - was just minutes away. The 76ers had every incentive to roll over and board their planes to anywhere but Wells Fargo Centre.