Sometimes simplicity is the most apt form of analysis.
Asked what got into his players in a 113-78 rout of the Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford replied, "They just got sick of not playing well."
They should have been sick of it. They were swept in a five-game road trip, and while the Philadelphia 76ers are notably better of late than their 14-26 season record suggests, the Hornets should have at least emerged from that that road swing 1-4.
The Hornets’ defense had deteriorated so thoroughly of late that Clifford had called it a joke.