After the Boston Celtics handed a pair of wins to two struggling teams, it would make for a troubling trend if the Philadelphia 76ers pull off a third.
The winless 76ers hope to become the latest to benefit from Boston's downturn when they visit TD Garden on Wednesday night.
The Celtics (7-7) picked up their fourth win in five games with an easy 120-95 victory over visiting Brooklyn on Friday, but things have since gone the other way.
A few cracks started to show in Sunday's 111-101 road loss to the Nets, who never trailed and led by as much as 22, before Boston crumbled in Tuesday's 121-97 loss at Atlanta that marked its worst of the season.