Can the Sixers keep it rolling against challenging opponents?

For as bad as last Friday’s game was in Cleveland, the Sixers probably deserve a mulligan. At 9-2 after Sunday’s win in Chicago, Philly has not only looked the part of a championship contender, but they’ve done it against lots of fellow contenders, Sunday notwithstanding. The schedule is about to lighten up for the Sixers, but they still have two more games this week against playoff teams from last season. They’ll host Boston on Tuesday and Toronto on Thursday.

If the Sixers can get to 11-2, they’ll be set up to face a slew of sub-.500 teams for the rest of November. They’ve already got the attention of the entire NBA world given that they’ve lived up to the preseason hype thus far. Think…