The Philadelphia 76ers have been struggling and they haven’t been the powerhouse defensive team that everyone expected prior to the start of the season. Their defensive orientated team has finally come to bite them in the offensive end. Defensively, they’ve been lazy and are not fully locked in. On offense, they can’t buy a bucket when it matters, and they look loss in the halfcourt.
The Sixers’ struggles stem from the 3-2 zone that was implemented against them by Erik Spoelstra in their second head-to-head against Miami. The biggest advantage of zone defense is to protect the paint.