The clock has just struck midnight on the East Coast. The Sixers are beginning their road trip out west, and things are off to a bad start. There are five minutes left in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers lead the Sixers 93-72, a 21-point lead. Joel Embiid is out due to suspension, Ben Simmons is turning in his worst performance of the season, and Damian Lillard is making shots from all over the floor. A recipe for disaster.
By now, we all know what happened next: the Sixers stormed back from the massive deficit and won, a remarkable win punctuated by a game-winner from Furkan Korkmaz that we will remember for a very long time.