Sixers back home tonight to host Mavericks

Things have felt off in Sixers land of late. The team is 2-2 in its last four games, but the two wins were a sloppy overtime win against the woeful Orlando Magic, and Wednesday’s night close four-point win against Cleveland, where the Sixers had to come back after blowing a 17-point lead. You could chalk it up to the group learning to co-exist with James Harden, except the starters have looked fine for the most part. It’s the Sixers bench that has been outscored, 140-46, over the last three games, collectively looking like five Greg Monroe’s in a Game 7.

Thad Young, Lou Williams and the rest of the Night Shift aren’t walking through that locker room door, so Philadelphia will have to soldier…