Philly.com · Oct 31, 2015
Sixers fall flat in home opener
It was a somewhat tolerable home opener for the 76ers - until the start of the second half.
Already down by 17 points, they failed to score a basket and were held scoreless for the first 5 minutes, 16 seconds of the third quarter. By then, the Utah Jazz had a 30-point cushion before holding on for a 99-71 victory Friday night amid boos at the Wells Fargo Center.
It was the worst loss in a home opener in franchise history.
"We are going to experience some heartache over the next month. Everybody bunker in," said coach Brett Brown, whose Sixers (0-2) played without five injured players. "That's a fact. I said it. It isn't a mystery. We may draw one out and find a brilliant performance.
