The Toronto Raptors are enduring a 3-road-games-in-4-nights torture chamber. Tonight is Game 2, against a team which until very recently was cannon fodder for all but the NBA’s worst squads.
Not any more – the Philadelphia 76ers may have turned the corner. They have won 6 of their past 8 games, which is their best stretch of positive results in many years. On December 8, they were 4-18 as they stepped on the floor in New Orleans, so they have been competitive for some weeks.
Better or just lucky?
I don’t think their improvement is a fluke.