* The Sixers beat the Wizards at home last night by 5 points, but were cruising by 15 with only 7 minutes left when the Wiz started fouling Ben Simmons. So bad, that Simmons shot 24 free throws in the 4th quarter, making half of them. Simmons shot 29 free throws for the entire game.
This may be a new formula to beat the Sixers. Like the old "Hack-a-Shaq", Simmons may now be the target late in the game.
Either take Simmons out of the game in the 4th quarter or, better yet, Simmons needs to make most of those free shots. teams will soon stop that tactic.
Joel Embiid played last night, scoring 28 points. But the won't play tonight in Boston for a key game with the Celtics.
When will Embiid be allowed to play back-to-back games? He's young and supposedly healthy, so why is the Sixers' medical staff limiting his minutes and games?
The team goes into Boston tonight without all its bullets in their guns. Doesn't seem fair.
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The Eagles will be leaving soon for the west coast and won't be back for two weeks. Sunday night in Seattle, next week in Los Angeles ( By the way, the Rams game will not be flexed after all. It will remain on Fox at 4:25), then a bus trip up the turnpike to New York to play the Giants.
The Birds are close to 6 point favorites- in Seattle, one of the toughest places to play in football. Vegas is begging the bettor to take the Seahawks, surely a sure bet at home, with points?
That number tells you that Philly should win the game.
If the Eagles' defense can contain Seattle QB Russell Wilson in the pocket, Cox, Jerrigans and the Eagle D should dominate a poor Seahawk offensive line.
Could the Eagles be 11-1 by midnight on Sunday night? Who's gonna beat them?
Some national media are asking, are the Philadelphia Eagles for real? Who have they beaten? The next two weeks, on the road against good teams, should convince the doubters.
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The Flyers have all week to stew about losing 9 in a row. They don't play until Saturday against the Bruins. GM Ron Hexstall doesn't sound like he will fire coach Dave Hakstol soon. We will see if he makes any personnel changes. And he still believes the Orange and Black will make the playoffs.
Maybe. But right now, unless these young players turn it around and the veterans step up their game, the Flyers will be buried by Christmas.
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