Another disappointing loss by the Sixers.
This offense is clunky and just couldn’t get a stop in OT.
I know it’s early in the season but this team doesn’t seem to have any offensive rhythm and when the game is close doesn’t have a “go to” player yet or a “go to” set yet.
No matter how you slice it 7-5 is a disappointing start to this season especially with the teams they have lost to.
A strange game. The Sixers were great in the 1st quarter, terrible in the 2nd quarter, did better in general in the 2nd half (especially from mid-3rd quarter to mid-4th quarter), and fell apart at the end. So the game goes to OT, and the Sixers were brutal in OT.
Basically, when they got into their sets quickly, and moved the ball around, they were very good. When they were slow to get into their sets, and they spent too much time trying to break down a player in 1v1, they did poorly.
The Sixers committed 32 fouls, while the Thunder committed 22 fouls. That was huge, as the Thunder converted 35 of 41 from the stripe (85%), whereas the Sixers converted only 15 of 22 (68%).
Furkan was 1 of 7 (1 of 4 from 3-point range), which didn't help.
It was good to see Tobias Harris break out of his shooting funk (he was 8 of 16, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range). Josh Richardson had a nice game.
The Sixers have underperformed to start the season. To some extent I think that's a combo of a lot of new parts that are still learning to play as a unit, JoJo's 2-game suspension, and Tobias' struggles early on shooting the 3. I may be an optimist, but I think the team will improve as the season progresses.