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It also says something that this was far from the worst loss of this losing streak, although every loss qualifies as the worst one yet now. With each defeat, the Sixers move up the ranks of the worst droughts in NBA history, as they are just six losses away from tying the longest losing streak the league has ever seen.
Philadelphia has only seen a streak like this once, in the infamous 9-73 1972-73 season. Being worse than the most pathetic team in NBA history is quite a feat, yet these Sixers will accomplish it if they do what their predecessors didn't, by losing 21 games in a row.
Given that they next visit the Indiana Pacers on March 17 -- a team that leads the Eastern Conference and gave the Sixers their 19'th straight loss on March 14 -- the odds don't look good. It also doesn't bode well that in Philadelphia's next six games, five of them are against winning teams and one is against a New York Knicks club on a rare winning streak.
The Sixers' next best chance for victory may be when they play the Detroit Pistons on March 29 -- which would be the night they can lose their 27'th straight game.
It also says something that this was far from the worst loss of this losing streak, although every loss qualifies as the worst one yet now. With each defeat, the Sixers move up the ranks of the worst droughts in NBA history, as they are just six losses away from tying the longest losing streak the league has ever seen.
Philadelphia has only seen a streak like this once, in the infamous 9-73 1972-73 season. Being worse than the most pathetic team in NBA history is quite a feat, yet these Sixers will accomplish it if they do what their predecessors didn't, by losing 21 games in a row.
Given that they next visit the Indiana Pacers on March 17 -- a team that leads the Eastern Conference and gave the Sixers their 19'th straight loss on March 14 -- the odds don't look good. It also doesn't bode well that in Philadelphia's next six games, five of them are against winning teams and one is against a New York Knicks club on a rare winning streak.
The Sixers' next best chance for victory may be when they play the Detroit Pistons on March 29 -- which would be the night they can lose their 27'th straight game.
