Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 08:01 AM
Overview:
| Season | FG% - Qt 1-3 | FG% - Qt 4 + OT | TOV% - QT 1-3 | TOV% - QT 4 + OT |
| 2012-13 | 42.8% | 39.0% | 10.1% | 14.7% |
| Career | 43.2% | 41.7% | 10.3% | 12% |
According to Basketball-reference.com, there is a 17% chance that none of the 3 1st round draft picks owed to the Sixers convey this year.
Sixers pick (currently 3rd):
- No games were played last night that impacted the Sixers pick.
| Days Rest | Games | FG% | 3pt% | PPG |
| 0 | 22 | 37.1% | 26% | 12.1 |
| 1 | 38 | 43.4% | 44.4% | 13.6 |
| 2 | 17 | 45% | 33.3% | 14.4 |
| 3 | 5 | 39.3% | 50% | 13.4 |
Lakers pick (top 5 protected, currently 4th)
- No games were played last night that impacted the Lakers pick.
| Team | Midrange jump shots |
| Philadelphia | 26 |
| Opponents | 72 |
Heat pick (top 10 protected, currently 10th):
- Brooklyn won (bad): Brooklyn beat the Blazers last night. They’re now 8-2 in their last 10 games and a full 2 games up on Miami in that 16th spot. This might end up being a good thing if 2 of Charlotte, Indy, Utah, or Boston finish with a worse record than Miami, but right now I want to see 2 teams separate themselves from the pack before I start rooting for anybody in this group to lose.
| Stat | Before Deadline | After Deadline |
| Points per 100 possessions | 91.5 | 94.8 |
| True Shooting % | 49.4% | 49.4% |
| 3pt % | 31% | 34.7% |
| % of field goal attempts from 3 | 30% | 34.7% |
| Assists per turnover | 1.09 | 1.32 |
| Turnovers per 100 possessions | 18.9 | 16.4 |
| Team | Def Rebs | % pushing ball | Def Reb% |
| 76ers | 119 | 86.6% | 62.8% |
| Opponent | 132 | 49.2% | 73.7% |
Oklahoma City Thunder pick (top 18 protected, currently 18th):
- No games were played last night that impacted the OKC pick.
| Stat | MCW | Rank | Context |
| RPM | -2.77 | 56th | All point guards |
| Win Shares | -0.5 | 149th | Guards with more than 500 minutes played |
| Boxscore Plus-Minus | -1.4 | 86th | Guards with more than 500 minutes played |
| Value Over Replacement Player | 0.3 | 68th | Guards with more than 500 minutes played |
| True Shooting Percentage | 44.5% | 24th out of 24 | All players with a usage rate > 26.8% |
Tonight’s games:
- Charlotte @ Miami: I don’t want Miami to run away with too many wins, but this is one I’m hoping that they pull out. Miami has to win some to move up from the 10th slot, and this would help pin Charlotte down in the 9th spot. A Miami win here would put Charlotte 1.5 games behind Miami, necessitating only 1 other team to hit the skids for the Sixers to have a good shot of getting that pick.
- Golden State @ New Orleans: New Orleans is now only 0.5 games behind OKC for that final playoff spot out West. At this point, I think I’m back to hoping New Orleans loses, especially with OKC playing San Antonio tonight.
- San Antonio @ OKC: The Spurs just waxed OKC a few weeks ago, albeit in San Antonio. Sixers fans are hoping for a drastically different outcome tonight. With OKC 2 games behind Washington with only 5 left to play the Sixers can’t afford OKC to have many more setbacks.
- Minnesota @ Sacramento: With 2 less wins than the Sixers, the Wolves are running out of time to “catch” the Sixers in the win column. If the Sixers are going to move up, they need Minnesota to win this one tonight.
- Lakers @ Clippers: The Sixers have an upcoming game against Washington, one that Sixers fans probably want them to win. With that being the case, the Lakers picking up another win to separate themselves from the Sixers would be great, although tonight probably isn’t going to be the night. Good news: the Lakers (6 games left) have 2 more games remaining to pick up wins than the Sixers (4 games).
Derek Bodner is a credentialed reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers independently for DerekBodner.com. He is also a college basketball scout for DraftExpress.com, and an NBA contributor for The Ringer.
Contact Information: derek.bodner@draftexpress.com / @DerekBodnerNBA
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