After losing to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at home, the Sixers are now 1-7 against the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Celtics this season.
The Sixers lost to the Kyrie Irving-less Celtics on Tuesday by a final score of 112-109. Philadelphia is now 0-3 against Boston this season.
The 76ers look like an Eastern Conference contender, but so far they haven't been able to hang with the best teams in the East. Philly is now 1-7 (.125) against the Bucks, Raptors and Celtics. The only East teams with worse records are the Bulls (0-7), Cavs (0-8) and Hawks (0-8).
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The Sixers are 1-3 against the Raptors and 0-1 versus the Bucks.
The Celtics, Raptors, Bucks and Sixers are considered the top four teams in the Eastern Conference by many experts. The Indiana Pacers lost star shooting guard Victor Oladipo for the reason, so pundits don't consider them a contender anymore, although they are still a very tough team. The Sixers are 2-1 against Indiana so far this season.
After acquiring small forward Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline, Philadelphia now possesses a dangerous Big Four of Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Ben Simmons and Harris. Tuesday was the first loss in the Harris era.
It's going to take time for the four stars to gel on the court and develop a rapport. This losing record against the Celtics, Bucks and Raptors isn't that big of a deal since Butler and Harris haven't been with the team for the entire season. The Sixers still have all the tools to win the Eastern Conference.
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