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The 76ers were not really an exceptional team on the offensive end last season. Philly averaged 110.7 points per game, which ranks just 20th in the entire league.

The Sixers ranked just 24th in the NBA in terms of field goal attempts per game at 87.9. The good news is that they were very efficient with their shots, making 46.8 percent of their attempts (ninth).

Philly did not have a myriad of three-point specialists on their squad, which resulted in just 31.6 attempts from distance per game (23rd). They made 11.1 triples per contest (19th) on a 36.8-percent clip (ninth).

The Sixers were more comfortable taking their shots from within the three-point line, attempting 56.3 two-pointers per contest (11th), making 52.4 percent of them (15th). They scored 47.5 points in the paint per contest. This team logged 10.5 offensive boards as a team (10th), resulting in 13.1 second chance points per game.

Philadelphia were also mediocre in terms of their free-throw attempts per game. They went to the line 22.4 times per contest (21st), and they went just 75.5 percent as a team (21st).

One of the things the Sixers did well last season was to move the ball around. They logged 25.8 assists per game, which was eighth in the NBA. This also ranked eighth in the league in terms of the percentage of assisted baskets (62.8 percent).

They also kept possession of the ball relatively well, averaging just 14.2 turnovers per contest (10th).

All in all, the 76ers recorded a 110.7 offensive rating, which is 14th in the league. This was a good representation of how they were a run-of-the-mill team offensively.

Defensively, the Sixers were a formidable force. Ben Simmons served as a key cog on the defensive end, with the two-time All-Star earning his first call up to the All-Defensive 1st Team. Joel Embiid, a two-time All-Defensive team member, secured the paint for Philadelphia.

The 76ers collected 35.0 defensive rebounds per game (14th). Their 45.4 total boards per contest ranked 11th in the NBA.

The Sixers logged 8.0 steals per contest (ninth), and this was thanks to Simmons’ league-leading 2.1 steals per game. However, they forced their opponents to just 13.8 turnovers per game, which is all the way at 23rd in the league.

Philadelphia allowed their opponents just 86.0 attempts per contest, which impressively ranked fourth in the NBA. Their opponents made 46.3 percent of their shots (16th). In terms of opponents' three-pointers, the Sixers allowed the least attempts in the league at just 29.4 per game. On average, opposing teams scored 108.4 points on the Sixers (sixth).

The Sixers logged 20.9 fouls per game (16th), sending their opponents to the line 24.5 times per contest (10th).

Another very impressive feat by the Sixers last season was how they allowed their opponents just 41.8 total rebounds per game, which ranked first in the entire league. 8.6 of this came on the offensive end (first), while 33.2 were defensive boards (fifth). They allowed just 11.6 second chance points (third) to opposing teams.

Philly's 5.3 blocks per contest is ninth in the NBA. Their opponents averaged 48.1 points in the paint per game (15th).

The Sixers ranked eighth in the entire NBA in terms of their defensive rating, which was at 108.4 last season.

76ers head coach Doc Rivers has one NBA championship as a head coach. His career record is 942-681. He was 355-208 in seven seasons with the Clippers before joining Philadelphia in 2020. Rivers led the Boston Celtics to an NBA title in the 2007-08 season, with the team beating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

He started his coaching career in 1999 as head coach of the Orlando Magic, winning the NBA Coach of the Year award in 2000. He spent five seasons in Orlando before becoming Celtics coach in 2014. Rivers took the Clippers' job in 2013.

He's a former NBA All-Star player who played for the Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was a standout in college at Marquette, where he has his No. 31 jersey retired by the school.