Philadelphia looks for another suit

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It was nearly two decades ago that the 76ers hired Ed Stefanski, a basketball lifer, to run one of the NBA's prestige franchises. He ran it fairly, the Sixers shot for the middle and sometimes succeeded.

Succeeding Stefanski was Rod Thorn, sharing sensibility, as did domineering head coach Doug Collins and eventual Thorn replacement, Tony DiLeo. Winning now with whatever players.

Pistons cavalier, lose to Cavs

Cleveland 117, Detroit 113 (OT) Cavaliers lead series, 3-2 The take from on high would be to admonish the Pistons for losing edge at home. Letting the road team stay within slugging distance even with the closer on the mound, a final three outs featuring Basketball Paul Reed. The Pistons

Pivot pivoted, prospective pivot to pivot

Love a pivot, a fork in the road, a turning point, a Game 5. Or a Game 3, back when these things were five games. Reminded recently of the way the No. 8-seeded Houston Rockets dragged the Finals-bound 1998 Utah Jazz to five games in the first round before prevailing.

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Only two games per day these playoff days, typically one of them isn't even a good one. I even saw Dalen Terry enter a game recently, had to tuck his 76ers jersey in for one possession. Possession ended, game ended, Terry untucked his uniform. Terry was a first-round

Who won the lottery?

Washington, technically. By losing more than anyone else. 1. Washington Wizards – worst record, top pick. 2. Utah Jazz – jumped two spots. 3. Memphis Grizzlies – up three. 4. Chicago Bulls – up five, the largest leap. 5. L.A. Clippers – not the Pacers, down three spots. 6. Brooklyn Nets – down three. 7.

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