Sixers drop 9th in a row

Even when the Sixers lose, they still deserve a player of the game, and the lucky winner in tonight's 101-81 trouncing at the hands of the Boston Celtics is none other than Kyle Korver. It wasn't his 3-14 shooting performance or his 4 turnovers that won it for him, it was one magical play. Early in the second quarter Korver gambled for a steal and went careening into the Sixers sideline, knocking Mo Cheeks into the first row of the stands. Cheeks escaped unscathed, something he's showing an uncanny ability for these days, and continued to make baffling moves throughout the rest of the game.

The Sixers started fast tonight and my wife, who watched the first quarter with me, looked at me and said, "They don't look so bad." My reply, "Just wait." She wasn't disappointed. Iguodala was saddled with foul trouble for most of the second half, so didn't get much of a chance to assert himself on the offensive end. Kevin Ollie led the Sixers in scoring, that should tell you all you need to know about this game.

I'm going to start a countdown tonight. We'll call it project lottery. Over the past 10 full regular seasons the team with the worst record, therefore the most ping pong balls in the lottery, has had an average record of 17-65. After tonight's game the Sixers have 16 losses, so the countdown begins at 49. I'll change the graphic every time the Sixers lose a game until they hopefully clinch the worst record and the best shot at Greg Oden in next year's draft.