The Philadelphia 76ers spent a good chunk of Monday’s practice watching film of late-game situations. Recent close losses to Golden State, Chicago, and New York were mixed in with footage of veteran teams like the Miami Heat closing out games. In a way, this new emphasis shows the real improvements that the team has made over the past month. Where earlier in the season Brett Brown may have been strictly focused on fundamentals, the Sixers are now trying to fine-tune some details. I wrote about the Sixers’ defensive strategy on Harrison Barnes’ dagger three on Saturday, and unsurprisingly, it seems like Brown’s focus was on that end of the floor.
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