As often pointed out many frustrated fans, the problem with this Sixers team throughout the season has been consistency. They would win a big game, and then they'd come out flat the next, sometimes the problem with consistency would go from half to half, quarter to quarter and even sometimes in between possessions.
As the season grew shorter, into April the Sixers started to play a lot better and gained steam, with stands where they put back to back wins in huge spots like when they beat the Heat and Pacers on successive nights. Now with tonight's win over the Pistons, where the Sixers probably played their best offensive game of the season, the worry is the same that we've had all season.. can the Sixers carry the momentum from this game into the next?
What was huge in this game, was Iverson's confidence in his teammates, even when things weren't extremely bright for a player he gave them the ball in spots where they could be successful. At one point, Iverson penetrated and had Kyle on the wing and AI found Iguodala beyond the arc instead, and Iggy made good on that by hitting the shot.
The Sixers played out of their minds, beating a hot shooting Pistons team, and completely negating the Pistons bench. 55% from the field is incredible. And while it doesn't look like it on the stat sheet, the Sixers when they needed to came up with huge plays defensively.
Will the Sixers play this well next game? Most likely not, but they know they have to play outstanding basketball to beat the Pistons on Sunday afternoon. The major question remains, will we see them come in with the same form of energy two games in a row?
We all know the fans will be amped.
Can the Sixers defend their homecourt?
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