Ah, I see the "Final Minute Follies" are alive and well

[dev_32]

I'm sure it will be fixed in a week and a half

[HEREisAKERS]

Yep nothing to see here. I mean — Embiid just returned so they haven’t been able to properly gel.

[McCarthy12]

Reddick missed another huge 3.

[dev_32]

Reddick missed another huge 3.

They allowed 46 4th quarter points. Wow!

[Big Little]

Coaching - either he’s not preaching & teaching defense nor cares about or the team doesn’t, either way on the coach.

I know it’s the “new” NBA but 46 in a quarter, at home against the #1 team in the East - that you are beating - then that 4th qtr.. turrible coaching

[The Duck]

I'm sure it will be fixed in a week and a half

I'm still savoring that Boston win from a couple of weeks ago. No way I'm letting all of this negativity bring me down.

[art vandelay]

A win tonight would have erased any negativity that developed since the Boston win. They're still locked into the third seed, but it would have been nice to see them extend their winning streak against good teams to 4.

[Ellsworth]

This team is allergic to defensive stops.

[McCarthy12]

I don't know what their deal is in the last few minutes of close games, but they're trending in the wrong direction. I don't care too much about the wins and losses down the stretch, but this will kill them in the playoffs. No way they beat Toronto, Milwaukee or Boston if they can't get it together.

It's not all Brown, either. It's a lot of missed shots, stupid turnovers and defensive breakdowns.

[dev_32]

You can just feel it, after a timeout in that final minute, that Simmons or Embid are going to make a terrible pass

[McCarthy12]

Yup. I was listening on the radio and after Embiid's turnover (and Reddick's missed 3) I pretty much stopped listening.

It doesn't make sense either. Neither of those guys should be making those mistakes late. Fair or unfair, a lot of this stuff isn't necessarily Brown's fault, but if it costs them in the playoffs, I think that is where the finger will be pointed.

[Big Little]

Exactly that would have been a statement win and a nice boost going in to the playoffs...

[dev_32]

Yup. I was listening on the radio and after Embiid's turnover (and Reddick's missed 3) I pretty much stopped listening.

It doesn't make sense either. Neither of those guys should be making those mistakes late. Fair or unfair, a lot of this stuff isn't necessarily Brown's fault, but if it costs them in the playoffs, I think that is where the finger will be pointed.

What angers me is on the defensive side of things, with 3 seconds left and we have the lead. Everyone in the world knows it's going to Zach Levine, or Trae Young, or Paul George, and we stick ONE guy on them. I am not a basketball coach, but I think I would not want their best shooter taking that final shot.