in today's episode of the Sixers beat Rich and I go over the Sixers 123 to 117 win over the

Brooklyn Nets, which gives them a one-game lead over the Nets as the top seed in the Eastern

Conference with 17 games left to play. But since they now have the tiebreaker, thanks to a

two-to-one record against the Nets, it's

essentially a two-game lead.

We talk about whether the Sixers should be able to hold on to that top spot, about

what we saw last night and how that might translate to a potential playoff matchup between

the two teams.

We then pivot to how absurd it is that Joelle and Bid is having the best Sixers season

in 40 years, yet we'll probably

walk away without even a first team all NBA or all defensive team nomination.

Enjoy the podcast.

All right. welcome, everybody.

This is Derek Podner, joined by Rich Hoffman on the Sixers Beat, a part of the Athletics Podcast Network. We have a first place Philadelphia 76ers team to talk about, and that will be a,

we will probably have a chance to say the first place, Philadelphia 76ers for to talk about, and that will be a, we will probably have a chance

to say the first place Philadelphia 76ers for a little while now, because they won against

the Brooklyn Nets, 123 to 117 last night, which gives them not only a one game lead with 17

left to play over the nets for the top spot in the Eastern Conference,

but also gives them the tiebreaker, the two to one season series tiebreaker because they

only are playing three, three games, because seven two game schedule, that is now clinched.

Uh, so they have basically two games in hand.

But how you doing, Rich?

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