Sunday’s comeback win over Brooklyn had to feel sweet for the Sixers. They had been drilled in Barclays Center just three weeks before, and for much of this game, the drilling continued. The eventual sequel to Iso Jimmy has fans fired up, and rightfully so. That is why they made the trade.



At 14-8 and sitting third in the East, the Sixers are in a good spot record-wise. They also haven’t played to the level of that record, sporting an even point differential. Per Cleaning the Glass, they’re outperforming their efficiency differential more than anyone else in the league. They are aware of this.



“I don’t feel at all that we’re at that stage now of where we sit in the standings,” Brett Brown said. “Right now, we have so much to grow and to give. I think you can get tricked a little bit if that ends up your comfort zone.”



If Jimmy Butler’s ability to drill fadeaway threes from the right wing is one...