A record for futility

Thank God for the New Jersey Nets.

They won last night. Why is that important? Because it keeps the Sixers firmly entrenched in the NBA record book.

OK, so it’s not exactly something you necessarily want to brag about. I still like the idea that the record remains in Philly.

And what record would that be? The record for the worst team in NBA history.

Yes, those 1972-73 Sixers went 9-73. The Nets had been flirting with the a similar nadir most of the year.

But they ralled late, and last night they beat a short-handed Spurs team, 90-84, for their 10th win of the season.

Woe is us. Long live Roy Rubin’s 1972-73 Sixers team.

We’ll take our records where we can get them.

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