Initially you’d think that Philly pushing the pace is actually beneficial to the Hawks, who NEED to be playing up-tempo. It looks favorable-you’d think the Hawks could eventually run Philly into the ground, since they’ve got an aging PG in Miller, and two frontline bigs who both have bad knees (And both knees are bad, in Dalembert’s case).

But early, the 76ers are beating the Hawks up and down the floor. I’m starting to wonder how this is going to play out-especially if the Hawks keeping taking and missing jump shots.

Flip on the floor with JJ and Acie in the second quarter and it’s like a bad joke. Not only is Flip taking every conceivable shot, he can’t really guard anybody. Willie Evans bailed him out by missing a free throw for a and-1 opportunity.

Don’t know about that line-up on the floor either. Law, Murray, Johnson, Smith, Pachulia. Murray doesn’t add anything at all to that backcourt, but is trying his hardest to undermine it.

I can’t begin to find words for how ineffective Josh Smith was during the first half.

0-7 FG, 0 PTs, 4 rebounds, -11 in about 19 minutes.

Flip Murray and Acie Law both went -8 in 6 minutes, which is hard to do. Acie was hurt by playing most of those minutes alongside Ronald, and the whole line-up was playing mostly against Brand, Y oung, Miller, and Iguodala. Basically the Sixers starting 5 minus Dalembert.

Someone needs to remind Woody that this isn’t preseason any more.

I’m going to stop commenting while I watch the rest of this game.