การแพ้ของ Sixers ต่อ Bulls พิสูจน์ว่าลีกอ่อนแอลง

Another day, another head-scratching result in today's NBA. On March 26, 2026, the Chicago Bulls, a team with a dismal 29-42 record, managed to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, sitting at a respectable 39-33. The final score was 109-102. You tell me, how does that happen? Back in '96, a team with 29 wins wouldn't sniff a win against a contender. It just wouldn't.

Here's the thing: the Bulls had no business winning that game. A 29-win team beating a 39-win team in late March? That’s parity, they call it. I call it mediocrity. In the 90s, when Michael Jordan’s Bulls were 72-10, you knew what you were getting. You saw the record, you knew the outcome. There was no "any given night" against a sub-.500 squad.

Philly's Problem Isn't Just One Game

This isn't an isolated incident for Philadelphia, either. They've been a streaky bunch lately, winning 3 of their last 5 games. That's not terrible, but it's not championship basketball. Championship teams don't drop games to teams like these Bulls in late December, either. On December 26, 2025, the 76ers lost to Chicago, 109-102. Same score, different month.

It says something about the lack of consistent effort, the absence of that killer instinct. Paul George is back for the Sixers' stretch run, I hear. Good for them. But one player doesn't fix a systemic issue when you're losing to teams 10 games under .500.

I remember when Hakeem Olajuwon’s Rockets would smell blood. They’d feast on lesser teams. There was no letting up, no "we'll get 'em next time." Every game mattered. Every possession mattered. That grit seems to be missing from too many teams now, the Sixers included, even with a decent record.

Look, the 76ers are 39-33. That's good enough to be in the playoff hunt, sure. But these losses to the Bulls, a team that's 29-42, expose a soft underbelly. It shows they can be bullied. It shows they lack the consistent focus that defined the great teams of my era.

And don't get me started on the idea that every game is competitive now. It’s competitive because no one plays defense and everyone shoots threes. That's not better basketball, it's just different. It’s less disciplined.

My bold prediction: Until a team re-learns how to dominate weak opponents with relentless defense and a consistent inside game, we're going to keep seeing these bewildering upsets, and the Sixers won't sniff a title.