Pat Gallen Breaks Down Why The Sixers Struggle On The Road

Pat Gallen reports.

CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE THESIX REMEMBERS ON THEIR ROAD TOKNOW WHERE IN SOUTH FILL.I JUST AWFUL ON THE ROADRECENT LIP, OUR PAT GALLENTAKEN THE WHEEL ATTEMPT TODRIVE HOME WHAT'S WRONG WITHTHE SIXERS.THIS SEASON HAS BEEN ANINTERESTING ONE FOR THE 76ERS.HERE AT HOME, THEY'VE BEENINCREDIBLE.IN FACT, THEY'RE 28 AND TWORECORDS AT HOME IS THE BEST INTHE NBA HEAD COACH BRETT BROWNCREDITS THE ATMOSPHERE SAYINGTHE HOME CROWD IS MAJOR REASONFOR THE SUCCESS, AND THEYABSOLUTELY BRING IT IN SOUTHPHILLY BUT AS WE HIT THE ROADTHE STRUGGLES BECOME APPARENT,DESPITE BEING THE BEST TEAM ATHOME THEY SEEM TO COLLAPSEAWAY FROM PHILLY.THIS SEASON THE SIXERS NINEAND 22 ON THE ROAD AMONG THETOP TEN TEAMS IN THE NB BA THEBY FAR THE WORSE WINGPERCENTAGE.THEY DON'T SHOOT WELL.IN FACT THEY SHOOT 37 AND AHALF% FROM THREE AT HOME.AND BUT THAT NUMBER GOES DOWNTO ABOUT 34% AWAY FROM PHILLY.DEFENSE, ISN'T AN ISSUE ATHOME, AS TEAMS ARE SHOOTING44% IN SOUTH PHILLY.BUT WHEN THE SIXERS HIT THEROAD THE DEFENSE FAILS, THATNUMBER GOES UP, TO BETTER THAN47%.IT GETS WORSE.THE SIXERS ARE ONE AND 15 ONTHE ROAD THIS SEASON AGAINSTTEAMS WITH WINNING RECORDS.THAT IS UN BECOMING AFTERCHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER TEAM.DO YOU THINK THEY CAN STILLWIN IT ALL DESPITE THESE HOMEAND ROAD FLUCTUATIONS IN IT ISNOT AN EASY TRIP FROM HERE.ONLY THREE TEAMS IN NBAHISTORY HAVE WON TITLE DESPITEBEING UNDER 500 ON THE ROAD,1957 WARRIORS, THE 77TRAILBLAZERS BE AND THE 78BULLETS.STOWE HASN'T HAPPENED IN OVER40 YEARS.THAT DOES NOT BODE WELL.ACCOUNT SIXERS FIGURE IT OUTIN TIME?WE WILL FIND OUT.JIM, JANELLE, OVER TO YOU.PAT SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING ONTHE ONE WAY ROAD IN THE WRONGDIRECTION, DID YOU NOTICETHAT?I D I WAS GOING TO GIVE HIM