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- The Philadelphia 76ers Twitter account talked trash while team was up 22 points at halftime
- The Sixers blew their big lead in the second half and fans mocked the team’s Twitter account
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The Sixers’ official Twitter account was forced to eat some crow after the team had a historic meltdown in the second half of game 5 in their series against the Hawks.
At halftime, while the Sixers were up 22, the team’s Twitter account decided to talk trash with a sarcastic tweet about feeling tired.
is this when we're supposed to feel tired? 🥱 pic.twitter.com/CgNkqUF55u
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) June 17, 2021
Unfortunately for the Sixers’ Twitter account, the team choked away the game in the second half despite the fact that they held a 26 point lead at one point.
The 76ers blew a 26-point lead, tied for the 3rd-largest blown lead in a playoff game over the last 25 postseasons. pic.twitter.com/r9QOyrXT7k
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 17, 2021
The 76ers are the only team to blow an 18-point lead in back-to-back playoff games in the last 25 seasons. They had a win probability of 95.5% at one point in Game 4, and it reached 99.7% late in the 3rd quarter of Game 5. pic.twitter.com/3zg1q5qnlH
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 17, 2021
NBA fans immediately blasted the Sixers’ Twitter account after the team’s meltddown.
YOU WERE SAYING? https://t.co/eHrIpb4QXO pic.twitter.com/721epmxZqL
— GSN (@GASportsNow) June 17, 2021
Then what happened https://t.co/bOhcxvWcbO
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) June 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheOnly1der/status/1405355392188698624
Me at Minute 2 of a jog https://t.co/EWyjrwOaUQ
— Daman Rangoola (@damanr) June 17, 2021
Narrator: it was when they started to feel tired https://t.co/HVNxBk3KUp
— slats (@slaaaats) June 17, 2021
Every time the Sixers get cocky. They ALWAYS Lose!! 🤦♂️ https://t.co/hygZvBRQFa
— Ryheir Johnson (Training Arc Stage III) (@Prince_Leone_TV) June 17, 2021
Nooo way they tweeted this and got their ass handed to them😳😭😭😭 https://t.co/VPkPV1jfU7
— 🤝 (@Showaman59) June 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/ChrisSarver7/status/1405355062902378496
Never understood why people do that. Wait until the job is done, then talk your shit 😂
— showtime_17 (@laker_showwwww) June 17, 2021