Sixers are falling in the standings, but they haven't fallen apart yet

Sixers sliding in East, but players keeping the faith

Imagn The 76ers keep sliding in the Eastern Conference standings, though the locker room insists better days could be ahead. Philadelphia dropped another one Monday in Cleveland, falling for the fourth time in its past five games and slipping to eighth place in the East. The bigger issue has been availability. The Sixers have been playing without several key pieces, something players say has made the recent stretch even tougher. “We have, what, …

Sixers are falling in the standings, but they haven't fallen apart yet

CLEVELAND -- The Philadelphia 76ers are in a rough spot.