Reliving The 76ers Broadcast, Official Twitter, And Fanbase Assuming Victory Before Getting Their Hearts Ripped Out By The Knicks Is Pure Ecstasy

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I know you're probably sick of the 76ers collapse blogs by now. Jordie literally just published a blog that's titled 'The Sixers May Have A Losing Attitude, But Everybody Else Can Shut The Fuck Up About It' …..but I've got one more left in the chamber, because why the hell not? 

Last night was a Knicks fan's version of the Reggie Miller 8 points in 9 seconds. It was a win so magical and euphoric that I still don't believe it happened. Sure it's only a round 1 playoff win, but the way it happened parlayed with the Garden made it something I won't forget for a long time. I've watched every angle of the final 30 seconds at least 100 times by now. It's truly remarkable how no one associated with the Sixers franchise, broadcast, or fanbase knew the game was 48 minutes long. The celebrating with the game very much not over was blasphemous. It was borderline brain dead to be that happy and assume everything would end smoothly. 

The Sixers broadcast penciling in the W with under a minute to go, just before Lowry missed the free throw that would have put them up 6 is incredible to listen to. There's counting your chickens before they hatch, and then there's this. 

Even if Lowry made the free throw, it's STILL just a two possession game with 47.3 seconds left. In what world is that game over? They're talking about a fun postgame show on deck for christ's sake! Insane behavior with that much time left on the clock. 

Then we have our own lovable, close phone screen screaming, maniac Max. There has to be something this man did to the sports gods to deserve the countless losses he's dealt with over the recent years. 

Viva La Stool adding the tweets in after was some nasty work. 

The coup de grâce, a phrase I've never typed out in my life, had to be the 76ers main account Michael Jordan comp to Tyrese Maxey after the three to put Philly up 4. Yes he put the team on his back while very much under the weather, but you gotta save this one for when the clock hit zero. 

This was of course was followed by two tremendous tweets. One with pure jubilation that Maxey banged home the three to go up four immediately followed by the final score tweet saying they lost by three. Chef's kiss. 

Everyone assuming this Knicks team, that treated December games like the playoffs, was simply going to pack it in down two possessions with 40+ seconds on the clock is CRAZY. Has no one watched sports before? 

We'll end the blog revisiting how the Sixers broadcast called the full final two minutes. This is porn. 

P.S. Monica McNutt losing her mind on the radio call was so genuine. This truly was every fan watching from their seat, couch, or a bar.