Inside the Second-Round Secrets: Which Underdog Will Shock the NBA Playoffs Next?

76ers’ Path To Success: The Sixers were far from a regular-season juggernaut (16th in TRACR). What they have that helps them in the postseason is a bunch of ball handlers who can create offense for themselves (remember, the more passes, the higher the odds for a turnover). In the first round, the Sixers had the second-lowest turnover rate (11.5%) and the fourth-most points off pull-up jumpers (25.6 PPG). Few advanced metrics are going to favor them against the Knicks (our prediction model only gives the Sixers a 16.6% chance of advancing). But if Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe and Embiid can generate enough tough buckets, Philadelphia may be able to pull off back-to-back miracles for the first time since Rocky Balboa.



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