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VIDEO: 76ers caught napping on Lawson-to-Harden connection

Thomas Campbell / USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia 76ers aren't as awful as you may think.

Strictly from a defensive standpoint, the Sixers rank 14th in the league in opponents' field-goal percentage allowed (44 percent).

So, when Ty Lawson spotted teammate James Harden cutting baseline behind an oblivious Jerami Grant, Sixers head coach Brett Brown had every reason to be frustrated with his second-year forward's mental lapse on defense.

Ty ➡️ James 🏀

The Lawson-to-Harden alley-oop put the struggling Rockets up 26-15 in the first quarter.

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