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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Philadelphia 76ers may never lose again.

OK, that’s an overreaction. They will lose at some point — we promise. But they are playing such good basketball at this juncture of the young season that it’ll be fun to see how far they can take this winning streak.

You don’t see a win like the 76ers’ 139-134 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night very often. The Sixers trailed for much of the evening, and by as many as 19 points. They trailed by 13 points with five minutes remaining. Their defense got cooked for most of the game. A loss seemed inevitable for most of the night. And when overtime arrived a

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