"Every once in a while there are some beneath the radar moves and subtle occurrences that slip past the statistics in the box score to define a victory. As Sixers' coach Doug Collins said Monday, "Sometimes you've got to go on gut."

Which is what Collins did before the Sixers beat the Bucks on Monday afternoon, 94-82 (see game breakdown) to improve their best start since 2000-01 to 10-3 and extend their division lead to four. Collins threw a changeup at the Bucks by altering his rotation slightly. Instead of using rookie Nikola Vucevic for the usual 13 to 20 minutes per game, Collins went old-school with 14-year veteran Tony Battie."