It is over. Just like that, the fun is gone.

In a game that was theirs to win, the 76ers lost last night. Their season is over. Just like that.

It was impossible to digest quickly, but in a matter of moments, the Sixers went from preparing to board their awaiting charter flight to Detroit for a seventh-and-deciding game against the Detroit Pistons to walking off the court, losers in six.

The final score, in overtime, was 93-89 Pistons. The conference's top seed now moves on to face No. 2 New Jersey in the Eastern Conference finals, which begin tomorrow.