Sixers-Cavs by the numbers: Pressure, threes and a 29-point rematch

Baseball players are taught to have short memories. Executives, whose job is to remember which players fit their roster and why, do not have that luxury. Dave Dombrowski and the Phillies front-office should remember Jeremy Peña quite well. As a rookie in 2022, Peña hit .400 against them in the World Series, led both teams with 10 hits and became the first rookie position player to win World Series MVP. He recorded a hit in all six games, homered in Game 5 and helped end the Phillies’ unexpected October run. Four years later, the player who tormented Philadelphia could give its lineup several of the elements it now lacks. Peña hits fastballs, runs well, bats right-handed and has spent most of the last two seasons leading off for Houston. He also plays shortstop, a position where the Phillies have already acknowledged that their long-term arrangement is no longer certain. There is no indication that the Astros have made their 29-year-old available. There is enough uncerta