Directly beneath Ed Miersch's ivory-towered perch, the Sixers are fighting for their NBA lives. Down two games to one against the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, they need to win this game or their season will be over. The sellout crowd, sporting Iverson jerseys and Sixers caps, is waving white rally towels, urging the Sixers to victory. They cheer with every basket, groan with every miss, living and dying with each trip downcourt. Miersch, dressed in a suit and tie, occasionally glances down at the action. More often his eyes will swipe the scoreboard just to see...