After seven months of construction, Wharton Center for Performing Arts is welcoming the new year with the completion of the first phase of anticipated facility upgrades.

It was a roller coaster of a night at the Wells Fargo Center. Although the Flyers lost, 4-3, to Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the Orange and Black’s future was on display.

The Miami Heat proved Wednesday night that they have the culture to tune out distractions and win games. The Sixers will need to do the same, no matter what the roster looks like.