SIXERS NEWS

Wizards 92 Sixers 85

It Was Over When.....

The Wizards put their bench players in the game at the start of the 4th quarter. At the time they came in the game the Wizards only led by a score 0f 65-62, but 5 minutes later after runs of 5-0 and 9-3, the Wizards lead was up to 10, at 78-68, and Sixers would never again get back within 3 points of the lead.

The Game Ball Goes To....

Gilbert Arenas with 22 points and 8 rebounds, Andre Blatche with 11 points and 10 rebounds, Caron Butler with 16 points and 8 assists, Calvin Booth with 8 points and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Darius Songaila with 12 points off the bench.

The Stat Of The Game Is....

33 as in 33 total points scored by the Wizards bench on the night, to just 22 for the Sixers. While it's nice when all 5 of your starters score in double digits, as did the Sixer starters tonight, it's not always enough to win without help from the bench.

The Bottom Line Is....

It was already pretty clear that the Sixers weren't a playoff team this year, but a reminder like this never hurts, especially when the sudden excitement surrounding this team had been convincing people that there was somehow still a slim chance for this team, well not anymore people.