SIXERS NEWS

Tonight's game pitted two of the youngest teams in the NBA in the Sixers and the Portland Trailblazers and surprisingly it was a well played game. Thanks to a massive rebounding edge, and despite 21 turnovers, the Sixers prevailed. Offensively, Andre Iguodala led the way with 22 points, Andre Miller posted 13 points, Louis Williams dropped 19 points off the bench, and the rookie Jason Smith chipped in with 12 off the bench. Defensively, no one player shined but the Sixers as a team ruled the boards, with 43 to the Trailblazers 30. Early it was all Blazers, with a 7 point lead after 1 quarter and an 18 point lead at the half. At one point in the 3rd Portland led by as much as 25 points, but Iggy and the Sixers chipped and charged back to within 17 at the end of 3 quarters. The 4th quarter then belonged to Sixers as they ripped off 36 points, outscored the Blazers by 21 points, and pull out a thrilling 92-88 win. So the Sixers improve to 3-6, but remain in last place in the Atlantic division.