SIXERS NEWS

After a key win over the Trailblazers in their last game, the Sixers were looking to keep things rolling tonight against the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately the Wizards were just red-hot tonight from the field, shooting a combined 57.3%, and the Sixers just had no answer for this stellar offense, falling to Washington in a laugher. Offensively, Louis Williams led the way with 25 points off the bench, Thaddeus Young chipped in with 14 points off the bench, and Andre Iguodala, and Rodney each added 10 points. Defensively, due to the above shooting stats, the Sixers were nothing short of abysmal. Early on the Sixers actually led 26-24 after the 1st quarter. Then Washington took over. By halftime the Wizards led by 16 points. By the end of the 3rd quarter Washington was up 30 points and a Wizards victory was all but a formality. Still the Sixers kept fighting in the 4th quarter and actually managed to cut the lead down to 15, but it was to no avail, as the Sixers fell to Washington 116-101. The Sixers now drop to 3-7 overall, and stay in 4th place in the Atlantic Division just the ahead of the struggling New York Knicks.