SIXERS NEWS

The Washington massacre continued tonight as the Sixers traveled to the Nation's capital for a crucial matchup with the Wizards. Unfortunately, the Sixers lost their heads in the 4th quarter, and allowed Washington to emerge victorious. Offensively, five Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Thaddeus Young, Willie Green, Louis Williams) with Iggy's 22 leading the way. Defensively, Sammy D led the way again with 12 rebounds and a block, but Washington still out muscled the Sixers on the boards 48-36, and shot over 50% from beyond the arc, dooming the Sixers to defeat. In the first quarter of play, the Sixers jumped out to an early 7 point lead with a flurry of fast break points, with the score 30-23. In the second quarter of play, Washington took away the fast break and turned the tables ,taking a 4 point lead with the score 57-53. In the 3rd quarter of play, the Sixers found the fast break again and used it to take a 6 point lead with the score 84-78 heading into the 4th quarter. The 4th quarter however, belonged to Washington as they outscored the Sixers 31-9 and ran away to a 16 point win, with the final score 109-93. So the Sixers drop to 40-40 overall and 2 games behind the 5th place Wizards, significantly reducing their chances of getting that spot they needed. So for now they sit at 7th in the East just a half a game out of 6th, and will likely either finish 6th or stay where they are in 7th.