SIXERS NEWS

After a disappointing start to their season Elton Brand and the Sixers rebounded nicely tonight as they welcomed the Knicks to the Wachovia center. All it took was a few more touches for Brand and the Sixers offense was off and running as Elton ripped off 24 points and 14 rebounds, Thaddeus Young added 13, Andre Miller dropped 20, and off the bench Willie Green added 18 and Lou Williams 15. Overall the Sixers shot 59 % from the field while holding the Knicks to just over 32 %. Basically the Sixers jumped out to an early 31-24 lead after a quarter of play and never looked back. At the half the lead was up to 12 with the score 60-48. By the end of the 3rd quarter it had ballooned to 19 with the score 91-72. Finally in the 4th quarter with mostly backups in the game for the Sixers they finished it off going away by 29, with the final score 116-87. So the Sixers improve to 1-1 overall in convincing fashion and seem well on their way to a great season. They'll simply have to continue to come together as a team as they did tonight.