SIXERS NEWS

After blowing a 23 point lead to the Hawks the Sixers returned home tonight looking to bounce back against the winless Sacramento Kings. From the beginning the Sixers offense was hot and they never let up with 8 Sixers scoring in double figures(Thaddeus Young 18, Elton Brand 15, Andre Iguodala 10, Andre Miller 12, Lou Williams 17, Willie Green 16, Kareem Rush 10, and Donyell Marshall 12). They also shot 59 % from the field and an amazing for them, 76% from beyond the arc, drilling 10 three pointers. Defensively, they were adequate ruling the boards 34-28, but ultimately the D wasn't needed on this night. After one quarter of play the Sixers were already up by 12 with the score 35-23. By the half thanks to consecutive baskets by Lou Williams in the final seconds the lead was up to 20 with the score 68-48. In the 3rd the Kings continued to be over matched as the lead increased to 28, with the score 93-65. Finally in the 4th quarter the domination became complete as the Sixers eventually went on to win going away by 34 with the final score 125-91. So the Sixers pull back even again at 2-2 overall and now they will have to figure out a way to come up with this kind of play more consistently.