SIXERS NEWS

Apparently the word consistency is not in the Sixer's vocabulary. Once again they had a chance tonight to string together consecutive wins for the first time all season as they traveled to Miami to face the improved Heat, once again they failed to do so. As good as the offense was in their last game, it was as bad tonight as the Sixers shot just 37% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. They also had 8 shots blocked and turned the ball over 25 times. Good teams don't make mistakes like that and that's why they can win even when their shooting goes off a bit. Watching the Sixers tonight you would have to conclude that the Sixers are not a good team, but to do so you would have to ignore the 125 points they put up just a few nights ago against Sacramento and the clinic they put on against the Knicks for their first win a week ago. So which is the real Sixer team, the one that blew out New York and Sacramento, or the one that got blown out tonight against Miami and blew a 23 point lead to Hawks, well only time will tell. As for tonight only 4 Sixers scored in double figures. Thaddeus Young led the way with 19, Elton Brand added 12 and 12 rebounds, Andre Miller put up 11, and Lou Williams dropped 16, but it all went for naught. Miami took control early on racing to a 7 point lead after a quarter of play with the score 24-17. By the half the Heat were at full throttle leading by 21, with the score 59-38. Finally in the 3rd quarter the Sixers mounted a comeback but could get no closer than 9 points and by the end of 3 quarters they still trailed by 12, with the score 75-63. Finally in the 4th quarter Dwyane Wade and Micheal Beasely teamed up to put it out of reach as the Heat eventually won going away by 23, with the final score 106-83. So the Sixers drop to 2-3 overall and again will have fight their way back to .500.