SIXERS NEWS

The Sixers looked to make it 3 in a row as they welcomed the Charlotte Bobcats to the Wachovia center. The Sixers shooting finally cooled off in this one, but fortunately they were playing the Bobcats who don't shoot all that well themselves and so they were able tough out a win anyway. Offensively, Andre Miller led the way with 22 points, while Andre Iguodala added 15 points and Thaddeus Young added 12 points. Meanwhile, Sammy Dalembert led the way defensively with 4 blocks and 9 rebounds, in an otherwise plain performance by the Sixer's defense. Charlotte actually held the early lead by 3 after a quarter of play with the score 27-24. They still led by 2 at the half with the score 45-43. In the 3rd quarter the Sixers rallied to a 9 point lead with the score 74-65. Finally in the 4th quarter the Bobcats tried to chip away at the Sixer's lead but eventually it became too little too late as the Sixers held on to win by 6 with the final score 93-87. So the Sixers improve to 16-20 overall and remain 1 game out of 8th in the Eastern conference.