Well it had to come to an end some time. After an impressive 7 game winning streak got them back to .500 the Sixers finally ran out of magic this afternoon as they welcomed the Dallas Mavericks to the Wachovia center. While the defense remained solid the hot shooting finally cooled off a bit as the Sixers shot just 42% from the field and a still impressive 40% from beyond the arc. Lou Williams led the way with 25 points off the bench, while Andre Iguodala added 18 and 12 rebounds. Defensively, the Sixers again ruled the boards 46-39 and forced 16 turnovers including 7 steals. So it was another a+ plus effort for the Sixers, certainly deserving of their 8th win in a row but they came up just a little bit short. The Sixers actually had the early lead 22-16 after the first quarter. By the half they still led by 4 with the score 46-42. In the 3rd quarter Dallas rallied ahead by 11 with the score 74-63. Finally in the 4th quarter the Sixers put together a furious comeback tying it up at 93 with 8 seconds to play, only to watch Dirk Nowitzki swish in a 17 footer at the buzzer for a 95-93 Mavs win. So the Sixers drop back under .500 at 20-21 but remain 7th in the Eastern Conference.
2 comments:
Hey I'll take .500 from the Sixers any day, espicially in the 7th playoff position
- to ph1llysports
yeah same here but even better position, as high as 4th is still well within reach, I wouldn't be so settled just yet
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