The Sixers were looking to stay above .500 once and for all tonight as they welcomed the Phoenix Suns to the Wachovia center. Although the Sixers weren't dominating at any one point in the game, they were steady throughout. They slowly increased their lead quarter to quarter until they had rolled to an easy win against the road weary Suns. Defensively, the Sixers had another strong night, as not a single Sun managed to score 20 or more, as the Sixers crushed Phoenix on the boards 54-41 and racked up 7 blocks and 8 steals. Offensively, the Sixers did a good job taking advantage of the Suns weariness running up and down the court. Thaddeus Young led the way with 25 points while Andre Iguodala added 22, and Maurice Speights had a career night with a career high 24 points and 7 rebounds. Who needs Elton, when you have Speights. Anyway the Sixers took an early 5 point lead after a quarter of play and never let go. By the half they were up by 11 with the score 55-44. By the 4th quarter they were up by 14 with the score 80-66. Finally in the 4th quarter with mostly benchwarmers on the floor, the Sixers continued to boost their lead until they had won by 17 with the final score 108-91. So the Sixers move to 2 games above .500 at 26-24 overall, but remain 7th in the Eastern conference.
2 comments:
They may still be in 7th but then again its still better then not in the playoffs at all.
-to ph1llysports
yes it is better
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