The Sixers began a tough west coast trip tonight in L.A against Kobe and Lakers. After a stringing together 3 consecutive wins over the weekend the Sixers were looking to win their 4th in a row for the first time in a while. Despite trailing most of the way the Sixers were able to keep it close thanks in large apart again to Donyell Marshall who went a perfect 3 for 3 from beyond the arc in more rare action. Then in the 4th quarter they did something they don't usually, they found a way to win against a better team. Perhaps that win over Miami wasn't such a fluke after all. Offensively, Andre Iguodala led the way with 25 points, including some clutch baskets down the stretch. Sammy Dalembert was also impressive offensively, with 8 offensive rebounds and defensively, with 14 rebounds overall and 2 blocks. Early on the Lakers took a 4 point lead, but the Sixers held steady and by the half it was all knotted it up at 50. In the 3rd quarter the Lakers seemed primed to blow away the Sixers, rolling to an 11 point lead heading into the 4th quarter with the score 73-62. Still, the Sixers found away to get back in the game and with 7 seconds to play they trailed by just two with the score 93-91. Iggy took the inbounds pass moved to within 25 feet and calmy sunk his only three pointer of the day to beat buzzer for a stunning 94-93 Sixer victory. So the Sixers move to 34-31 overall, remain 6th in the conference and move to within 1.5 games of 5th place Miami.
2 comments:
How bout that. The Sixers actually on the winning end of a buzzer beater and over the lakers at that!
-to ph1llysports
yes it was quite the surprise
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