The Sixers traveled to Toronto tonight for a matchup with the lowly Raptors. Considering it was to be the only one of their season ending games against a non playoff team, it was imperative that they get the win. Once again their defense just wasn't good enough to pull it out. An 18 point 12 rebound night for Sammy Dalembert and a 23 point effort by Lou Williams were both wasted. An impressive night of offensive rebounding, with Sixers pulling down 22 of their 47 rebounds off the offensive glass, was also wasted. All told Toronto shot 53% from the field and when it mattered most they were able to get the scores they needed, while the Sixers could not. At the half the game was actually tied at 53. By the 4th quarter the Raptors were clinging to a one point lead with the score 81-80. Finally the 4th quarter went the Raptors way early, as they built up a 14 point lead with 6 minutes to play. The Sixers then were able to make one final push, but it was too little too late, and eventually they lost by 7 111-104. So the Sixers drop ro 40-40 overall, but remain 6th in the Eastern conference, via the tiebreaker over the Bulls. Also with the Miami Heat winning today, the Sixers can no longer get the 5th seed in the East.
2 comments:
They may have lost the 5th seed but hopefully they wont drop the 6th.
-to ph1llysports
hopefully but it's not looking good right now.
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