The Sixers continued their west coast trip tonight in Phoenix as they looked to make it two wins in a row. They actually played a decent game for the 2nd time in as many nights, but this time the Suns proved to be too tough for a decent Sixer's effort to overcome. They just didn't play well enough defensively, allowing Phoenix to shoot over 50% from the field with 8 treys. As a result Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, and Jason Richardson all scored in the 20s, and you're not going to beat the Suns very often when you let those 3 beat up on you like that. In fact the Sixers were never really that close. They trailed by 8 after the 1st quarter, 11 at the half, and 15 heading into the 4th quarter. They finally put together a bit of run to cut into the Phoenix lead in the 4th, but it was too late and eventually the Suns hung on for a 106-95 win.
Despite the loss the Sixers still had several solid performances across the board. Andre Iguodala led the way as usual with 20, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, Lou Williams posted 19, Thad Young scored 16 off the bench, and Mo Speights had his best game in some with 12 off the bench. Unfortunately, none of it was enough against the Suns on this night. With the loss the Sixers are now 3-3 so far in the 2nd half of the season, the very definition of inconsistent and the very thing that could keep them out any chance for the playoffs this season. The big thing that seems to be missing for the Sixers right now is their defense. They played such strong D heading into the all-star break, but since the break it just hasn't been there. Overall the Sixers are now just 22-35 overall, but they're still 10th in the Eastern conference, and still 6.5 games out of 8th. Does anyone ever win in this conference?
win this conference.
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I guess a loss is a loss but it doesnt hurt as much since the Sixers played a decent game against a pretty good team.
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