SIXERS NEWS

The Sixers weclomed the New Jersey Nets to the Wachovia center tonight as they looked to snap a 5 game losing streak. The Nets have won just 7 games all season, two less than the Sixers NBA record low 9 in 1973. So the Sixers needed a win to move one step closer from removing that distinction from the record books. Thanks to the Nets being well, the Nets tonight the Sixers were able to get the victory. There's really not much to talk about. It was just another awful night for the Nets. Even the Sixers can't screw up enough to lose to the Nets. New Jersey shot just 41% from the field while allowing the Sixers to shoot 56% from the field and rack up 108 points, and that's without Thaddeus Young who sat out with a thumb fracture. The Sixers also outrebounded the Nets 41-36, as part of a solid defensive effort, not a great effort, but good enough against the Nets. Anyway so the Sixers took advantage of the lax Net defense to jump out to a 10 point lead after a quarter of play.By the half they were up by 12 and by the 4th quarter they led by 14. After fending off one last tiny push by the Nets, they eventually hung on to win by 11, 108-97.

Andre Iguodala, was the man of hour for the Sixers tonight with 20 and 8 assists. He was just part of the story though as the 7 Sixers scored in double figures. Only 10 Sixers actually played in the game. So nearly every Sixer who touched the ball had at least 10 points, pretty remarkable if you ask me, or at least it would be against anyone except the Nets. Besides Andre, Elton Brand put up 12 and 8 rebounds, Sammy Dalembert put 10 and 9 rebounds, Jrue Holiday was impressive with 19, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds , and finally Willie Green, Lou Williams off the bench, and Rodney Carney all put up 11. With the win the Sixers clinched a sweep of their season series with the Nets this season, and that after New Jersey had swept the season series last year. With the win the Sixers improve to 24-44 overall, good enough now for 11th in the East, 10 games out of 8th.