SIXERS NEWS

The Sixers finished their road trip with a less than satisfying stop in Cleveland tonight. Andre Iguodala sat out again with his strained achilles which didn't help matters. Still, Jrue Holiday had 11 and 10 assists, Evan Turner had a career high 16 and 9 rebounds, Elton Brand had 13 and 11 rebounds, Andres Nocioni had 12, Thad Young 17 and 8 rebounds off the bench, as Lou Williams was big off the bench as well with 10 and 7 assists, so there was plenty of scoring and defense to go around even without Iggy. The Sixers also outrebounded the Cavs 45-38, and shot better than them at the line and from beyond. Finally the Sixers had the lead after the 1st quarter for one of the few times all season. Yet, despite all of that they still came out on the short end of things. Although they were better than Cleveland for several stretches of time, they just couldn't carry it all the way through the game from start to finish. They also turned the ball over 15 times to Cleveland's 7 and that's probably where this one really got away from them.

Thanks to a hot start from the floor the Sixers did actually have a 4 point lead after 1 quarter. They cooled off a little in the 2nd quarter but still managed to go into the half with the score tied and seemed to be on the right track foe their 3rd win. Unfortunately the turnovers creeped in the 3rd quarter as the Sixers fell behind by 10. They had chances to get back in it, in the 4th quarter and even outscored the Cavs 23-21, but just like the last time these two teams met in Philly, Cleveland had just enough to hold off the Sixers, 101-93. The loss is the Sixers 4th in a row. Fortunately they now host the equally inept Toronto Raptors tomorrow night which is definitely an excellent opportunity for them to get a 3rd win finally.