The Sixers came into tonight needing only a win over the lowly Kings to finally move into the 6th place in the Eastern conference. Thanks to mostly poor play by the Kings they did indeed get the win and the new seeding. The Kings really were aweful all night long. They shot just 34% from the field, and 27% from beyond. Despite getting to the free throw line twice many times as the Sixers they shot 60% percent and derived no real benefit from that advantage. They also turned the balled over a whopping 21 times, while getting victimized by 16 Sixer steals. The Sixers for their part weren't great either, but more than good enough.
They only shot 44% from the field but shot a solid 43% from beyond as 4 Sixers scored in double figures. Jrue Holiday led the way with 15, 5 assists, and 9 rebounds, while Andre Iguodala added 13, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds, Elton Brand had 10 and 6 rebounds and Lou Williams chipped in off the bench for a big 14. In the end that little bit of scoring and strong defense was enough to allow the Sixers to lead pretty much the whole way en route to an easy 102-80 victory. With win the Sixers move a half a game ahead of the Knicks for the 6th in the East and pull within 3 games of 5th in the East.
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