Nursing a sore knee, Andre Iguodala was forced to sit out as the Sixers finished their road trip in Portland. While they were able to overcome his absence on the offensive end the defense simply didn't hold up without him. Portland simply torched them from all angles, shooting 51% from the field, 47% from beyond, and 86% from the line. Also Gerald Wallace and Wesley Matthews were just about unstoppable with 25 and 28 respectively. Despite all that the Sixers managed to hang around for 3 quarters with 50% shooting from the field, 47% shooting from beyond, and 87% shooting from the line of their own. Thanks to that shooting 6 Sixers managed double figures. Lou Williams led the way with 24 off the bench, while Thad Young and Andres Nocioni also added 19 and 10 off the bench respectively. Jodie Meeks was top scorer among the starters, drilling 3 treys and winding up with 17, while Elton Brand chipped in with 10 and 9 rebounds. In the end though the Sixers were just outgunned by the Blazers in a 110-101 loss.
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