Saturday, December 01, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
Another night, another tough loss for the Sixers. Tonight they traveled to New Jersey to face the Nets. Offensively, four Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver, Louis Williams.) with Andre Iguodala leading the way with 26. Defensively, Samuel Dalembert was once again a standout. Dalembert pulled down 16 rebounds, to help the Sixers outrebound the Nets 43-36, and blocked 5 shots. Early on, after the 1st period the Sixers lead 28-19. In the 2nd period the Sixers upped there lead to 51-35(that is a 16 point lead). The Nets rallied back to within 1 through 3 quarters(61-60). The 4th quarter was once again an up and down battle, but the Nets had just enough resolve to forge an 83-83 tie at the end of regulation and force the game into overtime. In the overtime period defense reigned supreme as the two teams combined for just 20 points. At first it was all Nets as they pushed out an 88-83 lead. The Sixers rallied back several times and with 2 seconds to play they got to within 1, with the score 93-92 . From here though, the Nets made their free throws and the Sixers were not able to score again, losing 94-92 in a heartbreaker. So the Sixers drop to 5-11 overall, and remain in last place in the Altantic division.
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers returned home tonight to face the Dallas Stars. Okay so Flyers-Stars isn't exactly Eagles-Cowboys, but its still Philadelphia vs. Dallas and a Flyers win would have been just as sweet. Unfortunately the Flyers did not produce much offense on the night and goalie Marty Biron did not have one of his better nights, allowing 4 goals(3 in the 2nd period), and the Flyers fell. Early in the 1st period Randy Jones made it 1-0 Flyers. Later in the period Jeff Halpern knotted it at 1 and the Starts never trailed agan. The 2nd period belonged to the Stars, as Jussi Jokinen, Antti Miettinen, and Mke Ribeiro each scored to make 4-1 Starts. Finally, in the 3rd period, the goalies put uo matching shutouts until the game had ended in a 4-1 Stars victory. So the Flyers drop to 14-9-2 overall and 2 points out of fist place in the Atlantic division
Friday, November 30, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
A little over a week ago the Sixers traveled to Washington to face the Wizards and were embarrassed 116-101. Tonight at home in the wachovia center, the Sixers exacted revenge. While the last game was a shootout, tonight's game was a sloppy defensive stalemate. Despite poor shooting(under 40% from the field, 0-14 from beyond, and only 73% from the free throw line) the Sixers still managed to post 4 scorers in double digits(Andre Miller, Willie Green, Reggie Evans, Samuel Dalembert). with Samuel Dalembert leading the way with 19. Defensively, Dalembert was the star again with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Andre Iguodala also contributed 12 rebounds and 2 blocks as the Sixers outrebounded the Wizards 42-40. Perhaps more importantly though, the Sixers won the turnover battle with just 8 to the Wizards 18, just enough of a factor to help the Sixers pull out a win. Early on the Sixers led by as much as 11, but had to settle for a 5 point lead after the 1st quarter(25-20). Washington stormed back to take a 1 point lead at the half(43-42). The Sixers rallied back in the 3rd quarter to forge a 68-68 tie through 3 quarters. The 4th quarter was a tight back and forth tussle throughout. The Sixers led 85-81 with 45 seconds to play. Then the Wizard's Caron Butler nailed a 3 pointer to cut the lead to 85-84. From there, Sixers milked the clock down to 12 seconds, but Andre Iguodala missed a layup and the Wizards had a final possession to steal victory. Fortunately rookie Nick young jacked up a 3 pointer with 1 second to play and missed it, to give the Sixers an 85-84 win. So the Sixers improve to 5-10 overall, but remain tied for last place in the Atlantic division.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers continued to play hard tonight as they returned home to face the Utah Jazz. This time, however hard work was not enough, and the Sixers ultimately fell to the Jazz. Offensively, 4 Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Miller, Willie greene, Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert) with Miller leading the way with 20 points. Defensively, the Sixers outrebounded the Jazz 39-36, but turned the ball over 4 more times than the Jazz and allowed them to shoot over 50% from the field. Early on the Sixers lead by 2 through the 1st quarter(27-25). The Jazz then rallied to take a 5 point lead into the half(49-44)l. By the end of 3 quarters that lead was up to 9, with the score 77-68. Although the Sixers kept fighting they would not get any closer than they'd been back in the 1st half and lost by 11, 106-95. All in all it was a pretty disheartening loss coming after such a satisfying win. So the Sixers drop to 4-10 overall and back into sole possession of last place in the Atlantic division. What a team.
FLYERS NEWS
The Orange and black returned to Carolina for the 2nd time in a week tonight, and for the 2nd time they prevailed over the Hurricanes. Marty Biron was the man of the hour with 40 saves of the 41 shots he faced on the night. Early on the Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Derian Hatcher(his 1st goal of the season), and Kimo Timonen each scored in the 1st period. The 2nd period was scoreless. Then early in the 3rd period Mike Knuble scored to make it 3-0 Flyers. The Hurricanes attempted to mount a comeback as Corey Stillman scored on the power play midway through the 3rd period, cutting the lead to 3-1. However, Biron was impenetrable the rest of the way and the Flyers got the win, 3-1. So the Flyers improve to 14-8-2 overall and assume sole possession of first place in the Atlantic division by two points over the Rangers.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers came out firing against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight and were not disappointed. Offensively five Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Miller, Willie Green, Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert, and Kyle Korver), and 3 of those 5 scored 20 points or more(Iggy and Korver each had 20, and Dalembert had 22). After sitting out the last 4 games Korver returned with a vengeance hitting 4 of 5 from downtown. Also for once, Andre Miller with a near double-double(18 points, 9 assists) actually distributed the ball amongst his teammates, and a funny thing happened. The Sixers won the assist to turnover battle, with 31 assists, to 9 turnovers, to the Bucks 20 assists and 14 turnovers, and shot over 50% from the field. In other words the Sixers offensive actually flowed together the way its supposed to for about the first time all season. If only Miller would play like that every night instead of just when he feels like it. Anyway, defensively it was once again the Samuel Dalembert show, as the center pulled down 8 rebounds to help the Sixers outrebound Milwaukee 39-35, blocked 3 shots, and likely redirected countless others. Basically, just about every statistical category went the Sixers away tonight and its hard to lose when that happens, even for the Sixers. Early on the Sixers raced out to a 32-18 lead after 1 quarter of play, but by the half Milwaukee had cut the lead back down to 4(56-52). Tonight however, the Sixers would not fall off in the second half. By the end of 3 quarters, the Sixers' lead was back up to 9(85-76). Then in the 4th quarter the Sixers just kept pouring it on and finally wound up winning by the laughable final score of 114-99. So the Sixers improve to 4-9, but for now remain tied with the Knicks for last in the Atlantic division.
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