Sixers Can't Stop the Blazers

The Trailblazers handed it to the Sixers, 97-72, for their 13th straight win. The game mirrored the teams' previous contest in which Philly overcame a 25-point deficit to defeat Portland, 92-88.

This time, the Sixers were up 45-36 at intermission but it was all Blazers in the end. A 21-0 run beginning on Portland's last points of the third quarter left Philly without an answer. The Sixers managed just nine points in the fourth-- that's not how you win basketball games. Portland's Travis Outlaw led the charge in the final period, scoring 10 points (including a sweet dunk over Rodney Carney).

The loss snaps a three game win-streak for the Sixers. Andre Iguodala led Philly with 24 points and Andre Miller continued his solid play with 17 and 11 assists. The Sixers finish up 2007 against the Sonics.