Especially when it's the first in a little over two weeks. The Sixers won a great one, 111-107, over the Rockets last night. The W marked Philly's first in the calendar year 2008, and they did it in team fashion. 111 points -- a sign of great team basketball. I'm gonna put the stat line a little further up in today's post...
- Andre Miller: 26 points, 6 assists, 3 steals
- Lou Williams: 18 points, 6 assists, 3 steals
- Sammy Dalembert: 19 points, 6 rebounds (after two straight 20-rebound games...)
- Andre Iguodala: 17 points
- Willie Green: 15 points
- Thaddeus Young: 12 points, 5 rebounds
111 points is a season high for the Sixers. Just a night after they only put up 82 points, the Sixers showed signs of life. The game was dominated by the Rockets, and Houston led by 16 in the third quarter. Philly had a role reversal and, instead of coughing up a lead, came back and won. The Rockets committed nine turnovers and had a five-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter. Philly outscored Houston 37-22 in the final frame.
The bottom line is that this game was fun to watch. And games haven't been fun to watch lately. The Sixers finally proved that they can win without Kyle Korver and that they can score points without the sharp shooter. Philly took only four long balls but hit three of them. And easing their way back into it is fine with me. The team shot almost 50% from the field and shared the basketball.
There is life in this team! The Sixers sweep the season series with the Rockets and have some momentum going into Friday night's game at Boston. Should be a fun one.
POST-KORVER RECORD: 2-8
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Victory is Sweet.
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2 comments:
You can thank Rafer Alston. F him.
not only fun, but also exciting... doesn't happen often, you are right, and it was even sweeter to see the young guys playing a key role in the comeback
I hope we can pull one out in Boston.... eeheheheh... now that would be even better !
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