GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: PHILADELPHIA (6-13) at NEW YORK (6-12)

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 105
NEW YORK 77 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 24 25 26 30 105
NEW YORK 19 18 20 20 77 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHI - WILLIE GREEN 18, ANDRE IGUODALA 17, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 14
NYK - NATE ROBINSON 25, FRED JONES 11, DAVID
LEE 10</div>

 

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- With a huge night on the glass,the Philadelphia 76ers now have their first winning streak ofthe season.


Reggie Evans only needed three quarters to record another bigrebounding effort against the New York Knicks, and the 76erscompleted a sweep of the home-and-home series with a 105-77 routSaturday night at Madison Square Garden.


Willie Green led the 76ers with 18 points. Andre Iguodala added17 for Philadelphia, which had followed its first fivevictories by losing three games decided by five points or less.

Philadelphia finally broke through with one of its bestrebounding performances of the season, as it finished thecontest with a 47-27 edge. The 76ers had 28 by halftime, whichcontributed to their 12-point edge and then had a 36-20advantage, helping them to a 75-57 lead through three.

Evans led the way with 12 of his 14 boards at the break, whichwere two fewer than he had in Friday's 101-90 home win over NewYork when he recorded his first double-double. He did not needto play in the fourth as Kyle Korver hit three straight3-pointers to officially turn the game into a rout early in thequarter.


Korver's 3-point barrage was part of a 24-10 run highlighted byAndre Miller's steal of Nate Robinson and behind-the-back passto Jason Smith, who dunked it for an 83-57 cushion with justover nine minutes to play.


Philadelphia finished with its fourth double-digit edge inrebounding and had it by the end of the first and a 28-12advantage at halftime.


In a game in which the Sixers rarely trailed, they briefly lostcontrol as Jamal Crawford's 19-footer put New York in front27-26 with 9:39 remaining in the second. Philadelphia tied iton its next possession and closed the half with a 23-10 run.

The Sixers took the lead for good with a pressure defense thatforced New York into turnovers on three straight possessions.They converted and never trailed after Lou Williams interceptedJared Jeffries' pass and dunked with 8:44.


When Philadelphia was not grabbing rebounds, it was forcingturnovers. It forced 18 giveaways resulting in 24 points andits most lopsided win of the season.


Stephon Marbury played his first home game since the death ofhis father on Sunday. He finished with six points.

The Knicks were led by Robinson's 25 points but got limited<div class="pre">production from Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph. After taking one</div>shot in the first half, Curry scored six while Randolph tookjust three shots and scored two points.


Knicks owner Jim Dolan returned to his customary baseline seatnear New York's bench after not appearing at the last fourgames. He watched his team shoot 36 percent (25-of-70) and coachIsiah Thomas hear more loud chants calling for his termination.

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHILADELPHIA 105
NEW YORK 77 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (105) AT NEW YORK (77)

PHILADELPHIA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

A MILLER G 33:47 5-9 1-2 0 1 1 10 3 3 3 11
W GREEN G 20:10 8-10 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18
A IGUODALA F 39:25 6-10 2-3 0 4 4 9 0 2 3 17
R EVANS F 24:22 2-7 2-6 5 9 14 2 3 2 2 6
S DALEMBERT C 21:01 1-4 1-2 2 4 6 0 3 1 4 3
K KORVER 31:05 5-14 1-1 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 14
J SMITH 23:51 4-5 0-0 2 7 9 0 3 0 0 8
T YOUNG 19:13 7-9 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 1 0 14
L WILLIAMS 9:57 3-6 1-2 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 7
R CARNEY 7:59 2-4 2-4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 7
K OLLIE 5:33 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
S RANDOLPH 3:37 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 43-81 12-22 14 33 47 26 22 14 14 105
(.531) (.545) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S MARBURY G 24:06 1-5 4-6 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 6
J CRAWFORD G 38:22 3-12 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 6
Q RICHARDSON F 24:27 2-7 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 5
Z RANDOLPH F 14:00 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 2
E CURRY C 19:46 2-3 2-6 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 6
F JONES 33:26 4-8 2-2 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 11
D LEE 33:09 4-8 2-4 4 7 11 1 5 3 0 10
N ROBINSON 19:33 5-16 12-13 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 25
R BALKMAN 15:50 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4
J JEFFRIES 13:05 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2
M COLLINS 2:08 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W CHANDLER 2:08 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 25-70 22-31 8 19 27 12 17 7 16 77
(.357) (.710) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA 24 25 26 30 - 105
NEW YORK 19 18 20 20 - 77

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - S DALEMBERT 2, A IGUODALA 2, K KORVER.
NEW YORK - Q RICHARDSON, E CURRY, F JONES, R BALKMAN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 7-13 (.538), A IGUODALA 3-5, K KORVER 3-
6, L WILLIAMS 0-1, R CARNEY 1-1. NEW YORK 5-23 (.217), S MARBURY 0-
2, J CRAWFORD 0-5, Q RICHARDSON 1-2, F JONES 1-3, N ROBINSON 3-11.

TECHNICAL FOULS: NEW YORK - N ROBINSON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NEW YORK 1 (D LEE, 3:30 3RD). PHILADELPHIA 1 (J SMITH,
3:05 4TH).
OFFICIALS: JAMES CAPERS, JOHN GOBLE, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 18,899. T - 2:13.</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Miller 33:47 5-9 1-2 0-1 10 3 11
W Green 20:10 8-10 2-2 0-1 0 0 18
A Iguodala 39:25 6-10 2-3 0-4 9 0 17
R Evans 24:22 2-7 2-6 5-14 2 3 6
S Dalembert 21:01 1-4 1-2 2-6 0 3 3
K Korver 31:05 5-14 1-1 1-4 1 4 14
J Smith 23:51 4-5 0-0 2-9 0 3 8
T Young 19:13 7-9 0-0 2-5 0 2 14
L Williams 9:57 3-6 1-2 0-0 3 2 7
R Carney 7:59 2-4 2-4 2-2 0 1 7
K Ollie 5:33 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
S Randolph 3:37 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

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TOTALS 240:00 43-81 12-22 14-47 26 22 105
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.531, FT-.545. 3-Point Goals:
7-13, .538 (A Iguodala 3-5, K Korver 3-6, L
Williams 0-1, R Carney 1-1). Team Rebounds:
14. Blocked Shots:5 (S Dalembert 2, A
Iguodala 2, K Korver). Turnovers:14 (S
Dalembert 4, A Miller 3, A Iguodala 3, R
Evans 2, K Korver, L Williams). Steals: 14 (A
Miller 3, R Evans 2, W Green 2, A Iguodala 2,
S Dalembert, K Korver, R Carney, L Williams,
T Young).


NEW YORK (77)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Marbury 24:06 1-5 4-6 1-2 3 2 6
J Crawford 38:22 3-12 0-0 0-0 2 1 6
Q Richardson 24:27 2-7 0-0 1-1 1 3 5
Z Randolph 14:00 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 2 2
E Curry 19:46 2-3 2-6 0-2 0 0 6
F Jones 33:26 4-8 2-2 0-3 1 1 11
D Lee 33:09 4-8 2-4 4-11 1 5 10
N Robinson 19:33 5-16 12-13 1-2 1 1 25
R Balkman 15:50 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 4
J Jeffries 13:05 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 2
M Collins 2:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
W Chandler 2:08 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 25-70 22-31 8-27 12 17 77
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.357, FT-.710. 3-Point Goals:
5-23, .217 (S Marbury 0-2, J Crawford 0-5, Q
Richardson 1-2, F Jones 1-3, N Robinson
3-11). Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:4 (Q
Richardson, E Curry, F Jones, R Balkman).
Turnovers:16 (J Crawford 7, S Marbury 2, N
Robinson 2, Q Richardson, Z Randolph, E
Curry, F Jones, J Jeffries). Steals: 7 (D Lee
3, F Jones 2, J Crawford, E Curry).

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PHILADELPHIA 24 25 26 30 - 105
NEW YORK 19 18 20 20 - 77
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Technical fouls: New York - 1 (N Robinson,
3:05 4th).
Flagrant fouls: New York 1 (D Lee, 3:30 3rd).
Philadelphia 1 (J Smith, 3:05 4th). A:
18,899. T: 2:13. Officials: James Capers,
John Goble, Scott Foster.</div>

 

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- With a huge night on the glass, thePhiladelphia 76ers now have their first winning streak of theseason.


Reggie Evans only needed three quarters to record another bigrebounding effort against the New York Knicks, and the 76erscompleted a sweep of the home-and-home series with a 105-77 routSaturday night at Madison Square Garden.


Willie Green led the 76ers with 18 points. Andre Iguodala added17 for Philadelphia, which had followed its first fivevictories by losing three games decided by five points or less.

Philadelphia finally broke through with one of its bestrebounding performances of the season, finishing thecontest with a 47-27 edge. The 76ers had 28 by halftime, whichcontributed to their 12-point edge and then had a 36-20advantage, helping them to a 75-57 lead through three.

<div class="pre">"That was big," Evans said "It was contagious."</div>

"Our big men were playing solid defense inside," added 76ersguard Andre Miller, who finished with 11 points and 10 assists."So that gave us opportunities to rebound the ball and when yougot Reg setting the tone with 10 rebounds in the first quarterand I think everyone picked up on that and we just went on fromthat."


The big rebounding margin turned into one of Philadelphia's bestdefensive showing of the season. The 76ers held an opponentunder 80 points for the second time this season and to aseason low in rebounds, surpassing the 30 they gave up againstPortland on November 16.


"Our rebounding was great," Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheekssaid. "I thought Sam (Dalembert) and Reggie at the start of thegame the way they rebounded the ball (was great). When yourebound the ball, you get in the open court and put the ball inAndre Miller's hands and Andre Iguodala's hands. When you getin the open court we can be pretty good. But we must reboundthe ball and get stops."


Evans led the way with 12 of his 14 boards at the break, whichwere two fewer than he had in Friday's 101-90 home win over NewYork when he recorded his first double-double. He did not needto play in the fourth as Kyle Korver hit three straight3-pointers to officially turn the game into a rout early in thequarter.


"We got motivated because we heard a couple of things after thegame how they would be ready for us," Evans said. "So we wantedto be ready. So it really kind of motivated us. It definitelymotivated us and it showed tonight."


Korver's 3-point barrage was part of a 24-10 run highlighted byMiller's steal of Nate Robinson and behind-the-back pass toJason Smith, who dunked it for an 83-57 cushion with just overnine minutes to play.


The rebounding also impacted things offensively for the 76ers.They fell seven points of their season best and theirsecond-best shooting performance of the season at 53.1 percent(43-of-81).


"Not only that, we were making shots," Philadelphia guard LouWilliams said. "We were making shots the whole game and one ofthe things we have been stressing is come out the second halfwith the same kind of intensity we do (in) the first half."

Philadelphia finished with its fourth double-digit edge inrebounding and had it by the end of the first and a 28-12advantage at halftime.


"Sam and Reggie, those guys did a great job," Green said. "Ithink Reggie had 10 rebounds in the first quarter. Theyfrustrated Eddy (Curry) and Zach Randolph and I think they reallyset the tone for us on defense with rebounding the basketballand kind of taking those big guys out of the game."

In a game in which the Sixers rarely trailed, they briefly lostcontrol as Jamal Crawford's 19-footer put New York in front27-26 with 9:39 remaining in the second. Philadelphia tied iton its next possession and closed the half with a 23-10 run.

The Sixers took the lead for good with a pressure defense thatforced New York into turnovers on three straight possessions.They converted and never trailed after Williams interceptedJared Jeffries' pass and dunked with 8:44.


When Philadelphia was not grabbing rebounds, it was forcingturnovers. It forced 18 giveaways resulting in 24 points andits second-most lopsided win of the season.


Stephon Marbury played his first home game since the death ofhis father on Sunday. He finished with six points and NewYork's backcourt of Marbury and Crawford were a combined 4-of-17from the floor.


"We definitely lost our way a little bit," Knicks coach IsiahThomas said. "We have to work ourselves out of it. I don'tremember having a game where you don't have one starter indouble figures. We just have to work. That is the only way wewill get out of the situation that we are in right now."

The Knicks were led by Robinson's 25 points but got limited<div class="pre">production from Curry and Randolph. After taking one</div>shot in the first half, Curry scored six while Randolph tookjust three shots and scored two points.


"It is pretty tough," Curry said. "It has been a while since Ifelt like this."


Knicks owner Jim Dolan returned to his customary baseline seatnear New York's bench after not appearing at the last fourgames. He watched his team shoot 36 percent (25-of-70)Thomas hear more loud chants calling for his termination.

The Knicks dropped to 6-13 for the third straight season andalso were handed fourth loss by at least 25 points.