GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: PHILADELPHIA (3-6) at WASHINGTON (4-5)

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 92
WASHINGTON 110 2:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA PHILADELPHIA 101
WASHINGTON 116 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 24 20 24 33 101
WASHINGTON 26 34 38 18 116 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHI - LOUIS WILLIAMS 25, THADDEUS YOUNG 14,
ANDRE IGUODALA 10
WAS - ANDRAY BLATCHE 26, ANTAWN JAMISON 19,
DESHAWN STEVENSON 19</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHILADELPHIA 101
WASHINGTON 116 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (101) AT WASHINGTON (116)

PHILADELPHIA

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

A IGUODALA F 28:04 3-11 2-3 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 10
R EVANS F 22:06 2-4 0-2 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 4
S DALEMBERT C 22:57 4-6 0-1 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 8
W GREEN G 24:08 3-13 1-1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 8
A MILLER G 24:00 4-9 0-0 2 2 4 4 3 0 1 8
J SMITH 15:17 3-6 2-3 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 8
L WILLIAMS 29:54 10-13 1-1 0 2 2 4 0 0 3 25
R CARNEY 20:41 4-9 1-3 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 10
T YOUNG 21:01 7-10 0-0 3 2 5 1 0 2 1 14
K OLLIE 17:58 0-6 0-0 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 0
C BOOTH 4:02 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 2
L AMUNDSON 9:52 2-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 4

TOTALS 240:00 43-91 7-14 16 21 37 26 17 4 10 101
(.473) (.500) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 11 (15 PTS)

WASHINGTON

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

C BUTLER F 26:15 3-6 0-0 2 3 5 4 2 1 0 6
A JAMISON F 33:07 8-16 1-2 0 7 7 4 3 1 1 19
B HAYWOOD C 15:59 3-4 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 6
D STEVENSON G 28:30 7-11 2-3 0 5 5 2 1 0 0 19
A DANIELS G 31:16 4-6 6-7 0 6 6 8 0 2 2 15
A BLATCHE 29:20 12-14 1-1 4 4 8 4 2 0 3 26
D SONGAILA 27:13 5-11 2-2 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 12
N YOUNG 21:17 4-9 3-3 0 2 2 2 3 2 3 11
R MASON JR 14:12 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
D MCGUIRE 12:51 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
G ARENAS DNP - SORE LEFT KNEE
O PECHEROV DNP - ANKLE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 47-82 15-18 10 31 41 29 13 7 11 116
(.573) (.833) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12 (14 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA 24 20 24 33 - 101
WASHINGTON 26 34 38 18 - 116

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - W GREEN, R CARNEY, T YOUNG. WASHINGTON -
D STEVENSON 2, B HAYWOOD, D SONGAILA, C BUTLER, N YOUNG, A BLATCHE.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 8-16 (.500), A IGUODALA 2-5, W GREEN 1-
3, L WILLIAMS 4-4, R CARNEY 1-4. WASHINGTON 7-16 (.438), A JAMISON 2-
4, D STEVENSON 3-5, A DANIELS 1-2, A BLATCHE 1-1, N YOUNG 0-2, R MASON JR 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: WASHINGTON - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, ELY ROE, JACK NIES.
A - 12,299. T - 2:03.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (101)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 28:04 3-11 2-3 2-3 5 0 10
R Evans 22:06 2-4 0-2 0-4 0 2 4
S Dalembert 22:57 4-6 0-1 1-5 0 1 8
W Green 24:08 3-13 1-1 1-3 1 2 8
A Miller 24:00 4-9 0-0 2-4 4 3 8
J Smith 15:17 3-6 2-3 2-2 2 1 8
L Williams 29:54 10-13 1-1 0-2 4 0 25
R Carney 20:41 4-9 1-3 1-1 5 2 10
T Young 21:01 7-10 0-0 3-5 1 0 14
K Ollie 17:58 0-6 0-0 1-2 4 3 0
C Booth 4:02 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
L Amundson 9:52 2-2 0-0 2-4 0 1 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 43-91 7-14 16-37 26 17 101
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Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
8-16, .500 (A Iguodala 2-5, W Green 1-3, L
Williams 4-4, R Carney 1-4). Team Rebounds:
9. Blocked Shots:3 (W Green, R Carney, T
Young). Turnovers:10 (L Williams 3, A Miller,
C Booth, S Dalembert, T Young, R Evans, W
Green, R Carney). Steals: 4 (T Young 2, R
Carney, J Smith).


WASHINGTON (116)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 26:15 3-6 0-0 2-5 4 2 6
A Jamison 33:07 8-16 1-2 0-7 4 3 19
B Haywood 15:59 3-4 0-0 2-4 0 2 6
D Stevenson 28:30 7-11 2-3 0-5 2 1 19
A Daniels 31:16 4-6 6-7 0-6 8 0 15
A Blatche 29:20 12-14 1-1 4-8 4 2 26
D Songaila 27:13 5-11 2-2 2-3 3 0 12
N Young 21:17 4-9 3-3 0-2 2 3 11
R Mason Jr 14:12 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
D McGuire 12:51 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
G Arenas DNP - SORE LEFT KNEE
O Pecherov DNP - ANKLE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 47-82 15-18 10-41 29 13 116
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.573, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
7-16, .438 (A Jamison 2-4, D Stevenson 3-5, A
Daniels 1-2, A Blatche 1-1, N Young 0-2, R
Mason Jr 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:7 (D Stevenson 2, B Haywood, D
Songaila, C Butler, N Young, A Blatche).
Turnovers:11 (N Young 3, A Blatche 3, A
Daniels 2, A Jamison, R Mason Jr, D McGuire).
Steals: 7 (A Daniels 2, N Young 2, A Jamison,
R Mason Jr, C Butler).

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PHILADELPHIA 24 20 24 33 - 101
WASHINGTON 26 34 38 18 - 116
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Technical fouls: Washington - 1 (Defensive
Three, 3:22 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,299. T: 2:03.
Officials: Bill Spooner, Ely Roe, Jack Nies.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 24 20 24 33 101
WASHINGTON 26 34 38 18 116 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHI - LOUIS WILLIAMS 25, THADDEUS YOUNG 14,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 10
WAS - ANDRAY BLATCHE 26, ANTAWN JAMISON 19,
DESHAWN STEVENSON 19

HIGH REBOUND: PHI - SAMUEL DALEMBERT 5, THADDEUS YOUNG 5,
THREE PLAYERS WITH 4
WAS - ANDRAY BLATCHE 8, ANTAWN JAMISON 7,
ANTONIO DANIELS 6

HIGH ASSISTS: PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 5, RODNEY CARNEY 5, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 4
WAS - ANTONIO DANIELS 8, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4

ATT: 12,299</div>

 

By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Who needs Gilbert Arenas?


Andray Blatche had a career-high 26 points, eight rebounds andfour assists to lead the Arenas-less Washington Wizards to a116-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

Arenas, still bothered by soreness and swelling in hissurgically repaired left knee, was a game-time scratch for thesecond consecutive game.


A third-year pro from South Kent Prep in Connecticut, Blatchewasted no time in picking up the slack and helping the Wizardsto their fifth straight victory.


Blatche made his first six shots, capped by a dunk that gave hima season-high 13 points and the Wizards a 33-27 lead early inthe second quarter.


Blatche had a career-high 16 points and the Wizards led, 60-44,in their highest-scoring first half of the season.

DeShawn Stevenson scored 11 of his 19 points, including two3-pointers and a three-point play, during Washington's 17-4 toend the second quarter.


Stevenson also had a dunk during the spurt in which herepeatedly flashed his trademark "I can't feel my face" gestureof waving his hand in front of his face after depositing3-pointers in the faces of Sixers defenders.


Antawn Jamison added 19 points and seven rebounds forWashington. Antonio Daniels, starting in place of Arenas, had15 points, eight assists and six rebounds.


Not to be outdone, Blatche made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer fromthe right corner to close the half.


Early in the fourth quarter, Blatche made back-to-back jumpersthat pushed the Wizards over the 100-point plateau for the fifthconsecutive game.


With the victory, the Wizards have won five in a row for thefirst time since December 21-29. They are closing in on theNBA record for most consecutive wins after opening a season withfive or more consecutive losses.


The 2001-02 Sixers, coincidentally, started the season 0-5 andthen won seven in a row.


The only bad news for Washington, aside from Arenas' absence,came in the third quarter when center Brendan Haywood sprainedhis left ankle. He finished with six points and four rebounds,ending his four-game streak of 10 or more rebounds.

Haywood is one of only 13 NBA players averaging at least 10points and 10 rebounds per game.


The Wizards have won four in a row at home against the 76ers,who are 3-6 in November.


Reserve guard Louis Williams led Philadelphia with a career-high25 points. Thaddeus Young added 14 points in 21 minutes offthe bench. Andre Iguodala was the only Philadelphia starter toscore in double figures with 10 points.

 

Re: NBA: PHILADELPHIA (3-6) at WASHINGTON (4-5)

Wizards are rolling, the Sixers were overwhelmed once the Wizards found their groove. Although Gilbert didn't play and Caron wasn't a big factor, Andray Blatche had a career high in points while DeShawn Stevenson had easily his best game of the season. Wizards move back up to .500 with 5 straight wins now. This is good momentum for our division matchup against the Bobcats tommorow.</p>

 

By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Who needs Gilbert Arenas?


Andray Blatche had a career-high 26 points, eight rebounds andfour assists to lead the Arenas-less Washington Wizards to a116-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

Arenas, still bothered by soreness and swelling in hissurgically repaired left knee, was a game-time scratch for thesecond consecutive game.


A third-year pro from South Kent Prep in Connecticut, Blatchewasted no time in picking up the slack and helping the Wizardsto their fifth straight victory.


"It felt great," Blatche said. "With Gilbert out, I wanted tocome in and bring some energy and put some points on the boardto make up for some of Gilbert's shots."


Blatche made his first six shots, capped by a dunk that gave hima season-high 13 points and the Wizards a 33-27 lead early inthe second quarter.


Blatche had a career-high 16 points and the Wizards led, 60-44,in their highest-scoring first half of the season.

DeShawn Stevenson scored 11 of his 19 points, including two3-pointers and a three-point play, during Washington's 17-4 toend the second quarter.


"I just came out and today and tried to be a little aggressive,"Stevenson said. "I needed a mix of shooting my jumper and goingto the basket."


"It was good to see DeShawn catch a rhythm, and Andray wasmaking shots," said Caron Butler, who had a quiet night with sixpoints, five rebounds and four assists. "We kind of just fedoff their energy. I was just trying to feed those guys and makesure they got the rock."


Stevenson also had a dunk during the spurt in which herepeatedly flashed his trademark "I can't feel my face" gestureof waving his hand in front of his face after depositing3-pointers in the faces of Sixers defenders.


"He was just letting the ball go, and that's what you've got todo sometimes," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. "He was settingeverybody up when he didn't shoot the other night, but hedidn't want to give the scouts too much to talk about."

Antawn Jamison added 19 points and seven rebounds forWashington. Antonio Daniels, starting in place of Arenas, had15 points, eight assists and six rebounds.


Not to be outdone, Blatche made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer fromthe right corner to close the half.


Early in the fourth quarter, Blatche made back-to-back jumpersthat pushed the Wizards over the 100-point plateau for the fifthconsecutive game.


"He's got a good feel around the basket," said Jordan ofBlatche. "He hit some jump shots. I thought he fed off thedefensive end. He was a defender first. That is what I tellour guys. You're a defender first and share the balloffensively. You'll get opportunities if you screen, cut, workon your angles, your execution - things will come your way, andthat is what he did tonight."


With the victory, the Wizards have won five in a row for thefirst time since December 21-29. They are closing in on theNBA record for most consecutive wins after opening a season withfive or more consecutive losses.


The 2001-02 Sixers, coincidentally, started the season 0-5 andthen won seven in a row.


The only bad news for Washington, aside from Arenas' absence,came in the third quarter when center Brendan Haywood sprainedhis left ankle. He finished with six points and four rebounds,ending his four-game streak of 10 or more rebounds.

Haywood is one of only 13 NBA players averaging at least 10points and 10 rebounds per game.


"I suspect he'll try everything he can to be ready fortomorrow," Jordan said of Haywood's expected return forWednesday's game in Charlotte.


The Wizards have won four in a row at home against the 76ers,who are 3-6 in November. Last season, the Wizards swept athree-game season series from the Sixers, the first series sweepsince Philadelphia won all four games in 2002-03.


Reserve guard Louis Williams led Philadelphia with a career-high25 points.


"I started being more aggressive and taking any 3-pointers, notto mention I was open on the majority of them, so I was justshooting them," said Williams, who also had four assists. "It'sextremely frustrating because as well as I played tonight, itstill wasn't enough. I think we've got to go back to thedrawing board."


Thaddeus Young added 14 points in 21 minutes off the bench.Andre Iguodala was the only Philadelphia starter to score indouble figures with 10 points.


"It's just the same old thing," Iguodala said. "It was likemass confusion out there on the court early in the game for afew minutes, and then they just jumped out on us. I think thewhole game we were just never really on the same page. Theyjust played basic basketball, and we were just awful."