The Sixers’ season-long winning streak is now at four games, after the Sixers beat the Rockets 102-95 on the road on Saturday night.
In a twisted reversal-of-fates, instead of blowing a double-digit lead, the Sixers were the ones coming back from a double-digit deficit to steal the game away from the Rockets.
After a productive first quarter for the Sixers, the Rockets’ speedy point guard Aaron Brooks exploded for 19 points in the second quarter, guiding the Rockets to a 10-point halftime lead. The Sixers stopped the bleeding when it got to 60-47, and started on a 24-12 run after narrowing the lead down to 76-66.
Reserve Thaddeus Young broke out for a team-high 17 points, with Willie Green chipping in 15 points, and swingman Andre Iguodala going for 14 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
“In the first half, the Rockets were working harder than we were and were getting to the free throw line and we weren’t,” Green said.
“Everybody contributed and it was a great team win. We are digging down, playing hard and making a playoff push.”
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 11:43 am by bryan
The Sixers are now on their fifth two-game winning streak of the season. (Sad, but true.)
After beating the four-win New Jersey Nets on Sunday night, the Sixers turned their attention back home to the Chicago Bulls, who were at .500 coming into the night. They wouldn’t leave Philly with a winning record, as the Sixers trumped the Bulls, 106-103 in overtime on Wednesday night.
The Sixers were anchored by guard Andre Iguodala, who dropped a LeBron-esque stat line of 25 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and three steals, and forward Elton Brand, who added a team-high 26 points of his own.
Iggy and Brand almost choked this game away for the Sixers, as had been the case for so many earlier games this season. Iguodala only knocked down one of two free throws at the end of regulation to tie the game at 94, and Brand rebounded Iggy’s bricked freebie only to miss a jumper of his own. (Bulls guard Derrick Rose missed a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation that would have put the Sixers away.)
In overtime, the Sixers turned it on once Iguodala knocked down a three-pointer at the top of the key to give the Sixers a three point lead.
“It’s a big win in overtime,” Brand said. “It’s like role reversal from playing these guys at the beginning of the year.”
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:43 pm by bryan
