Philly hopes win at New York jump-starts road trip

By Bud L. Ellis

The Philadelphia 76ers know that the NBA season lasts 82 games. They hope after a difficult first half-dozen games, Sunday is the start of something good.

Facing the Knicks at Madison Square Garden to open a five-game road trip, Philly ran out to a strong 33-25 lead after one quarter en route to a 106-96 victory.

The win marked Philly’s second triumph of the season. The 76ers endured a four-game losing streak to start the season, ending that stumble with a 101-75 rout of Indiana on Wednesday.

Now Philly heads west for road games at Oklahoma City, at Dallas and at San Antonio before a road game at Cleveland Nov. 16 concludes the trip.

Sunday, Elton Brand paced Philly with 20 points. Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams each added 19 points. Evan Turner scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the victory.

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Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 8:29 pm by bud

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