Basement brawl: Woeful Nets visit lowly Sixers
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03/17/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The bottom two teams of the Atlantic Division will go head-
to-head for the final time of the 2009-10 campaign this evening at the
Wachovia Center, where the homestanding 76ers aim for a season sweep of the
dismal New Jersey Nets.
Both clubs enter tonight's clash mired in five-game losing streaks, with the
Sixers suffering their 10th defeat in 11 outings with Monday's 94-84 home
setback to the New York Knicks.
Philadelphia saw an 11-point halftime lead evaporate in their latest loss
after being outscored 29-14 by the Knicks in the third quarter. The 76ers shot
a woeful 27.3 percent from the field in the second half and just 38.4 percent
for the game.
"You get open shots and just can't make it," said Philadelphia head coach
Eddie Jordan afterward. "That was the story of the game for me."
Jrue Holiday was one bright spot for the Sixers, with the rookie logging 18
points, eight rebounds and six assists. Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert
each posted double-doubles in a losing cause, with Iguodala amassing 14 points
and 17 rebounds and Dalembert finishing with 11 points and 18 boards.
Philadelphia played Monday's contest without second-leading scorer Louis
Williams due to back spasms, while forward Thaddeus Young fractured his right
thumb in the loss and will be sidelined indefinitely. Williams, who's
averaging 14.7 points and 4.1 assists this season, will be a game-time
decision for tonight's tilt.
Even short-handed, the 76ers figure to have a solid chance of stopping their
current slide, considering they've won all three previous meetings with the
lowly Nets in 2009-10. In addition, New Jersey is an NBA-worst 7-59 for the
season and owns a brutal 4-31 mark on the road.
The Nets' struggles continued last night in East Rutherford, where the league
doormats were dealt a 108-84 defeat by Atlanta. New Jersey shot just 38.5
percent as a team and played without standout guard Devin Harris, who sat out
because of a upper respiratory infection that is expected to force him to miss
tonight's game as well.
"We've sustained runs before in previous road trips since the All-Star break,"
said center Brook Lopez, who led New Jersey with 21 points. "We just didn't do
that tonight."
Forward Josh Boone racked up 13 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against
the Hawks and has averaged 8.8 boards in five games since replacing the
injured Yi Jianlian (sprained left ankle) in the starting lineup.
The Nets, whose three losses to the Sixers this season have all been by four
points or fewer, have prevailed in two of their last three visits to the
Wachovia Center.
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