The 76ers were leading this game 76-56 heading into the 4th quarter but they had to hold on for dear life to win the game. Willie Green led the way for the Sixers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Andre Iguodala had a solid game too with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Andre Miller did a good job of running the offense as he finished with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. The Sixers improved to 16-25 on the season with this win.

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This game was a tale of two halves. The Sixers won the first half 57-54 but it just seemed to get the Celtics mad as they outscored the Sixers 62-32 in the 2nd half to cruise to an easy victory. The Sixers didn’t play any defense at all as the Celtics hit 58.9% of their shots from the floor and 63.6% (14 of 22) from three point range. Andre Iguodala led the way for the Sixers with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Samuel Dalembert was tough around the basket with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller pitched in with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The 76ers are now 15-25 on the season after this loss.

The 76ers expected Rodney Carney to be a big key off of the bench for them this season but he’s having a sophomore slump. Carney is only shooting 37.5% from the floor and 20.7% from three point range and he will start losing playing time if he doesn’t start to shoot better soon. Carney has played in 24 games this season for the Sixers and he’s averaging 14.0 minutes, 5.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.

The 76ers have traded forward Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for shooting guard Gordan Giricek and a conditional first round pick. Giricek has played in 2 games so far for the Sixers and he has averaged 13.5 minutes, 5.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.5 assists per game. For the season, Giricek has played in 24 games and he has averaged 12.8 minutes, 4.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Giricek is a solid player and a good shooter but he was in Jerry Sloan’s Dog House for being soft. The Sixers hope he can give them solid production off of the bench.