The Sixers shot 55.1% from the floor and that was the big reason for the nice won win.  Andre Iguodala led the way for the Sixers last night with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.  Thaddeus Young (21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Elton Brand (15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) also had solid games for the 76ers last night.  Jodie Meeks (12 points), Lou Williams (12 points) and Evan Turner (11 points) also pitched in for the Sixers.  The 76ers are now 21-26 on the season.

The 76ers need more out of 23-year old shooting guard Jodie Meeks or they are going to have to start cutting his P.T.  His only asset on the basketball court is his three point shooting.  Meeks has played in 13 games in January so far and he is averaging 22.5 minutes, 8.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  He is only shooting 39.5% from the floor so far this month but 44.9% from the three point line which is kind of an amazing stat.  Meeks has now played in 38 games (28 starts) for the Sixers so far this year and he is averaging 24.0 minutes, 9.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  Meeks doesn’t like  to rebound, pass the ball or play any defense but for some reason head coach Doug Collins seems to like him.

The Sixers choked last night as  they were leading this game 73-57 heading into the 4th quarter!  The Grizzlies outscored them 42-21 in the final stanza to take the Sixers down.  Jodie Meeks (16 points, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Jrue Holiday (16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) led the way for the 76ers last night.  Elton Brand (15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots) and Andre Iguodala (12 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) both filled up the stat sheet for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers are now 20-26 on the year.

The 76ers outscored the Raptors 57-44 in the second half last night and they outrebounded the Raptors 43-33 which were the big reasons for the win last night.  Marreese Speights led the way for the Sixers last night with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes on the floor as he was 10 of 12 shooting from the floor!  Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams each had 15 points apiece last night.  Elton Brand (14 points), Thaddeus Young (10 points) and Evan Turner (10 points) also had solid games for the Sixers last night.  The Philadelphia 76ers are now 20-25 on the year.

The 76ers shot 54.3% from the floor and they outrebounded the Suns 41-32 on there way to victory last night.  Thaddeus Young led the way for the Sixers last night with 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 33 minutes on the floor.  Elton Brand also had a very solid game with 22 points and 9 rebounds in this game.  Lou Williams & Evan Turner pitched in with 14 points apiece in this game.  The 76ers are now 19-25 on the year.

The 76ers just outplayed the Jazz plain and simple last night.  Andre Iguodala led the way for the Sixers in this game with 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Lou Williams (20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Elton Brand (19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Sixers’ cause last night.  The Sixers are now 18-25 on the year.

22-year old small forward Thaddeus Young is getting hot!  In his last two games, Young is averaging 31.5 minutes, 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  He is shooting 70.8% (17 of 24) from the floor over his last two games.  Young has now played in 42 games (1 start) for the 76ers so far this year and he is averaging 25.7 minutes, 11.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game on 54.1% shooting from the floor.  Count me in as an observer who thinks that Young should be starting for the Sixers and playing 30+ minutes per night.

22-year old shooting guard Evan Turner just has not played well so far this year for the Sixers.  In his last 5 games, Turner is averaging 26.0 minutes, 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  He has now played in 40 games (12 starts) so far this year for the 76ers and he is averaging 24.7 minutes, 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  Turner is only shooting 39.5% from the floor and 31% from three point range so far this year.  If  Turner continues to struggle with his shooting he’s going to see his playing time diminish over the second half of the season.  23-year old power forward Craig Brackins is currently in the D-League where he can get some P.T.  He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Sixers so far this year and he is averaging 10.5 minutes, 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.  I see Brackins coming back to the 76ers at some point this year as he’s a very talented player.

The Sixers played hard last night but just not good enough to beat the Bobcats in Charlotte.  Thaddeus Young led the way for the 76ers in this game with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 29 minutes off the bench.  Andre Iguodala also had a solid game with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.  Jrue Holiday only shot 6 of 17 from the floor but he still finished up with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in this game.  Elton Brand (12 points, 10 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Louis Williams (11 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists) also pitched in last night.  The 76ers are now 17-25 on the year.

The Sixers were game last night but in the end they just fell a tad short.  Lou Williams only shot 6 of 17 from the floor but he still led the way for the 76ers with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Thaddeus Young shot 8 of 10 last night as he finished up with 17 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.  Jrue Holiday was solid running the offense with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.  Andre Iguodala filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  The 76ers are now 17-24 on the year.