The Sixers played hard last Wednesday Night before getting outscored 12-8 in O.T., which cost them this game.  Thaddeus Young (22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Evan Turner (20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) led the way for the 76ers in this game.  Elton Brand filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Jrue Holiday (13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists), Andre Iguodala (11 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists) and Lou Williams (10 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in for the 76ers in this game.  The Sixers are now 10-4 on the year.

The Philadelphia 76ers need more out of 32-year old power forward Elton Brand.  Brand has played in 13 games (all starts) for the 76ers so far this year and he is averaging 26.6 minutes, 9.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game.  In his first three years with the Sixers, Brand played in 186 games (161 starts) in which he averaged 32.4 minutes, 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  Actually Brand is not playing too bad as his minutes have been cut this year due to the depth the Sixers have along the front line.

The Sixers grinded out a nice home win today over the Bucks.  Jrue Holiday (24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals) and Andre Iguodala (21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) led the way for the 76ers today.  Lou Williams (17 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists) and Spencer Hawes (11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in today with solid games for the 76ers.  The 76ers are now 10-3 on the year.

The 76ers were outrebounded 53-37 tonight by the Wizards, but it just didn’t matter.  Lou Williams (24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) and Andre Iguodala (23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals) led the way for the Sixers in this game.  Thaddeus Young also had a very solid game with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots tonight.  Jrue Holiday (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Elton Brand (12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Sixers.  The 76ers are now 9-3 on the year.

The 76ers shot 55.3% from the floor last night and that was a big reason for the really easy win over the Wizards.  Jodie Meeks led the way for the Sixers last night as he finished up wtih 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  Meeks shot 10 of 11 from the floor last night including a red hot 6 of 7 from three point range!  Lou Williams also had a solid game with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the Sixers last night.  Elton Brand (13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals), Andre Iguodala (13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals), Jrue Holiday (12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal), Evan Turner (12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists) and Spencer Hawes (10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 19 minutes) also pitched in for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers are now 8-3 on the year.

The 76ers only shot 39.5% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 46-37 which helped do them in.  Andre Iguodala (16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals) and Evan Turner (16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists) led the way for the 76ers in this game.  Jrue Holiday (13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals), Thaddeus Young (12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Elton Brand (11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in with decent games for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers are now 7-3 on the year.

The 76ers have to like what they are seeing out of 21-year old center Nikola Vujecic and 22-year old forward Lavoy Allen so far this year.  Vujecic has played in 7 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Sixers and he is averaging 13.7 minutes, 5.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He is also shooting 63.3% from the floor (19 of 30 from the floor) so far this year.  He will eventually really start pushing Spencer Hawes for minutes as long as he keeps up the good work.  Lavoy Allen hasn’t had much of a chance to show what he can do yet as he is sitting near the end of the bench.  He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the 76ers so far this year and he is averaging 4.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 steal per game so far this year.

The Sixers played great on offensively (56.6% shooting from the floor) and they were outstanding on D holding the Kings to 39.5% shooting from the floor, which explains the beating the Kings got in Philly last night.  The Sixers spread out the scoring yesterday as four players scored at least 15 points last night.  Elton Brand (21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots), Jrue Holiday (17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals) and Evan Turner (16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal in 34 minutes on the floor) led the way for the Sixers in this game.  Lou Williams (15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists), Jodie Meeks (14 points, 1 rebound and 1 blocked shot) and Thaddeus Young (10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 22 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers  are now 7-2 on the year.

The Sixers turned up the D in this game as they held the Pacers 36.6% from the floor, which was a big reason for the win tonight.  Andre Iguodala led the way for the 76ers in this game with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.  Lou Williams (13 points, 6 assists and 1 steal), Spencer Hawes (12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and Thaddeus Young (12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the Sixers.  Jrue Holiday had a rough shooting night as he connected on only 4 of 12 shots from the floor and he turned the ball over 7 times.  He still finished up with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot in this game.  Rookie center Nikola Vucevic (11 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes on the floor) also had a solid game for the 76ers tonight.  The 76ers are now 6-2 on the year.

The Sixers held the Raptors to 31.8% from the floor last night and it was the big reason for the blowout.  Andre Iguodala (14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Jrue Holiday (14 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals) led the way for the Sixers last night.  Lou Williams (12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot), Thaddeus Young (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Elton Brand (10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the 76ers.  The 76ers are now 5-2 on the year.