The Sixers whacked the Cavs pretty hard last night in Philly.  Jodie Meeks was on fire as he shot 7 of 10 from three point range last night as he led the way for them with 31 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  Jrue Holiday (19 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Evan Turner (12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had rock solid games for the Sixers last night.  Lou Williams (11 points) and Spencer Hawes (10 points) also pitched in for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers are now 28-22 on the year.

The Sixers couldn’t muster much offense last night against the Spurs and it cost them.  Elton Brand led the way for the Sixers with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots last night.  Jodie Meeks also had a solid game with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.  Evan Turner and Jrue Holiday pitched in with 10 points apiece in this game.  The 76ers are now 27-22 on the year.

The Sixers outrebounded the Celtics 46-35 last night and it helped them cruise to victory.  Elton Brand (20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals) and Lou Williams (19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Sixers in this game.  Jrue Holiday also had a solid game with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.  Andre Iguodala (14 points), Spencer Hawes (12 points) and Thaddeus Young (12 points) also pitched in for the Sixers in this game.  The 76ers are now 27-21 on the year.

The Sixers only shot 38.7% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 47-39 which did them in.  Jrue Holiday led the way for the Sixers last night with 16 points, 6 assists and 1 steal.  Andre Iguodala (13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Elton Brand (12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocked shots) also had solid games last night for the Sixers.  Lou Williams (13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Jodie Meeks (13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Sixers in this game.  The 76ers are now 26-21 on the year.

The Sixers shot 53.5% from the floor and they outrebounded the Bobcats 51-31 last night.  They also outscored the Bobats 59-36 in the second half to surge to victory last night.  Thaddeus Young (20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Jrue Holiday (20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Sixers in this game.  Lou Williams also had a solid game with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists last night.  Elton Brand (16 points) and Spencer Hawes (13 points) also pitched in for the Sixers last night.  The 76ers are now 26-20 on the year.

24-year old shooting guard Jodie Meeks has been sent to the bench lately, with Evan Turner taking his old starting job at shooting guard.  Meeks played in 9 games (2 starts) for the 76ers so far in March and he is averaging 15.9 minutes, 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 45 games (38 starts)  so far this year for the Sixers and he is averaging 24.2 minutes, 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  The Sixers finally realized that Meeks only real skill is his shooting, as Turner is a way better basketball player than he is.

The Sixers were outrebounded 53-39 last night and it really hurt them.  Jrue Holiday led the way for the Sixers in this game with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Spencer Hawes had a solid game with 10 points and 7 rebounds.  Lou Williams pitched in with 9 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in 21 minutes off the bench.  The 76ers are now 25-20 on the year.

The Sixers have bought out 32-year old forward Andres Nocioni.  Nocioni played in 11 games (1 start) for the 76ers this year and he averaged 5.1 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  Nocioni only shot 25% from the floor this year for the Sixers.  He played in 65 games (18 starts) in his two years with the 76ers and he averaged 15.2 minutes, 5.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  The 76ers won’t miss Nocioni too bad going forward as he wasn’t in the playing rotation.

The Sixers only shot 35.5% from the floor last night and they were down 57-30 at the half, but they didn’t give up.  The Sixers outrebounded the Heat 54-42, but it just wasn’t good enough to bring them all the way back in this game.  Evan Turner led the way for the Sixers in this game with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.  Lou Williams only shot 4 of 15 from the floor but he finished up with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Andre Iguodala only shot 4 of 11 from the floor as he finished up with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.  The 76ers are now 25-19 on the year.

The 76ers have acquired 26-year old SG/SF Sam Young from the Memphis Grizzlies the right to 24-year old forward Ricky Sanchez.  Sanchez has yet to play in the NBA, so this is no loss for the Sixers.  Young played in 21 games (2 starts) for the Grizzlies this year and he averaged 11.4 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists and per game.  Young is only shooting 38.6% from the floor so far this year.  Young has now played in 179 games (49 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.5 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Young is shooting 45.5% from the floor in his career, so look for his shooting to improve in Philly.  I really like this deal for the Sixers as Sam Young is a team player who will fit in perfectly in their style of play.