Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 10:28 PM | 5 comments |
 

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The numbers are true. The result bordered on the unbelievable.

The 76ers, who led the New Jersey Nets by as many as 17 points in the third quarter and by as many as 12 in the fourth, spent the final 10:37 as if their game plan had been written in invisible ink.

They missed their last 18 shots from the floor.

They went without a field goal in their final 20 possessions.

They got outscored 18-4 in that stretch.

They shot 5-for-33 in the second half, 2-for-22 in the fourth quarter.

A game that seemed as if it belonged to them deteriorated into an 85-83 loss in the Wacovia Center tonight. And it's not as if the Nets are exactly a powerhouse; this was their second victory in their last 10 games.

''Really, the whole second half we went through a dry spell,'' Sixers coach Tony DiLeo said in a bold understatement. ''We just could not score.''

The Sixers' 83 points represented their lowest total since scoring a season-low 72 Dec. 12 in Cleveland. Their 25 points after intermission represented a season-low for either haldf. Their 8 points in the fourth was their lowest total in any quarter this season.

''That was a terrible loss,'' Andre Iguodala said.

How much more do you really want to know?

 
Posted by Phil Jasner @ 10:28 PM  Permalink | 5 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:08 AM, 02/01/2009
    I didn't even know when the game ended. I was basically confused by the sequence of events
    — oldcitymatt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:08 AM, 02/01/2009
    That was embarrassing. Was that game on national tv? That was bad: bad shooting, bad substitutions, bad effort, just bad. So much exposed in that game and in the 4th. Lou has too many turnovers, and poor shot selection. Also - the front line let a dork like Lopez beat you? I did not realize how bad this team needs Sammie until tonight.
    — Fo Fo Fo
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:33 PM, 02/01/2009
    When's the parade?
    — COskier
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:50 AM, 02/02/2009
    They seem to lapse into not moving the ball and looking confused on offense. Sammy was definitely missed a great deal. During this winning stretch, they have been pretty aggressive with ball movement and establishing that they will take and make open threes...they seem to be losing that confidence. Thad has been struggling with his outside shot for a few games it seems. Still, should not have lost that game.
    — srvdove
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:20 AM, 02/03/2009
    EB Games missed 6 shots in a row and had an offensive foul t/o. Other players have stepped up and brought it, this was his chance. Tony D has coached well but his rotations in the 4th quarter left something to be desired. Live and learn, hopefully. A lot of fans are talking about trading Big Haiti. Yeah, and George Lopez can drop 30 with 20 rebounds next time.
    — voodooguru


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Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.

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