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76ers' modest winning streak ends in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The 76ers' quest for a season-best four-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night in an 88-83 loss to the lowly Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - On many nights, NBA teams are only as good as their best player. And when the best player on a bad team struggles, the outcome is usually not a very good one.

Such was the case Wednesday night as the Charlotte Bobcats thwarted what may have been the last opportunity the 76ers will have this season to win more than three games in a row.

All-star point guard Jrue Holiday made only 2 of 24 shots from the field and finished with five points in an 88-83 loss to the lowly Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena.

The Sixers (30-44) remain six games behind Milwaukee for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with eight games remaining for each.

Holiday's 24 attempts were the most in the last 25 years by a player who made just two field goals.

"I just think it's one of those nights," said Holiday. "I do think that they played really good defense around the basket. But a lot of shots were in and out. I guess I just didn't get into a rhythm."

He was not alone. Holiday and starters Evan Turner (14 points) and Thaddeus Young (six) combined to shoot just 10 for 48.

The Bobcats improved their record to a league-worst 18-57. Former Episcopal Academy star Gerald Henderson was one of four Bobcats in double figures with 24 points. Kemba Walker added 17 points and 10 assists, and Josh McRoberts finished with 16 rebounds and 12 points.

Damien Wilkins paced the Sixers, who led by 16 points early in the second quarter, with 20 points. Dorell Wright added 14 off the bench, and Spencer Hawes finished with 12 for the Sixers.

"We were in a real good rhythm, and we stopped moving the ball," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "We didn't move the ball tonight. We were in a real good rhythm, and we just stopped moving the ball."

With the Bobcats trailing, 83-82, Henderson scored on a 15-foot jumper, erasing the Sixers' final lead of the game with 33.9 seconds to play.

After a Sixers timeout, Henderson stole a lazy inbounds pass from Turner and raced in for a dunk that gave the Bobcats an 86-83 advantage.

Holiday, 1 for 12 in the fourth quarter, failed to sink a layup on the Sixers' next possession. After he was fouled by Royal Ivey, Walker converted a pair of free throws to seal the victory for the Bobcats.