Sixers Sign Xavier Silas, Will Rest Starters Against The Bucks
With their playoff birth clinched, the Sixers will opt for rest over wins.
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With their playoff birth clinched, the Sixers will opt for rest over wins.
Playoff experience and spotlight will benefit the Sixers.
The Philadelphia 76ers nailed down the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference and spoiled the Nets' final game in New Jersey with a 105-87 victory Monday night.
Elton Brand scored 20 points and Lou Williams added 19 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Pacers 109-106 in overtime Saturday night, stopping Indiana's winning streak at seven games.
Jrue Holiday made five 3-pointers and scored 19 of his 24 points in the third quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers kept their hold on a playoff spot with a 103-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Danny Granger scored 24 points, and Roy Hibbert had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to their sixth straight win, 102-97 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
If the Sixers recent play is any indication, things could get ugly tonight at the Wells Fargo Center against the Indiana Pacers.
Ryan Anderson had 26 points and 16 rebounds, J.J. Redick scored 18 points and the Orlando Magic held off the Philadelphia 76ers 113-100 on Monday night.
Gerald Green scored 23 points, and Kris Humphries had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 95-89 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
If the Sixers have quit on Doug Collins, they may have had the right to.
Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, Nikola Vucevic had 12 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 93-75 on Wednesday night, an important victory in their chase of a playoff berth.
Tonight will go a long way in showing whether last night's effort from the Sixers was a mirage, or a sign of things to come.
Center Spencer Hawes came off the bench for the first time and a scored a season-high 19 points to lead the slumping Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
The Sixers head to New Jersey to play the Nets (21-37), with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, and their once remarkable chemistry very much in question.
