11/18/12
The 76ers must be feeling good these days. They have been
beating most of the teams they should be beating. This game was a game they
were supposed to win, but did they? The Cavaliers are a bad team with a young
star in Kyrie Irving. Jrue Holiday will have his work cut out guarding Irving on defense. The
76ers were coming off a much needed win against the Jazz on Friday. Besides
Andrew Bynum, there are no injuries to report for both teams.
The first half was not an exciting half to watch. The 76ers
were playing down to their level of competition. Neither team shot well, but
somebody had to score more points than the other. Having said that, Evan Turner
and Nick Young both shot well. Those two players combined shot 9-12 in the half
and scored 21 points. Anderson Varejao and Alonzo Gee both scored eight points
in the half. The 76ers led at halftime 43-42.
The 76ers woke up and decided to play in the second half.
The Cavaliers continued their dismal shooting woes, but the 76ers shot better
than they did in the first half. This game was close for most of the game until
the fourth quarter when the 76ers decided to run away with the game. The 76ers
won this game by a final score of 86-79. Spencer Hawes had a big fourth quarter
scoring 10 of his 14 points. He also grabbed nine rebounds in the game. Turner
had a fantastic game and finished with 19 points, six rebounds, and nine
assists. Holiday also scored 14 points and had
nine assists. Jason Richardson finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. He
looked tired during the latter part of the game, which is why he shot 5-14 overall.
Nick Young shot well and had 13 points, but had to leave the game in the fourth
quarter feeling dizzy. Gee ended with 17 points. Varejao and Tristan Thompson
both had double-doubles. Varejao scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
Thompson also scored 14 points and snatched 13 rebounds.
Overall, the 76ers got the win, but there’s more work to be
done on the offensive side of the ball. The team still hasn’t gelled with one
another. They have too many new players on the team and are not 100% familiar
with the playbook Doug Collins has for his team on offense. I do have to give a
shoutout to Holiday. His defensive presence on
Irving was
phenomenal. After Irving
scored seven first quarter points, he only scored two points for the rest of
the game. Other poor shooters for the Cavaliers were Philadelphia native Dion
Waiters and CJ Miles. The 76ers struggling shooters tonight, besides Richardson, were Lavoy Allen, Holiday,
Hawes, and Thaddeus Young.
What exactly will
make the 76ers a better shooting team? Since I will be on vacation for the rest
of the week, I will be missing a few 76ers games. You can still sound off and
stay tuned as I will be back on Sunday when the 76ers host the Phoenix Suns.
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