76ers beat Wizards for second straight night
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers might not have a big-name player. They’ve still become one of the hottest teams in the NBA with their brand of team-oriented basketball.
Philadelphia won for the eighth time in nine games Saturday night, beating the Washington Wizards 103-90. Lou Williams came off the bench to score 24 points, and Andre Iguodala added a season-high 23.
But the more important stat was the eight turnovers, which tied Philadelphia’s season low and continued a trend. The 76ers entered the game with the best turnover mark in the league.
“We don’t have a superstar,” Iguodala said. “So we don’t get those foul calls, the whistles as much as the teams that do have one. So we have to do the little things right.”
Thaddeus Young tied his season high with 18 points and Jrue Holiday scored 13 for Philadelphia, which got 46 points off the bench, compared with 15 for the Wizards.
“That was a professional, workmanlike win for us tonight,” 76ers coach Doug Collins said.
Collins has stressed the importance of turnovers to his team, and it showed against Washington. Philadelphia scored 27 points off turnovers, while Washington had just six.
So how do the 76ers keep possession?
“Taking care of the ball like it’s our children or something like that,” Young said. “We’ve got to make sure we don’t turn the ball over so teams can’t get out on the break on us and use our own medicine on us.”
Philadelphia displayed the type of teamwork and ball control that has been sorely lacking for the Wizards, who have the league’s worst record at 1-11. Washington had 18 turnovers—13 in the first half.- http://sports.yahoo.com/
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