Perkins with a quick 12 footer to start the game. Perkins with an open baseline jumper for 4.
Our first 10 possessions, Perkins is 5 of 5, everyone else is 0 of 5.
2:26 - Perkins has 12 points. The rest of our team has 6. We lead 18-13 as this is a hard fought grinding defensive game. Embiid and Cowen need a breather. Ditto for Robinson. Turner, GF, and Noel into the game.
Davis gets it going to end the quarter. A few really nice baskets.
Rose lands hard after a dunk. His back looks hurt, but he shakes it off and stays in the game.
GF with 4 points to end the quarter. We lead 25-16 at the end of 1.
Perkins with 14 points and 4 boards already!
9:18 - Perkins hits a pair of 3's and they call time! What a game for Perkins! Cowen, Robinson, and Embiid back into the game. Perkins is tiring but he is on fire... he is staying in the game. We lead 35-24.
4:40 - Embiid gets a 4th foul on Noah. We are beating them up inside.
1:39 - Butler lands awkwardly grabbing a rebound. Holding his ankle. He is trying to shake it off but I pull him out of the game. Turner into the game.
Halftime: We lead 52-44.
Perkins with 30 points at the half! He also has 7 boards, 1 assist, and 1 block.
Embiid with 8 points and 7 boards.
Cowen with 6 points and 3 assists. He has shot poorly tonight.
5:00 - Davis and Rose are going off. We are down 60-58. We get a 5th on Noah with a nice move by Noel who came in for for Perkins about a minute ago.
1:35 - Embiid and Cowen rest. Perkins back into the game for his scoring. We lead 71-66.
End of 3: We are up 74-67. Perkins with 33 points.
Rose with a pair of steals for breakaways.
We are tied at 74 with 8:40 to go.
I call time. We go with Cowen, GF, Robinson, Perkins, and Embiid.
Cowen to Embiid for a dunk.
Rose at the other end for a 3. Rose with another 3. He is catching fire now.
5:02 - We are down 86-84 after a pair of Rose FT's.
4:39 Noah fouls out after Embiid makes a nice post move for the basket and the foul!
2:20 - Cowen drives.. kicks out to Perkins.. swish from behind the arc! We lead 91-89.
Perkins blocks a Rose floater and starts the fastbreak... Perkins to Robinson.. to Cowen for a monster dunk! 93-89. They call T.O as the crowd is going crazy.
Davis with a 12 footer that is an easy basket for him.
Cowen off a screen gets an easy pull-up jumper. 95-91.
Rose does the same thing with Davis... pull up jumper is good for Rose.
Cowen finds Embiid in the post.. Embiid with a pretty hook shot for the basket.
Perkins forces a missed shot by Rose in the paint.. Embiid with the board.. throws it ahead to the GF who finds Cowen for a breakaway dunk. 99-93.
Rose misses the quick shot. Perkins with the board and he is fouled. 28 seconds left. Perkins makes both FT's. We lead 101-93.
We win game 3, 101-93.
Perkins is the player of the game with a career high 38 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. He had 0 turnovers. He shot 14 of 19, 4 of 5, and 6 of 7. He played 43 minutes tonight. What a night!
Cowen with 25 points, 6 assists, 1 board, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 10 of 24.
Embiid with 13 points, 18 boards, and 2 blocks.
Robinson with 8 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 1 block. He played 40 minutes and I probably should have used the GF more here..
GF with 7 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal in 15 minutes.
Turner with 6 points, 6 assists, and 3 turnovers.
Noel with 4 points and 3 boards in just 17 minutes tonight.
Butler with 0 points, 6 boards, and 1 turnover in 23 minutes.
Rose with 27 points and 5 assists.
Stauskas with 15 points and 4 assists.
Davis with 15 points, 10 boards, and 2 assists.
Noah with 9 points and 9 boards.
Williamson with 8 points as we held him to 4 of 15. GF played some good defense on him as did Butler before the injury.
Speaking of which, the early news is that it is a severe ankle sprain. He can play through it, but probably not very effectively. I'm resting him for game 4.