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Sixers Come Closest Yet To First Win

by Anthony Calabro

Philadelphia 76ers 92 | 96 Washington Wizards



WASHINGTON DC - NOVEMBER 8: John Wall was named player of the game.

Philadelphia 76ers (0-6) at Washington Wizards (3-3)
Nov 8, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 26 16 29 21 92 Washington 23 29 24 20 96 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Andrew Wiggins - 26 PTS | 7 REB | 2 DUNK | (+10) Thaddeus Young - 17 PTS | 13 REB | 1 STL | (-6) Washington Wizards John Wall - 32 PTS | 10 AST | 4 REB | (+10) Bradley Beal - 20 PTS | 4 AST | 2 STL | (+6)	Team Stats Comparison PHI WAS FG Made-Att 38-84 (45%) 38-87 (44%) 3PT Made-Att 6-26 (23%) 4-21 (19%) FT Made-Att 10-16 (63%) 16-24 (67%) Rebounds 54 42 Assists 23 23 Turnovers 17 10 Steals 7 13 Blocks 8 4
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG Michael Carter-Williams 37 5-14 1-3 1-2 2 12 2 2 4 12 SG Alec Burks 34 6-18 2-11 1-2 6 2 0 1 1 15 SF Andrew Wiggins 39 10-16 2-7 4-6 7 2 0 0 3 26 PF Thaddeus Young 38 8-17 0-0 1-2 13 0 1 0 2 17 C Nerlens Noel 32 4-4 0-0 1-2 16 0 1 4 2 9
Washington Wizards STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG John Wall 37 14-23 1-6 3-7 4 10 0 1 2 32 SG Bradley Beal 38 8-17 0-3 4-4 3 4 2 0 4 20 SF Trevor Ariza 40 3-6 1-3 0-0 4 2 4 1 0 7 PF Nene 30 1-3 0-0 3-4 8 1 0 0 0 5 C Marcin Gortat 30 2-9 0-0 2-2 10 1 2 0 1 6

By the Numbers: 90. This game was tied up at 90-90 in the final 2 minutes before the Wizards went on a 6-2 game clinching run.

Quote of the Game: “The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.”
-- Marion Zimmer Bradley

Parting Shots: At this point in the season, a tie late in the ball game almost feels like a win for the winless Sixers. The game was all square at 90 before the Wizards' finishing kick took them over the finish line.

PG John Wall was a matchup problem for the Sixers and scored 32 points to go with 10 assists--it was difficult for MCW to stay on front of the smaller, quicker Wall.

Rookie wing Andrew Wiggins had his best pro game so far with an efficient 26 points on 16 shots. Wiggins also contributed 7 boards and posted a +10 in his 39 minutes--those other 9 minutes were a problem.

Thaddeus Young double doubled with 17 points and 13 rebounds and is starting to provide a consistent presence in the low post.

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Sixers Lose In OT, 0-7 To Open Season

by Tom Sunnergren

Philadelphia 76ers 119 | 122 Orlando Magic



ORLANDO - NOVEMBER 9: Carmelo Anthony walks off the floor after hitting a go ahead 3-pointer in the 4th quarter.

Philadelphia 76ers (0-7) at Orlando Magic (5-2)
Nov 9, 2014 1 2 3 4 OT Final Philadelphia 22 24 23 35 15 119 Orlando 23 29 28 24 18 122 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Michael Carter-Williams - 22 PTS | 7 AST | 6 REB | (-5) Tyshawn Taylor - 21 PTS | 4 REB | 2 BLK | 4 3PT | (-4) Orlando Magic Victor Oladipo - 32 PTS | 7 REB | 5 AST | 4 STL | (+7) Carmelo Anthony - 23 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST | (+10)	Team Stats Comparison PHI ORL FG Made-Att 48-98 (49%) 49-104 (47%) 3PT Made-Att 8-24 (33%) 8-25 (32%) FT Made-Att 15-26 (58%) 16-25 (64%) Rebounds 55 57 Assists 26 22 Turnovers 16 13 Steals 6 12 Blocks 6 1
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG Michael Carter-Williams 29 8-20 1-3 5-7 6 7 1 0 3 22 SG Alec Burks 29 3-10 1-4 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 9 SF Andrew Wiggins 37 7-13 1-3 3-5 6 3 1 3 4 18 PF Thaddeus Young 29 5-12 0-0 3-7 9 3 0 0 1 13 C Nerlens Noel 32 6-6 0-0 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 12
Orlando Magic STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG Jameer Nelson 34 8-18 2-4 0-0 4 9 2 0 4 18 SG Victor Oladipo 44 12-17 4-7 4-6 7 5 4 0 1 32 SF Carmelo Anthony 46 10-23 1-5 2-3 4 3 1 1 2 23 PF Tobias Harris 38 3-9 0-1 1-2 13 3 1 0 2 7 C Nikola Vucevic 34 4-7 0-0 2-6 11 0 1 0 1 10

By the Numbers: 4.5. With the game tied at 104 with 4.5 seconds left in regulation, Michael Carter-Williams missed a potential game-winning free throw and the game went to overtime.

Quote of the Game: “This is the way the world ends.
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
-- T.S. Eliot

Parting Shots: The Sixers again were on the brink of their first win of the '14-'15 season before letting it slip away.

This game pitted the Sixers against the new look 4-2 Orlando Magic with Carmelo Anthony, and the Magic just had too much firepower. Both #1 overall pick Nik Stauskas and Arron Afflalo came off the bench to provide solid contributions.

Victor Oladipo had a huge game with 32 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 4 3-pointers. Melo chipped in 23 points and a game-changing 3-pointer with 7 seconds left in the 4th quarter. The shot put Orlando up 104-103.

With a chance to tie or take the lead, MCW drove hard to the cup and was fouled with 4.5 seconds remaining. Carter-Williams sank the first FT to tie the game at 104-104, but clanked the second FT. The game went to OT and Orlando was able to pull the game out in front of their home fans.

With 21 points and 4 made 3-pointers off the bench, expect Tyshawn Taylor to replace the struggling Alec Burks as the starting SG soon.

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76ers Notch First Win Of Season

by Anthony Calabro

Washington Wizards 84 | 108 Philadelphia 76ers



PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 11: Cleanthony Early after knocking the ball out of bounds with a late Sixer lead.

Washington Wizards (3-5) at Philadelphia 76ers (1-7)
Nov 11, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Washington 26 16 31 11 84 Philadelphia 28 31 26 23 108 Top Performers Washington Wizards John Wall - 28 PTS | 9 AST | 5 REB | 2 STL | (-24) Bradley Beal - 12 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | (-17) Philadelphia 76ers Thanasis Antetokounmpo - 17 PTS | 6 REB | (+18) Nerlens Noel - 11 PTS | 11 REB | 1 BLK | 1 STL | (+12)	Team Stats Comparison WAS PHI FG Made-Att 36-76 (47%) 44-90 (49%) 3PT Made-Att 7-23 (30%) 8-22 (36%) FT Made-Att 5-10 (50%) 12-19 (63%) Rebounds 37 51 Assists 20 26 Turnovers 17 10 Steals 9 12 Blocks 2 5
Washington Wizards STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG John Wall 41 12-27 1-6 3-4 5 9 2 1 5 28 SG Bradley Beal 39 5-14 2-6 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 12 SF Trevor Ariza 39 2-6 0-3 0-0 3 4 2 1 2 4 PF Nene 26 3-4 0-0 1-2 5 2 0 0 0 7 C Marcin Gortat 30 3-4 0-1 0-2 12 0 0 0 2 6
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS PG Michael Carter-Williams 31 6-16 1-5 3-4 2 4 3 1 1 16 SG Tyshawn Taylor 29 1-8 1-5 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 3 SF Andrew Wiggins 31 7-10 1-2 0-0 5 1 2 0 0 15 PF Thaddeus Young 30 6-16 0-1 5-8 8 2 0 0 3 17 C Nerlens Noel 26 5-6 0-0 1-4 11 1 1 1 0 11

By the Numbers: 8. The number of attempts needed before the 76ers got a win.

Quote of the Game: “Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
-- Dr. Seuss

Parting Shots: For a change, the 76ers were in control of the game throughout and ended up blowing out the Wizards 108-84 to avenge a Nov. 8 loss.

The 76ers starting lineup was fairly balanced with no standout production. New starter at the 2-guard, Tyshawn Taylor, had a rough 1st game in the starting lineup.

The bench was huge for the Sixers with 46 bench points. Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Cleanthony Early were sparkplugs. Alphabet 2 had 17 points and 6 rebounds in only 18 minutes. Early scored 15 points on only 8 shots in 15 minutes.

Nerlens Noel posted his 2nd straight double double and third consecutive double-digit rebound performance.

John Wall was once again the focal point of the Wizards, but this time he received no help whatsoever. Wall scored 28 points with 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, which led the team in each category save for rebounds.

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Simmed Games, Nov. 13-19


Atlanta Hawks (3-4) 109 | 62 Philadelphia 76ers (1-7)

PHI POG: MCW 34 min | 19 pts | 2 reb | 4 ast | 2 stl | 1 blk | 5 TO

ATL POG: Paul Millsap 38 min | 29 pts | 14 reb | 1 ast | 2 stl | 4 blk | 1 TO

KEY STAT: ATL led 33-6 after 1st quarter

Utah Jazz (6-2) 108 | 114 Philadelphia 76ers (1-8)

PHI POG: MCW 36 min | 25 pts | 4 reb | 5 ast | 2 stl | 2 blk | 4 TO

UTAH POG: Trey Burke 26 min | 26 pts | 1 reb | 8 ast | 3 stl | 2 blk | 1 TO

KEY STAT: PHI outrebounded UTAH 42-34

Philadelphia 76ers (2-8) 83 | 103 Denver Nuggets (7-3)

PHI POG: Thaddeus Young 33 min | 13 pts | 13 reb | 0 ast | 3 stl | 2 blk | 4 TO

DEN POG: Ty Lawson 38 min | 18 pts | 3 reb | 10 ast | 4 stl | 0 blk | 3 TO

KEY STAT: DEN outshot PHI 51% to 36%

Philadelphia 76ers (2-9) 95 | 112 Houston Rockets (8-3)

PHI POG: Andrew Wiggins 32 min | 26 pts | 3 reb | 1 ast | 0 stl | 1 blk | 3 TO

DEN POG: James Harden 38 min | 39 pts | 4 reb | 5 ast | 2 stl | 1 blk | 3 TO

KEY STAT: HOU forced 21 PHI turnovers

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Trainer Scott McCullough: You're not gonna like this John, but Nerlens Noel has an injury (Back Spasms / 1-2 weeks). He can play through it, but that may cause him to aggravate it. What do you want to do?

Fogerty: Well, no wonder we got blasted by 47 against the Hawks the other night. Noel was playing hurt. We have to rest Nerlens and get Henry Sims some more run.

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Individual Stats, Nov. 19

Philadelphia 76ers Stats - '14-'15
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	PER
Andrew Wiggins	12	33.0	13.8	5.2	2.3	0.8	1.1	.474	12.5
Michael Carter-Williams	12	32.0	19.8	3.7	6.1	2.3	1.0	.455	17.6
Thaddeus Young	12	31.5	13.0	7.5	1.2	1.6	0.9	.416	11.8
Nerlens Noel	9	27.4	8.2	9.8	1.3	0.4	1.8	.654	17.7
Alec Burks	12	23.9	8.2	2.0	1.7	0.7	0.5	.376	7.0
Tyshawn Taylor	12	23.3	9.1	2.4	2.5	0.5	0.3	.494	9.0
Henry Sims	12	22.0	6.2	6.7	1.4	0.4	0.7	.492	12.8
Cleanthony Early	12	15.1	5.7	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	.471	13.4
Darius Morris	11	12.4	2.5	0.7	2.9	0.8	0.7	.333	8.1
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	12	12.0	4.7	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.1	.435	14.8
Jusuf Nurkic	5	11.2	4.6	4.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	.318	11.6
Dante Cunningham	7	9.9	2.4	3.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	.333	6.7
Markel Brown	8	7.5	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.3	.360	5.6

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Breaking news out of Philadelphia indicates that 76ers reserve PF Dante Cunningham has been arrested and charged with felony domestic assault by choking out his girlfriend. Police also say that Cunningham was sending "terroristic" texts. Immediately after news spread regarding Cunningham's arrest, GM John Fogerty held a conference call with reporters explaining that he had released Cunningham, and saying he could care less what the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement states, there's no place for this type of behavior on this team. It's unclear if the 76ers will look to add more depth at PF, but in the meantime, Danny Granger could be called into action to play the 4 if needed.

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Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

GM John Fogerty's 1st trade offer comes from Knicks GM Steve Mills. Apparently Steve and Phil Jackson are wasting no time in feeling out the relative noob GM of the Sixers. So that's 32-year old center Tyson Chandler on a 3 year deal for 26-year old Thaddeus Young with 1 or 2 years left on his deal (player option). Fogerty politely declined in his idiosyncratic way of using old CCR lyrics in response... Now, if I were a bricklayer I wouldn't build just anything And if I was a ballplayer, I wouldn't play no second string. --from Penthouse Pauper, Bayou Country album (1969) Verdict: DENIED

Man so close to a win win for both teams I don't know I mean seems like maybe you just don't see the true value. You would be opening up a huge whole at PF for someone to get PT and prove their worth. Sometimes you just got to spin the negatives into positives.