NBA Update: Philadelphia 76ers cut down the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-97 loss
Thaddeus Young enjoyed the game to his fullest while the Cleveland coach Byron Scott prayed under his breath for the game to finish as quickly as possible. Scott saw the pieces of his team breaking apart in a 117-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Arena stats
The game took place at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA. The attendance recorded was 10662 and the game lasted for a duration of 2:02.
Scoring
The lead changed once and the game was tied six times.
Inactive players
The inactive players among the Cavaliers were Christian Eyenga, Manny Harris, Samardo Samuels and inactive among the 76ers were Craig Brackins and Darius Songaila.
Technical fouls
None of the teams committed any technical fouls.
Box score
The Sixers outclassed the Cavaliers in a 117-97 matchup at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. Seven of the Sixers players scored in double figures to reduce the Cavaliers to a rather unbelievable loss.
Players’ Stats
Philadelphia 76ers (7-14)
Young scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Louis Williams scored 19 points, Jodie Meeks and Jrue Holiday scored 16 points apiece for the Sixers.
The team grabbed eight rebounds.
Cleveland Cavaliers (7-14)
J.J. Hickson scored 18 points, Daniel Gibson scored 16 and Mo Williams scored 15 points for the Cavaliers.
The team grabbed seven rebounds.
Game stats
The Cleveland Cavaliers grabbed 29 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers had 44. The Cavaliers took five offensive rebounds and the Sixers took away nine. The Cavaliers gave away 11 turnovers and Sixers gave away seven.
The Cavaliers took 18 fast break points and the Sixers had 24. Cleveland took the biggest lead with six points and Sixers with 23. The Cavaliers scored 36 points in the paint and Cavaliers went for 44.
Stats
The Sixers won their fifth consecutive game at home.
The Cavaliers lost their fifth consecutive game. The last matchup between the teams had arrived at a 101-93 victory of the Cavs over the Sixers at the same arena. After that fateful game the Cavaliers have lost 9 out of 11 games and now maintain a fifth
game losing streak.
Both the teams were lagging in defence as the Sixers picked up a 66-54 lead at halftime. The Sixers had a 56.5 percent (24 for 46) shooting from the field. The Cavaliers had a better shooting from the field advancing 57.9 percent (22-38) from the field.
Better among the worst
Hickson was leading the Cavaliers as he scored 19 points even in the loss.
Quote it
"He's been getting better and better every night. He had a nice interior presence for us. He's got that cocky part I thought he lost that in Sacramento and now he's getting resurrected." Coach Doug Collins was beaming with joy as he remarked on
the improved performance of the Sixers center Spencer Hawes.
The Sixers played really well and had their season high 35 points in the first quarter and in the halftime, they already had 66.
Turning point
The game took a screeching u-turn as Young hit a nine foot jumper that earned the Sixers a 24-22 lead when 2:45 were remaining in the first quarter. This hyped up a 13-4 run that ended in a 35-26 lead after just one quarter of the play. This gave the Sixers
a non-stop edge over the Cavaliers and they never faltered in the rest of the game.
HOT
Young is one of the most talented players the Sixers have on board. He has accomplished more than 20 plus points in each of his last two games. When he made his first double double of the season he grabbed his season high 11 rebounds in that.
NOT
It seems like the Cavaliers are not being very healthy a team lately. They have lost five straight games in a row and have an average of 22.2 points. The thing is that they have not been showing determination lately; they have lost by 20 or more points in
five games this season.
Coming Up next
For Cleveland vs. Chicago (Wednesday), vs. at Houston (Saturday), at Oklahoma City (Sunday), at Miami (Dec. 15), at Indiana (Dec. 17). For Philadelphia vs. Boston (Thursday), vs. New Orleans (Sunday), at New Jersey (Dec. 14), vs. Los Angeles Clippers (Dec.
15), vs. Los Angeles Lakers (Dec. 17).
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