2008-09 Game Recaps

Standings

Recent Results:

Upcoming Games:

Tuesday vs. Houston: The Sixers return home after a season long six-game road trip to face the Rockets… Philly won both games vs. Houston last season, marking its first season series sweep of the Rockets since 1988-89… Andre Miller averaged series-highs of 21.5 points and 9.0 assists vs. Houston last season while shooting 55.2% from the floor.

Wednesday at Milwaukee: Philly has won four of the past five meetings vs. Milwaukee, including a 93-88 win on 12/17… the Sixers bench outscored the starters 49-44 back in December, with Lou Williams scoring 12 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter... Philly held Michael Redd, the Bucks leading scorer, to just 6 points on 2-of-13 shooting on 12/17.

Friday vs. Charlotte: Gospel Night will feature a Clash of the Choirs along with a post-game concert… former Sixers coach Larry Brown makes his first trip back to Philadelphia as head coach of the Bobcats… Charlotte won the first meeting vs. Philadelphia on 11/24 despite committing 21 turnovers; the Bobcats backcourt of Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin combined for 48 points.

Sunday at Atlanta: The Sixers and Hawks meet for the second time this season… Atlanta won the first game on 11/1 despite trailing by as many as 23 points… all five starters scored in double-figures for the Sixers, led by Thaddeus Young’s 22 points… he hit 4-of-6 from 3-point range in that game.

Notes:

TEAM NOTES: Here are some statistical observations from recent Sixers games:

• The Sixers are 13-20 this season… Philly lost the first seven games of 2008 and was 18-30 at one point but went 22-12 the rest of the way… in 2006-07, the Sixers were 17-36 heading into All-Star break but went 18-11 over the final 29 games.
• Philly has won two of its past three home games after losing five straight at Wachovia Center from 11/26-12/10… beginning tonight, the Sixers play six of their next nine games at home.
• At San Antonio on 1/3, the Sixers concluded a season-long six game road trip… Philly went 1-5 on that trip but is still 4-6 over its past 10 road games. compared to 2-6 the first eight road games of the season (6-12 overall).
• In the 10 games under Head Coach Tony DiLeo, the Sixers have scored 100+ points five times (97.9 ppg) after doing so twice the 13 games prior (90.6 ppg)… Philly is 8-3 when scoring 100+ points this season after going 25-8 in 2007-08.
• Philly has outshot its opponent in nine of the past 11 games after failing to do so in 12 straight games from 11/19-12/10… in the 10 games under Tony DiLeo, the Sixers are shooting 48.2% from the floor… Philly shot 54.4% at San Antonio on 1/3, marking its first loss of the season when shooting 50.0% or better (4-1 mark; 20-3 in 2007-08) and its highest FG% since 11/3 vs. Sacramento… the Sixers are 9-6 when shooting 45.0% or better this season and 4-14 when shooting below.
• Philly shot 84.2% from the line at San Antonio on 1/3, marking the 10th time this season the Sixers have shot 80.0% or better from the line... Philly shot 80.0% or better from the line just 13 times in 2007-08… the Sixers are shooting 74.3% from the lien this season after shooting a league-low 70.6% in 07-08.
• Since recording 22 turnovers at Boston on 12/23, the Sixers are averaging just 13.2 tpg over the past five games, including a season-low 9 turnovers at San Antonio on 1/3.
• In the 10 games under Head Coach Tony DiLeo, Philly is averaging 21.7 assists and has recorded an assist on 58.0% of its field goals made… in the first 23 games of the season, the Sixers recorded an assist on just 53.9% of their FGM… last season, Philly recorded an assist on just 54.7% of its FGM (league average 58.4%)… the Sixers are 9-8 when having 20+ assists this season.
• The Sixers have scored 20+ fastbreak points in six of the past 12 games (20.0 per) after doing so six times the first 21 games of the season (14.9 per)… Philly ranks first in FB ppg (17.7) this season and 11th in fewest FB ppg allowed (10.9)… in 2007-08, Philly was third in FB ppg (18.2) and third in fewest FB ppg allow (10.0)… over the past 14 games, opponents are averaging just 9.0 FB ppg.
• The Sixers have made eight more field goals than the opposition this season and have made 26 more free throws but have scored 60 fewer points… opponents have made 102 more 3-pointers than Philly has this season.

PLAYER NOTES:

• Over the past 16 games, Andre Iguodala is averaging 19.6 points after averaging 13.0 ppg the first 17 games of the season… he has scored 20+ points in five of the past seven games, including three straight, after doing so three times the first 26 games of the season.
• Andre Miller scored a Sixers season-high tying 28 points at San Antonio on 1/3 after averaging just 13.9 ppg the 10 games prior… he has also hit seven 3-pointers this season after not having more than 6 3FGM in any season since 2003-04.
• Over the past four games, Thaddeus Young is averaging 16.0 points after averaging 10.3 ppg the 17 games prior… over the past five games, he is shooting 55.7% from the floor… Young has also committed just 3 turnovers over the past five games.
• Lou Williams has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.78 over his past 20 games played and is averaging 3.3 apg during that span after having an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.86 the first 12 games of the season (1.6 apg).
• Over the past seven games, Samuel Dalembert is averaging 2.43 blocks after having just 8 blocks total the 12 games prior.
• Willie Green has scored in double-figures in two of the past five games after doing so twice his previous 18 games played… he is averaging 2.9 assists over his past eight games played and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.31 this season.
• Over the past three games, Theo Ratliff is averaging 21.3 minutes played after not appearing in any of the four games prior… he is averaging 1.21 blocks in just 13.3 minutes per game this season (4.37 blocks per 48 minutes played).
• Over his past seven games played, Marreese Speights is shooting 60.7% from the floor and 50.0% overall this season (fourth best among rookies)… over his past 11 games played, Speights is shooting 89.3% from the line and 81.3% overall this season.