National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 100, Charlotte 92
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 30, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#29 Mark Lindsay, #14 Ed Malloy, #72 J.T. Orr
Attendance:
16764
By SportsDirect Inc.
76ers 100, Bobcats 92: Evan Turner scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures as host Philadelphia pushed its winning streak to three games.
Spencer Hawes had 19 points and Thaddeus Young and Damien Wilkins scored 15 points apiece for the 76ers, who beat Charlotte for the sixth consecutive time. Jrue Holiday added 11 of his 14 points in the decisive fourth quarter to help Philadelphia pull within 5 1/2 games of eighth-place Milwaukee.
Rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 21 points and nine rebounds and Gerald Henderson scored 19 for the Bobcats, who dropped to 17-56 overall and 6-31 on the road - both league worsts.
Charlotte led by 13 points in the opening quarter but the Sixers ripped off 11 straight points early in the second quarter to pull even. Philadelphia led by three points at halftime and carried a two-point edge into the fourth.
The lead changed hands six times in the final quarter before Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo's basket forged a tie at 82. Holiday scored five straight to push the Sixers' lead to 91-84 and hit a pair of baskets after the Bobcats had cut the deficit to three on two occasions.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Sixers held a bobblehead night to honor former standout point guard Allen Iverson, a four-time league scoring champion and 11-time All-Star who led the team to the NBA Finals in 2001. ... Kidd-Gilchrist recorded his fourth 20-point game and first since Dec. 29 against New Orleans. ... Royal Ivey hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points off the bench as Philadelphia shot 52.1 percent.
Top Game Performances
Charlotte |
|
Philadelphia |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 21 |
Scoring |
Evan Turner 22 |
Kemba Walker 9 |
Assists |
Jrue Holiday 9 |
Bismack Biyombo 9 |
Rebounds |
Thaddeus Young 10 |
Kemba Walker 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Evan Turner 5 |
Gerald Henderson 2 |
Steals |
Royal Ivey 3 |
Bismack Biyombo 3 |
Blocks |
Spencer Hawes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Charlotte
|
92 |
50.0 |
2-8 |
14-23 |
22 |
35 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
Philadelphia
|
100 |
52.1 |
5-16 |
19-27 |
28 |
33 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.