Sunday, March 28, 2010

76ers Beat Hawks to Rare Consecutive Wins

Samuel Dalembert scored 14 points off the bench, while Jrue Holiday recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and career highs of 12 assists and seven steals for the Sixers. Marreese Speights got the start in place of Dalembert right before tip-off. Philadelphia hadn't won back-to-back games since posting a five-game win streak.

Smith scored 14 points in the third quarter and kept the Hawks close. His layup with 0.9 seconds left cut Philadelphia's lead to 80-75. The Sixers increased it to 87-80, but the Hawks came right back with an 8-0 run to go ahead by one with 6:20 remaining. The Hawks held a 51-49 advantage at halftime thanks largely to 13-for-16 shooting from the free throw line. The Sixers were only 6 for 11.

Andre Iguodala had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Jason Kapono and Elton Brand each added 14 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers won consecutive games for the first time in more than six weeks with a 105-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

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