Thad delivered his usual energy and hustle which is really all the needed him to do on a night when the Sixers had three players score 20+ points. Still, I bet he’ll be hearing from his teammates about that two handed flush he missed in the 4th Q.

Last night was one of the best efforts we have seen from Turner in a couple of weeks. However, I am still not a fan of putting the ball in his hands and letting him orchestrate the offense. On several occasions last night he pounded the ball into the floor too much and he routinely turns his back to the basket 20-25 feet from the tin. That’s a major no-no when you are playing PG.

Hawes got the start and delivered — sort of. He scored all 4 of his points in the 1st Q and helped ignite the Sixers quick start, but that was it for Spence in teh scoring department.  The 4 blocks were a nice toss in.

Simply amazing to watch last night. Two notes from Jrue’s career best scoring night. First, he recognized a mismatch in this game (hobbled Felton on him) and exploited it by taking the ball to the rim repeatedly. Second he committed only 1 turnover and that hiccup came in the 4th Q when the game was well over.

In J-Rich’s absence Swaggy got the start and put together a nice game.  But it didn’t start out that way as NY missed his first 3 FGAs before a 4-point play in the late 1st Q seemed to ignite his scoring touch. IMO Swaggy also did a decent job of putting the ball on the floor and going to the hoop.

It’s gotten to the point were I am not against trading Lavoy.

With the Sixers standing on 97 points, Mack missed a wide open 3-ball that would have given the Sixers 100 points and delivered fee Big Macs to the sellout crowd.

I liked a lot of what I saw from Ivey last night, but I would have liked his effort even more if he could hit a few more shots

Wilkins has found a role on this team — play tough, physical defense and drive the ball to the tin — and his does a great job of delivering those elements every time he steps on the floor.  IMO his bucket in the early second was an important NYK momentum stopper.

The Do(u)g-house strikes again.

Somewhere there is a big that can actually help this team and not just take up space.

I’ll assume it was by DC’s design that Jrue and others drove the ball to the hoop like they have not done all-season. I have a suspicion Jrue may have been freelancing. I guess we’ll never know.

I said it before and I’ll say it again.  Lavoy Allen’s nickname should be “Mr. Softee” if you’re talking about his play so far this season.  He’s disappeared and been owned in the paint in nearly every game this year.  His best defensive effort came in the 18 minutes he played against Dwight Howard and the Lakers on New Years day…since then he’s gone back to being the player that we know and haven’t loved. I’m praying that there’s a spot open for him in the Do(u)g house.

This was easily Thad’s worst performance of the season and the Sixers suffered immensely because of it.  Reggie Evans and Andray Blatche (I’ll get to him later) just absolutely dominated Thad on the blocks, combining for 22 points and 30 rebounds.  Lately, Young has seemed to have lost a little bit of the wind in his sails. This is  a very bad sign for a team who desperately needs his intensity every night.

Not much to say here, just a very quiet game from Turner.  His two turnovers in this game were exactly the same and equally as maddening.  On both occasions, he tried to toss the ball from the half-court to an open Sixer near the basket.  Both passes were sniffed out by Nets defenders back in transition. Eight points, seven rebounds and five assists just doesn’t cut it in 36 minutes of playing time.  As pitiful of a stat as it is, his seven rebounds actually led the Sixers in this game.  Turner is another player who seems to be affected by the Sixers’ latest road trip.  He hasn’t been playing consistent basketball since the middle of December and his past four games have been consistently bad.

If anyone should be frustrated over this Sixers loss, it should be Jrue Holiday. His defense on Deron Williams left a lot to be desired (as he dropped 22 on Jrue), but offensively Jrue was the only reason the Sixers were able to keep the score close in the first half.  In the first quarter, Jrue was involved in all 24 of the Sixers’ points they were able to score in the quarter.  Jrue scored 12 while dishing out six assists for part of the other 12 points.  Jrue, however, came out flat in the 3rd committing three turnovers and only netting seven points the rest of the game.  He looked frustrated on the court and his play was evident of that.  He’s been saying the most prayers lately for Bynum to make a fast and healthy return.

His six points in the second quarter and solid defense on Joe Johnson made me think that JRich would end the game with a nice stat-line.  Unfortunately, that was the only notable quarter for Richardson as he spent the majority of the rest of the game on the bench.

Well…On the bright side, Moultrie got a few minutes right?

DWRIGHTWAY played DNOTWRIGHTWAY in 20 wasted minutes.  Back to the Do(u)g house.

If the offensive end of the court was the only side of the court you needed to play on in a basketball game, then I was highly impressed by Spencer Hawes.  He was hitting open shots, he drilled a couple three’s, he had a nice spin move in the post for a dunk and he was crisp on his passes.  On the defensive end of the court however, he was absolutely manhandled on the boards, he picked up four fouls and he couldn’t play a lick of defense all game.  That was not Hawesome.

From being cut, to being re-signed to a 10-day contract, to getting the most minutes he’s seen in nearly a month all in just two days.  Talk about a whirlwind start to the week.

I was actually slightly impressed by Wilkins’ play in this game and his up and under in the second quarter was a top-play nominee in this game for me.  He was the top rebounder coming off the Sixers bench with four, which goes to show you just how dire the Sixers’ need is for a rebounding big.

Hopefully the haircut Swaggy is promising to his fans in the near-future will change his atrocious play he’s displayed this season.  He is all sorts of negative on the court and his shot-jacking style is raising my blood pressure levels everyday.

All I have to say is…An 18-2 run by the Nets to start the 3rd quarter.  The Sixers were outscored 35-14 overall in the quarter.  A 48-47 halftime deficit was suddenly an insurmountable 83-61 drubbing by the end of the 3rd.  The Sixers have been outscored by a total of 67 points in their last three games. You can talk about rebounding and size in the paint all you want, but it’s obvious that one coach made his halftime adjustments Tuesday night and the other coach did not.  What got me the most was when Doug was shown laughing on the sideline during what should have been a highly infuriating 4th quarter to the coach.  Unless you were listening to Ed Helms’ pipes on your ipod, then you better have some good reasoning behind it.  It’s time to get back to the good ol’ drawing board Dougie.

He was effective and efficient in limited minutes tonight.  He also deserves some propers for overseeing Dwight Howard’s dreadful 1-for-7 effort.

Thad struggled from midrange on Tuesday.  Despite getting reasonably good looks throughout the evening, he was just 1-of-8 from beyond three feet.

Tremendous night for Mr. Turner.  After a brutal three game stretch to close 2012 (he shot 7-of-25 and averaged just 5 points per game), he stuffed the box score in a way that he’s uniquely capable of; posting his eighth double-double of the season.  Plus: the 3-pointer he hit to push the lead to 92-85 after Kobe galvanized the crowd was super-sized.

In a triumphant return to his hometown, Jrue was terrific.  The driving dunk he made with 22 seconds left that put the Lakers down six and, effectively, iced it, might be my favorite Jrue Holiday moment ever.  Also: 10 assists against one turnover.  Think on that.

Jason Richardson is three years younger than Kobe Bryant.  It didn’t look that way.

While Wright was on the floor, he hit 3-point shots (especially helpful because of the extra point you get for them!) and grabbed rebounds.  Doug Collins, seeing this, played him a grand total of 23 minutes.

Spencer Hawes, sporting a fresh haircut that made him (finally) look more like a professional athlete than a cast member of MTV’s ‘Buckwild’, did good things against the Lakers for the second time in as many games.  He blocked Dwight Howard at least twice and has now shot 12-of-21 against the Lake show this season.

Kwame Brown, who wasn’t (that) bad in LA, got booed when he stepped on the floor at Staples.  Kind of makes you wonder what the fans do when he returns to Washington: threaten his family?  Throw fruit at him?

Swaggy, who was playing for the home team the last time he played in front of an LA crowd, was unusually cautious against the Lakers, hazarding just three shots.

A very solid night from Lavoy (near double-double). I especially loved the pick-n-roll he scored on in the 3rd Q. He also dropped a sweet dime to Thad during the 4th. But for some reason KG seems to have figured Lavoy out, so now it’s Lavoy’s turn to adjust and get back to being Garnett’s kryptonite.

A slow start (2-8 on FGAs) led to not the most efficient offensive night by Thad, but he had some huge moments in this game and racked up a double-double.  His follow slam in the 2nd Q was awesome.  He also scored 4 straight points in OT and grabbed a key OREB in the extra session.

Yeah, I know he had 26 & 10.  And yeah, I know he hit the “game winner” in OT on a great hustle play. But I also know that he scored 26 points on an inefficient 26 shots and was (by my count) 2-11 on FGAs in the 4th Q and OT. He also had a totally bonehead play / TO at the end of regulation that nearly cost the 7-6 the game.  Finally, he got absolutely abused by Pierce on several trips down the floor.

A roller coaster night for Holiday that featured some poor shooting and interesting decisions on defense.  However, IMO his AND 1 at the end of the 1st half was a huge part of the Sixers finding their groove in this game. He also bailed the Sixers out with a huge jumper at the 2:30 mark of the 4th.

Given his horrific shooting night, I have no idea how he scored 13 points, but I liked his defense and he hauled an amazing 42 minutes last night which is a lot for a veteran like J-Rich.

DC gave him an opportunity and he did okay, but apparently not well enough to see minutes in the 2nd half.

It will be back to the Doug-house for Wright.

Spence’s best game since opening night.  He provided a huge lift off the bench for the 7-6 last night and his energy in the 3rd Q was a key to the run the Sixers made that got them in this game and eventually got them the lead.  Great block by him at the end of the 3rd!!!

Solid night by DW and I actually wish DC would have put him on Pierce a little more over the course of the game. He has a physical presence the other guards on the Sixers just don’t own.  Maybe he could have worn Pierce out some.  But his two missed FTAs in the late 3rd Q nearly killed me.

Seriously…He’s a $2million paper weight.  But I hear he is a great locker room guy. 

Is there any chance the ultra quick Wayns could have slowed down Rondo just a little?  I guess we will never know.

Thad had his hands full with Anderson Varejao and was invisible for most of the night.  Next to Detroit, his worst performance so far.

Wow. Just a superlative performance by ET.  His shot was falling early (he was 5-of-7 at the half ), and as it often does, it galvanized him.  He chipped in six rebounds (all in the second half) and a career high nine-assists.

“Kwame Brown is just a big body” I think I remember Mark Zumoff tossing off at some point.  That was the best you could say about him tonight.

From the first quarter onward, Jrue scored 11 points with six assists against a single turnover and held Kyrie Irving to two points on 1-of-8 shooting.  He was, obviously, tremendous defensively. His strip of Kyrie with 1:50 left was the icing on the cake.

Another very good, very balanced performance by the guy who’s been, so far, the best piece the Sixers landed in the Iguodala trade.  Feels like it’s been ages since the Sixers had a consistent veteran perimeter threat, doesn’t it?

After a pair of encouraging performances against the Pistons and Jazz (24 points and 14 rebounds in total) LA returned to form against the Cavs.

After an occasionally terrific start to the season (better than advertised defensively; intermittently explosive on O) Wright seems to have found his way back into Doug Collins’ doghouse.  He’s played just 17 minutes combined the last two games after never playing fewer than 20 in the first eight. Someone please explain this to me.

Spence was an assassin down the stretch on Sunday, scoring nine points in the fourth quarter with a pair of blocked shots and a 3-pointer for good measure.  Each time the Cavs threatened, he did something improbable and helpful.

Everyone’s least favorite backup point guard scored just a bucket, but it was a big one.  With the Cavs charging early in the fourth he scored a layup off an Evan Turner assist to push the Sixer lead back to seven.

It was falling tonight.  Swaggy was in the midst of his best performance of the season until what’s been reported as a “dizzy” spell took him from the game.  He scored ten of his 13 in 11 very good first half minutes.