Sixers were down by 14 starting the 4th quarter after being up by one at the half. It was not very impressive for them to fall back so fast in the 3rd, but it was even more impressive that they were able to come back in the 4th, and score 38 points and win by one!
They couldn't beat NJ at all last season, and they made a lot of mistakes this game as they had in Toronto two nights ago. They are managing to overcome their errors and poor shooting with some timely performances.
Speights put up 16 pts. 7 boards and 2 assists and played most of the 4th all in just under 21 minutes. Sixers managed 6 players in double figures, with only Brand and Iguodala playing over 30 min. Andre had a very poor shooting night, but was integral to their success at the end. Jason Kapono hit a huge timely 3 pointer to even up the score shortly before the end. Brand of course, put in the game winner.
That's 3 preseason wins for the Sixers, this time overcoming a very poor showing by Dalembert. It is good that the Sixers are learning Eddie's system against relatively weak teams. Hopefully they will have a chance to work the kinks out before the regular season starts. Still, the Sixers only shot 41.6% for the game while NJ shot 49.3, to be able to win under those circumstances says a lot about their ability to outplay another team even when they're missing.
