NBA

Regular Season Round 158: Washington W. - Philadelph.76 86-97

Date: April 12, 2013
As he was walking off the court at halftime, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins asked a favor of one of his captains. “He was saying talk to the guys, try to keep their spirits up and stuff like that,” Thaddeus Young said. “And I told him, ‘You have nothing to worry about. Everybody here in this locker room is trying to win this game.”’ With their coach’s future in question, the 76ers awoke from pack-it-in mode Friday night, recovering from a 13-point, second-quarter deficit and pulling away in the second half for a 97-86 win, putting to rest the Washington Wizards’ goal of becoming the best non-playoff team in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers had lost three straight, including two by an average of 22 points since being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Collins spent much of his pregame talk with reporters trying to not answer questions about whether he’ll be back as coach next season. Motivation was becoming an issue. “It would be very easy — we didn’t practice yesterday — to come in here, throw your sneakers out there, you get down 13 and get beat by 20,” Collins said. Instead, Jrue Holiday scored 22 points to lead five 76ers in double figures, stopping a Wizards team that had generated motivation — and momentum — by declaring their goal to catch Philadelphia to help make up for a 4-28 start. “I think whether it’s a conscious thing or a subconscious thing, when you officially get eliminated, it kind of hits you, it takes some of the wind out of your sails,” said Spencer Hawes, who had 15 points and eight rebounds. “But then you regroup and refocus and try to take out of it whatever you can from the last however-many games.” Young added 18 points and 13 points for the 76ers, while John Wall scored 24 points to lead the Wizards, who have lost four straight and trail the 76ers by 3 1/2 games with two left to end their chase — if it can really be called that — for No. 9. “It’s very disappointing,” said Garrett Temple, who scored eight points. “We set that as a goal about a month ago, month-and-a-half ago and we were striving for that. But at the same time we have two more games left and we definitely want to get to 30 wins.” The 76ers had been a disinterested competitor for the Wizards, and they still could be caught by the 10th-place Toronto Raptors. Asked before the game if the tussle for ninth was on his radar, Collins shrugged and said: “You know, ninth, 10th — I mean, that’s out of the playoffs.” Nevertheless, Holiday bounced back after a pair of bad games and made 8 of 17 shots and added seven assists. Evan Turner also had seven assists, helping compensate for his 0-for-11 night from the field. The Wizards had been strong at home since Wall returned from a knee injury. They finished 22-19 at the Verizon Center, including 18-6 with Wall. But ninth place will go to someone else. “Any time you don’t reach a goal you’re a little disappointed,” Washington coach Randy Wittman said. “But we gave it a shot.” Courtesy of: nj.com
  PHILADELPH.76 (coach: Nick Nurse)97
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 HIladiF, zQuR 49 9-64 (04.2%) 6-3 (80%) 0-0 (655%) 5 5 5 9 8 5 6 5 5 8 88 69 5
5 HiTRs, ApRjZRQ 41 1-68 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 4 0 2 3 8 5 6 8 5 4 60 61 5
86 YIujD, whiddRus 43 2-7 (22.7%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 66 64 6 8 5 3 5 5 6 62 48 5
2 WalVajs, giBaRj 45 3-65 (35%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 6 0 1 4 8 5 5 5 5 4 60 68 5
3 WQaDhU, gIQRll 80 4-0 (15%) 8-9 (82.1%) 6-6 (655%) 6 0 1 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 64 60 5
68 wuQjRQ, qLij 83 5-66 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 9 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
  HIladiF, zusUaj 85 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 65 5
  bIulUQaR, SQjRUU 69 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 3 6 0 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 66 5
6 YIujD, XaZV 7 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 -3 5
05 SllRj, viLIF 2 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
  zRjVajs, ChiQlRs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
03 mQITj, KTiBR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
9 oLRF, eIFil  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   44-96 (31.0%) 9-88 (46.2%) 65-66 (75.7%) 66 41 39 87 64 5 66 4 5 66 79 657  


  WASHINGTON W. (coach: Brian Keefe)86
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
85 biQUaj, CiQUaRQ 49 8-0 (35%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 8 5 5 6 6 5 6 1 9 5
8 Will, zIhj 40 7-85 (30%) 5-6 (5%) 1-65 (15%) 5 8 8 9 6 5 6 6 5 4 83 60 5
  wRBplR, GiQQRUU 46 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 8 4 0 8 5 5 8 6 5 6 2 63 5
64 ARQiphaj, KRLaj 87 0-64 (42.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 5 8 5 6 4 5 8 65 2 5
40 mIIVRQ, wQRLIQ 80 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 65 63 5
68 OQaZR, S.z. 88 4-1 (05%) 5-9 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 1 -6 5
38 XRjR, HaliQaI 67 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 1 65 3 4 5 6 5 5 3 7 63 5
46 AajDlRUIj, ChQas 67 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 1 1 6 8 5 5 6 5 8 1 0 5
05 PVifIQ, qBRVi 62 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 4 3 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 9 5 5
83 kRsRlF, zij 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
7 WRMsURQ, biQURll  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 SQaJi, wQRLIQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  CIllajs, zisIj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   40-93 (39.4%) 6-64 (9.9%) 64-86 (16.7%) 64 43 39 86 64 5 9 9 5 69 21 97  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)