National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 108, Houston 97
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #72 Kevin Cutler, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance:
16635
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Jrue Holiday scored 24 points and had 12 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 108-97 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Thaddeus Young came off the bench to score eight of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and fellow reserve Lou Williams added 15 points to lift the Sixers (39-36) to their second straight win.
Kyle Lowry led a balanced attack with 19 points for the Rockets (39-36), who suffered just their second loss in the last eight games.
Kevin Martin scored 18 points, Luis Scola added 17 and Chase Budinger 15 for Houston, which entered the night trailing eighth-place Memphis by two games in the Western Conference.
Williams scored the final five points of the third quarter to give the Sixers an 84-82 lead. Young and Spencer Hawes had four points apiece in a 10-2 spurt as Philadelphia extended the lead to 98-88 with 5:07 left.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Kyle Lowry 19 |
Scoring |
Jrue Holiday 24 |
|
Chuck Hayes 7 |
Assists |
Jrue Holiday 12 |
|
Chase Budinger 9 |
Rebounds |
Thaddeus Young 9 |
|
Chase Budinger 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jrue Holiday 7 |
|
Kyle Lowry 3 |
Steals |
Jodie Meeks 2 |
|
Kyle Lowry 2 |
Blocks |
Elton Brand 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
97 |
41.0 |
8-18 |
21-22 |
25 |
38 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
| Philadelphia
|
108 |
54.1 |
5-13 |
11-12 |
30 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.