GAME THREAD: NBA: CHARLOTTE (2-1) at PHILADELPHIA (1-2)

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 57
PHILADELPHIA 86 3:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 63
PHILADELPHIA 94 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CHA - MATT CARROLL 16, EMEKA OKAFOR 11, GERALD
WALLACE 10
PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 19, WILLIE GREEN 14,
RODNEY CARNEY 11</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CHARLOTTE 63
PHILADELPHIA 94 FINAL</div>

 

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Andre Iguodala scored 19 points and</div>Willie Green scored 12 of his 14 in the first half as thePhiladelphia 76ers opened a 17-point halftime lead and breezedto a 94-63 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday.

Iguodala, who took over the go-to role after the 76ers tradedstar point guard Allen Iverson last season, added sevenrebounds, five steals and four assists in addition to converting6-of-14 shots.


Playing without point guard Raymond Felton, who injured his leftknee in a 115-83 drubbing against Phoenix on Tuesday and islisted as day-to-day, the Bobcats looked sluggish with asputtering offense.


They avoided a career low of 62 points with a basket in the lastminute of the contest.


Green scored seven points in the first quarter as Philadelphiaopened a 23-14 lead and his 3-pointer with 56 ticks left in thesecond provided a 49-28 edge before Charlotte got a jumper fromPhiladelphia native Matt Carroll and two free throws by GeraldWallace to close out the half.


Iguodala's layup with 8:48 left in the third provided a 55-35edge and his fast-break dunk three minutes later off across-court feed by Andre Miller made it 61-41. Free throws bySamuel Dalembert and Iguodala pushed the Sixers' lead to 68-43with 2:46 to play in the third.


The Bobcats connected on just 34 percent (14-of-41) shooting inthe first half and missed all nine 3-point attempts.

Jeff McInnis, filling in for Felton, was 1-of-6 shooting andcommitted five of the Bobcats' 23 turnovers.


Carroll led the Bobcats with 16 points, but Jason Richardson andWallace combined for 14 points on 5-of-26 shooting.

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (63) AT PHILADELPHIA (94)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 31:40 3-11 4-7 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 10
E OKAFOR F 28:37 3-6 5-6 8 3 11 0 2 1 4 11
P BREZEC C 7:06 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
J RICHARDSON G 34:01 2-15 0-0 1 4 5 2 3 3 5 4
J MCINNIS G 22:46 1-6 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 5 2
R HOLLINS 17:31 1-1 1-2 2 5 7 0 1 0 2 3
D ANDERSON 25:14 0-5 3-4 0 2 2 8 4 0 2 3
M CARROLL 32:09 7-14 2-2 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 16
J DAVIDSON 13:32 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
J DUDLEY 14:43 2-8 0-0 5 2 7 0 2 1 3 4
W HERRMANN 12:41 0-4 2-2 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 23-75 17-23 18 28 46 16 21 5 26 63
(.307) (.739) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 29 (0 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

A IGUODALA F 33:43 6-14 6-10 3 4 7 4 2 5 5 19
R EVANS F 17:54 1-3 2-2 1 4 5 2 2 0 1 4
S DALEMBERT C 29:42 3-8 3-3 5 8 13 0 3 2 6 9
W GREEN G 28:02 5-10 2-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 14
A MILLER G 26:00 4-7 1-2 2 2 4 3 1 1 3 9
J SMITH 20:57 4-6 2-3 1 2 3 0 4 3 0 10
K KORVER 22:33 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 1 4 2 0 5
L WILLIAMS 23:57 3-8 1-2 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 7
R CARNEY 26:08 3-8 4-6 2 2 4 0 3 0 0 11
T YOUNG 11:04 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6

TOTALS 240:00 33-72 23-32 16 29 45 18 22 17 20 94
(.458) (.719) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 21 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 - 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 2, G WALLACE. PHILADELPHIA - R CARNEY 3,
S DALEMBERT 2, W GREEN, J SMITH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 0-13 (.000), G WALLACE 0-1, J RICHARDSON 0-
4, D ANDERSON 0-3, M CARROLL 0-3, J DUDLEY 0-1, W HERRMANN 0-1. PHILADELPHIA 5-
11 (.455), A IGUODALA 1-2, W GREEN 2-3, K KORVER 1-3, R CARNEY 1-3.

TECHNICAL FOULS: PHILADELPHIA - J SMITH.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEVIN FEHR, MARC DAVIS, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 9,317. T - 2:13.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (63)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 31:40 3-11 4-7 0-2 3 2 10
E Okafor 28:37 3-6 5-6 8-11 0 2 11
P Brezec 7:06 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
J Richardson 34:01 2-15 0-0 1-5 2 3 4
J McInnis 22:46 1-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 2
R Hollins 17:31 1-1 1-2 2-7 0 1 3
D Anderson 25:14 0-5 3-4 0-2 8 4 3
M Carroll 32:09 7-14 2-2 0-3 1 3 16
J Davidson 13:32 3-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 6
J Dudley 14:43 2-8 0-0 5-7 0 2 4
W Herrmann 12:41 0-4 2-2 1-5 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 23-75 17-23 18-46 16 21 63
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.307, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (G Wallace 0-1, J Richardson 0-4,
D Anderson 0-3, M Carroll 0-3, J Dudley 0-1,
W Herrmann 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:3 (E Okafor 2, G Wallace). Turnovers:26
(J McInnis 5, J Richardson 5, E Okafor 4, J
Dudley 3, D Anderson 2, R Hollins 2, M
Carroll 2, G Wallace 2, P Brezec). Steals: 5
(J Richardson 3, E Okafor, J Dudley).


PHILADELPHIA (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 33:43 6-14 6-10 3-7 4 2 19
R Evans 17:54 1-3 2-2 1-5 2 2 4
S Dalembert 29:42 3-8 3-3 5-13 0 3 9
W Green 28:02 5-10 2-2 0-2 3 0 14
A Miller 26:00 4-7 1-2 2-4 3 1 9
J Smith 20:57 4-6 2-3 1-3 0 4 10
K Korver 22:33 1-3 2-2 0-3 1 4 5
L Williams 23:57 3-8 1-2 1-1 5 2 7
R Carney 26:08 3-8 4-6 2-4 0 3 11
T Young 11:04 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 1 6

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-72 23-32 16-45 18 22 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.719. 3-Point Goals:
5-11, .455 (A Iguodala 1-2, W Green 2-3, K
Korver 1-3, R Carney 1-3). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:7 (R Carney 3, S Dalembert 2, W
Green, J Smith). Turnovers:20 (S Dalembert 6,
A Iguodala 5, A Miller 3, T Young 3, R Evans,
W Green, L Williams). Steals: 17 (A Iguodala
5, J Smith 3, S Dalembert 2, L Williams 2, T
Young 2, K Korver 2, A Miller).

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CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 - 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 - 94
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Philadelphia - 1 (J Smith,
8:20 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 9,317. T: 2:13.
Officials: Kevin Fehr, Marc Davis, Mark
Wunderlich.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (63) AT PHILADELPHIA (94)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 31:40 3-11 4-7 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 10
E OKAFOR F 28:37 3-6 5-6 8 3 11 0 2 1 4 11
P BREZEC C 7:06 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
J RICHARDSON G 34:01 2-15 0-0 1 4 5 2 3 3 5 4
J MCINNIS G 22:46 1-6 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 5 2
R HOLLINS 17:31 1-1 1-2 2 5 7 0 1 0 2 3
D ANDERSON 25:14 0-5 3-4 0 2 2 8 4 0 2 3
M CARROLL 32:09 7-14 2-2 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 16
J DAVIDSON 13:32 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
J DUDLEY 14:43 2-8 0-0 5 2 7 0 2 1 3 4
W HERRMANN 12:41 0-4 2-2 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 2
R FELTON DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 23-75 17-23 18 28 46 16 21 5 26 63
(.307) (.739) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 29 (34 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

A IGUODALA F 33:43 6-14 6-10 3 4 7 4 2 5 5 19
R EVANS F 17:54 1-3 2-2 1 4 5 2 2 0 1 4
S DALEMBERT C 29:42 3-8 3-3 5 8 13 0 3 2 6 9
W GREEN G 28:02 5-10 2-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 14
A MILLER G 26:00 4-7 1-2 2 2 4 3 1 1 3 9
J SMITH 20:57 4-6 2-3 1 2 3 0 4 3 0 10
K KORVER 22:33 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 1 4 2 0 5
L WILLIAMS 23:57 3-8 1-2 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 7
R CARNEY 26:08 3-8 4-6 2 2 4 0 3 0 0 11
T YOUNG 11:04 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6
K OLLIE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C BOOTH DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-72 23-32 16 29 45 18 22 17 20 94
(.458) (.719) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 21 (13 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 - 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 2, G WALLACE. PHILADELPHIA - R CARNEY 3,
S DALEMBERT 2, W GREEN, J SMITH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 0-13 (.000), G WALLACE 0-1, J RICHARDSON 0-
4, D ANDERSON 0-3, M CARROLL 0-3, J DUDLEY 0-1, W HERRMANN 0-1. PHILADELPHIA 5-
11 (.455), A IGUODALA 1-2, W GREEN 2-3, K KORVER 1-3, R CARNEY 1-3.

TECHNICAL FOULS: PHILADELPHIA - J SMITH, TEAM TECHNICAL FOUL.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEVIN FEHR, MARC DAVIS, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 9,317. T - 2:13.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (63)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 31:40 3-11 4-7 0-2 3 2 10
E Okafor 28:37 3-6 5-6 8-11 0 2 11
P Brezec 7:06 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
J Richardson 34:01 2-15 0-0 1-5 2 3 4
J McInnis 22:46 1-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 2
R Hollins 17:31 1-1 1-2 2-7 0 1 3
D Anderson 25:14 0-5 3-4 0-2 8 4 3
M Carroll 32:09 7-14 2-2 0-3 1 3 16
J Davidson 13:32 3-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 6
J Dudley 14:43 2-8 0-0 5-7 0 2 4
W Herrmann 12:41 0-4 2-2 1-5 0 0 2
R Felton DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 23-75 17-23 18-46 16 21 63
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.307, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
0-13, .000 (G Wallace 0-1, J Richardson 0-4,
D Anderson 0-3, M Carroll 0-3, J Dudley 0-1,
W Herrmann 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:3 (E Okafor 2, G Wallace). Turnovers:26
(J McInnis 5, J Richardson 5, E Okafor 4, J
Dudley 3, D Anderson 2, R Hollins 2, M
Carroll 2, G Wallace 2, P Brezec). Steals: 5
(J Richardson 3, E Okafor, J Dudley).


PHILADELPHIA (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 33:43 6-14 6-10 3-7 4 2 19
R Evans 17:54 1-3 2-2 1-5 2 2 4
S Dalembert 29:42 3-8 3-3 5-13 0 3 9
W Green 28:02 5-10 2-2 0-2 3 0 14
A Miller 26:00 4-7 1-2 2-4 3 1 9
J Smith 20:57 4-6 2-3 1-3 0 4 10
K Korver 22:33 1-3 2-2 0-3 1 4 5
L Williams 23:57 3-8 1-2 1-1 5 2 7
R Carney 26:08 3-8 4-6 2-4 0 3 11
T Young 11:04 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 1 6
K Ollie DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Booth DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-72 23-32 16-45 18 22 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.719. 3-Point Goals:
5-11, .455 (A Iguodala 1-2, W Green 2-3, K
Korver 1-3, R Carney 1-3). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:7 (R Carney 3, S Dalembert 2, W
Green, J Smith). Turnovers:20 (S Dalembert 6,
A Iguodala 5, A Miller 3, T Young 3, R Evans,
W Green, L Williams). Steals: 17 (A Iguodala
5, J Smith 3, S Dalembert 2, L Williams 2, T
Young 2, K Korver 2, A Miller).

-------------------------------------------
CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 - 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 - 94
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Philadelphia - 2 (J Smith,
8:20 2nd; Technical Foul, 9:01 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 9,317. T: 2:13.
Officials: Kevin Fehr, Marc Davis, Mark
Wunderlich.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHARLOTTE 14 18 15 16 63
PHILADELPHIA 23 26 21 24 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CHA - MATT CARROLL 16, EMEKA OKAFOR 11, GERALD
WALLACE 10
PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 19, WILLIE GREEN 14,
RODNEY CARNEY 11

HIGH REBOUND: CHA - EMEKA OKAFOR 11, RYAN HOLLINS 7, JARED
DUDLEY 7
PHI - SAMUEL DALEMBERT 13, ANDRE IGUODALA 7,
REGGIE EVANS 5

HIGH ASSISTS: CHA - DEREK ANDERSON 8, GERALD WALLACE 3, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 2
PHI - LOUIS WILLIAMS 5, ANDRE IGUODALA 4, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 3

ATT: 9,317</div>

 

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Andre Iguodala scored 19 points and</div>Willie Green scored 12 of his 14 in the first half as thePhiladelphia 76ers opened a 17-point halftime lead and breezedto a 94-63 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday.

Iguodala, who took over the go-to role after the 76ers tradedstar point guard Allen Iverson last season, added sevenrebounds, five steals and four assists in addition to converting6-of-14 shots.


Playing without point guard Raymond Felton, who injured his leftknee in a 115-83 drubbing against Phoenix on Tuesday and islisted as day-to-day, the Bobcats looked sluggish with asputtering offense.


They avoided a career low of 62 points with a basket in the lastminute of the contest, finishing the night shooting 31 percent(23-of-75). The Bobcats also came close to the NBA mark forfutility from the arc, missing all 13 shots. The WashingtonWizards set the NBA record by missing all 16 attempts in theirseason-opener.


Green scored seven points in the first quarter as Philadelphiaopened a 23-14 lead and his 3-pointer with 56 ticks left in thesecond provided a 49-28 edge before Charlotte got a jumper fromPhiladelphia native Matt Carroll and two free throws by GeraldWallace to close out the half.


Iguodala's layup with 8:48 left in the third provided a 55-35edge and his fast-break dunk three minutes later off across-court feed by Andre Miller made it 61-41. Free throws bySamuel Dalembert and Iguodala pushed the Sixers' lead to 68-43with 2:46 to play in the third.


The Bobcats connected on just 34 percent (14-of-41) shooting inthe first half and missed all nine 3-point attempts.

Jeff McInnis, filling in for Felton, was 1-of-6 shooting andcommitted five of the Bobcats' 23 turnovers.


Carroll led the Bobcats with 16 points, but Jason Richardson andWallace combined for 14 points on 5-of-26 shooting.

 

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Andre Iguodala scored 19 points andWillie Green added 12 of his 14 in the first half as thePhiladelphia 76ers opened a 17-point lead and breezed to a 94-63victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday.


Iguodala, who took over the go-to role after the 76ers tradedstar point guard Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets lastseason, added seven rebounds, five steals and four assists inaddition to converting 6-of-14 shots.


"We did some good things on defense and it starts there,"Iguodala said. "It makes the offense a little easier. We haveguys who can get out on the fast break. We just tried to getout and run more."


Playing without point guard Raymond Felton, who injured his leftknee in a 115-83 drubbing against Phoenix on Tuesday and islisted as day-to-day, the Bobcats looked sluggish with asputtering offense.


"We know that Raymond has a big impact on this team. I guessthat we didn't realize how much," Bobcats coach Sam Vincentsaid." We missed him, his shots, and his ball control. Wenever got into anything and that rolled over to our defense."

"We knew that they had a game last night," Iguodala said. "Weknew that they would be a little tired so we tried to takeadvantage of that."


They avoided a career low of 62 points with a basket in the lastminute of the contest, finishing the night shooting 31 percent(23-of-75) with 26 turnovers. The Bobcats also came close tothe NBA mark for futility from the arc, missing all 13 shots.The Washington Wizards set the NBA record by missing all 16attempts in their season-opener.


"We never got into our offense," Vincent. "Guys got careless andsloppy with the ball. We've been pretty good with turnovers andtonight it just fell apart." "We wanted to make sure ourdefense was solid," Green said. "The guys did a real good job ofgetting their hand on the loose balls. We were able to getsome easy baskets."


Green scored seven points in the first quarter as Philadelphiaopened a 23-14 lead and his 3-pointer with 56 ticks left in thesecond provided a 49-28 edge before Charlotte got a jumper fromPhiladelphia native Matt Carroll and two free throws by GeraldWallace to close out the half.


Iguodala's layup with 8:48 left in the third provided a 55-35edge and his fast-break dunk three minutes later off across-court feed by Andre Miller made it 61-41. Free throws bySamuel Dalembert and Iguodala pushed the Sixers' lead to 68-43with 2:46 to play in the third.


"In the past, we've had games where we let the lead slip," Greensaid. "For the most part, we continued to put the pressure onthose guys."


The Bobcats connected on just 34 percent (14-of-41)shooting in the first half and missed all nine 3-point attempts.

"It's happened to us the last two nights," Wallace said. "Wehave to figure out what we're doing in the first five minutesthat has us knee-deep in the dirt."


Jeff McInnis, filling in for Felton, was 1-of-6 shooting andcommitted five turnovers.


Carroll led the Bobcats with 16 points, but Jason Richardson andWallace combined for 14 points on 5-of-26 shooting.