Thad Young led the Sixers in both points and rebounds, finishing with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Young hit 4 threes and swiped 4 steals to round out his impressive performance. Carter-Williams added 27 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 4 steals in another all-around game in his young career. Spencer Hawes grabbed 7 rebounds and turned away 2 shots for blocks to go with his 12 points. Wroten added 22 points off the bench. Philly had trouble hitting shots, only connecting on 39% for the game. After hitting 9 three-pointers in the 1st half, the Sixers would only connect on 2 more and they came early in the 3rd. The 76ers were out-rebounded 49-57.
Miles Plumlee led Phoenix with a career-high 22 points and added 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. Dragic scored 21 and 5 assists while Bledsoe added 4 assists, 3 steals to go with his 20 points. Morris added 18 points off the bench. Phoenix killed the Sixers in transition, out-scoring them 31-14 in transition. The Suns recorded 11 blocks as a team.
The Sixers will travel to LA to play the Lakers on Sunday. They will look to improve defensively and finally pull out their 2nd win on the road this season.
By: Matt Ryan