1st TEST for the Season: PRESEASON GAME
It was a sucessful beginning into the 2005/2006 season!
The Nets defeated the struggling 76ers with 122-106.
Tonight best scorers were Andre Iguodala with 21 points for the 76ers and Richard Jefferson for the Nets, scoring 20 points.
After a tied 1st quarter (25-25 points), the 76ers trailed by 8 going into half-timebreak(54-46).
By that point the 76ers werent able to overcome the deficit any more. in opposite they had a horrible 3rd quarter at the defensive end, where the Nets dropped 42 points on them with a field goal percentage of 0.80!!!!!
The quarter ended 42 to 33 for the Nets, who already looked like the winner. this was also the reason for the Nets to decrease their defensive effort and to let things roll like they rolled.
the 4th quarter ended 27 to 26 for Piladelphia but it didnt matter to the whole game.
The supporters of Philly were very disappointed by their team. they never looked like wanting to fight back into game! Especially AI seemed to be absent-minded. His effort with 13 points, 10 assists and 10!! TOs was one of his weakest in his career so far.
On the other side Cliff robinson showed hos A+Game getting 16 rebounds he played like being 20! Additional to his boards, he made 9 points and distributed 4 assists.
None of the players had more than 25 min in game because the coaches kept rotating a lot.
Further important player stats here:
Dalembert, 10p, 8reb, 4bl, 5/5 shots
Webber, 14p, 10reb, 7/11 shots
Krstic, 6p, 7reb
Padgett, 17p, 6reb
Carter, 11p, 10 minutes
Jackson, 13p, 4reb, 4as, 5/15 shots
Jefferson, 20p, 5reb, 2as, 4st
A next Preseason Game has been announced for Friday 14p.m. against the Golden State Warriors @ New Jersey. Then the team will officially be introduced!
A huge crowd is expected!!