The Philadelphia 76ers (4-26), worst-team in the NBA, went head-to-head with the best team in the league Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors (25-5).
Results from the game showed the extreme mismatch between the two teams, as Golden State defeated the Sixers 126 to 86, a margin of 40 points. Trailing 61-34 at the half, the Sixers were not able to recover in the latter 24 minutes of game play as they fell for the 26th time this season. Philadelphia was out-shot by the Warriors, 56.1% to 38.4%.
Three former Sixers took the court for the Warriors, and produced the following results:
- Justin Holiday | SG | 15 min, 4-10 FGM-A, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 TO, 11 pts
- Andre Iguodala | SG | 20 min, 3-3 FGM-A, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 7 pts
- Marreese Speights | PF | 24 min, 9-13 FGM-A, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk, 23 pts
Sixers Starting Five
- Michael Carter-Williams | PG | 38 min, 1-7 FGM-A, 1 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 3 TO, 4 pts
- Robert Covington | SF | 38 min, 4-13 FGM-A, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 TO, 10 pts
- JaKarr Sampson | PF | 15 min, 2-7 FGM-A, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 7 pts
- Nerlens Noel | PF | 26 min, 3-13 FGM-A, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 TO, 8 pts
- Henry Sims | C | 23 min, 9-13 FGM-A, 7 reb, 3 TO, 19 pts
Warriors Starting Five
- Stephen Curry | PG | 27 min, 4-7 FGM-A, 3 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl, 3 TO, 13 pts
- Klay Thompson | SG | 24 min, 6-14 FGM-A, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 4 TO, 14 pts
- Harrison Barnes | SF | 28 min, 3-6 FGM-A, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
- Draymond Green | SF | 29 min, 3-7 FGM-A, 10 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 3 blk, 2 TO, 10 pts
- Marreese Speights | PF | 24 min, 9-13 FGM-A, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk, 23 pts
Atlantic Division Standings
- Toronto Raptors (24-7)
- Brooklyn Nets (15-16) | 9 GB
- Boston Celtics (10-18) | 12.5 GB
- New York Knicks (5-28) | 20 GB
- Philadephia 76ers (4-26) | 19.5 GB
What's Next:
- Friday | January 2, 2015 | @ Suns | 9:00 pm EST | TV: TCN; Radio: 97.5 FM
- Saturday | January 3, 2015 | @ Clippers | 10:30 pm EST | TV: TCN; Radio: 97.5 FM
- Monday | January 5, 2015 | vs. Cavaliers | 7:00 pm EST | TV: CSN; Radio: 97.5 FM
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is a contributor to Sixerdelphia.com.
