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Williams’ Big Fourth Quarter Helps Sixers Defeat Spurs 106-94
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Lou Williams scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-94 win over the Spurs.
Andre Iguodala added 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Elton Brand went for 18 points and seven boards for the Sixers, who stopped a two- game slide. Jrue Holiday and Thaddeus Young chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the win.
"We don't have one guy. Whether it's Lou, Andre, Thad, Elton, it seems like when we play like this, everyone gets involved and helps close things," Philadelphia head coach Eddie Jordan said.
Manu Ginobili posted 24 points to lead San Antonio, which fell to 4-3 on its eight-game road trip. George Hill scored 18 points, and Tim Duncan donated 10 points and nine rebounds in defeat.
Tony Parker went 1-for-9 from the floor and netted a mere two points for the Spurs.
Philadelphia trailed throughout the third but quickly erased a 76-73 deficit when Young followed an Iguodala dunk with two free throws to open the final stanza.
With the Sixers ahead 87-86 near the midway point, Williams sank two free throws to start a string of 15 straight points by the hosts.
Brand ended the flurry with a jumper for a 102-86 advantage with 3 1/2 minutes to play, and the Sixers cruised from there.
"The Sixers did a great job of bringing their athleticism and pressure in the second half and we folded. That was the ball game," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said.
The Spurs led 26-25 after the first frame and scored 10 of the final 12 points in the second -- including eight from Ginobili -- to take a 52-45 edge to the locker room.
Duncan recorded his 3,000th career assist in the first quarter. He became the third player in NBA history to record 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 2,000 blocks in a career (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon)...Sixers center Samuel Dalembert was ejected in the third quarter for arguing a call from the bench...The home team has won the last six meetings in this series...DeJuan Blair ended with 12 points for the Spurs.
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