Sixers stop slide, topple Nets

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03/17/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andre Iguodala netted 20 points and dished out eight assists as the Sixers took down the reeling Nets, 108-97, at the Wachovia Center.

Jrue Holiday netted 19 and Elton Brand added 12 points and eight boards as the Sixers swept the four-game season-series with the Nets.

Willie Green, Lou Williams and Rodney Carney each tallied 11 points for the Sixers, who snapped a five-game slide.

Chris Douglas-Roberts led New Jersey with 23 points off the bench as the Nets dropped their sixth in a row. They were without guard Devin Harris for the second straight game due to an upper respiratory illness.

Kenyon Dooling chipped in with 15 points, while Terrence Williams scored 13. Jarvis Hayes and Brook Lopez each racked up 12 points in defeat.

The Nets trimmed the Sixers edge to 83-70 on a Kris Humphries make almost two minutes into the final quarter, but the Sixers combated New Jersey's rally, pushing the advantage to as much as 18 before closing the game.

The Nets led by as many as four in the opening quarter at 11-7 on a Josh Boone reverse layup, but the Sixers tied the game at 13 and took the lead on a Green pull-up jumper with about seven minutes left in the frame. After tying the game at 18 on an Iguodola free throw, the Sixers mounted a 14-4 run to end the quarter up 32-22.

A Jason Kapono jumper at 1:30 into the second quarter pushed the Sixers edge to 11, but the Nets crawled back to within four with just over 7 1/2 minutes left in the half on a Humphries slam. The Sixers led by as many as 14 in the quarter and finished the first half up 60-49.

Philly widened its margin to 18 in the third on a Brand jumper with 8:48 to go and led by as many as 22 on a Kapono triple with 4:25 remaining.

Douglas-Roberts scored the last nine points for the Nets in the third and drained a long triple from the top of the key to trim the deficit to 81-68.

Game Notes

The Sixers shot 56 percent for the game...The Nets made 23-of-24 foul shots......The Nets have lost five straight on the road...Philly improves to 11-22 at home, while New Jersey dropped to 3-30 on the road.

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