My companion for the game last nite summed it up quite well ... He said the Sixers looked like they were running in water. They got off to a slow start, fell behind early, fought back to gain the advantage and faltered in the fourth. In fact, the 76ers lead going into the fourth by 5 and scored a mere 10 points! AI had 37 points, but the next highest scorer was Samuel Dalembert with 10. Nobody was willing to shoot, but AI. Big Dog had no bark. Without the inured Kenny Thomas, rebounding and inside scoring was suspect. No one could guard Ron Artest, who had his best game of the year. In fact, the defense looked confused. The Sixers spent a lot of time in a zone that looked like a high school 2-1-2 zone. The 76ers were constantly plagued with poor floor balance.
Looking at the box score ... the 76ers outscored the Pacers in the paint 38-36, but that was skewed by Dalembert's 10 point on garbage buckets ...
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