ATS Consultants posted on February 04, 2012 00:56
The Philadelphia 76ers were off to a great start this season and some felt they might have made elite status in the Eastern Conference. That was until they met the Miami Heat for the second time this season.
And for the second time, the Heat routed the Sixers.
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
In the fourth quarter, James shifted to point guard, sparking a dominant late run that put away the pesky Sixers. James led a makeshift lineup that included Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller to a 15-0 spurt in the quarter. It turned a tight one for 36 minutes into a comfortable victory and handed the Sixers just their third home loss of the season.
Mario Chalmers scored 13 points and Chris Bosh had 12 to help the Heat in a needed bounce-back game.
James scored a season-high 40 points in a loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The Heat held a tough practice Thursday in Philadelphia to get back on track. The Heat went broke down all aspects of the team via film and some honest communication.
Thaddeus Young scored 16 points for the Sixers, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Miami's 113-92 win Jan. 21 was Philadelphia's only double-digit loss of the season. Entering the fourth, duplicating that feat seemed out of reach.
Unlike the Sixers, the Heat can turn to their stable of stars to crank up the pressure.
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