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New Sixers forward Ersan Ilyasova's marathon day ends with loss
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ersan Ilyasova looked worn down Wednesday night, sitting in front of his locker with his feet in a bucket of ice and ice packs wrapped around his knees. That’s no surprise, considering what Ilyasova had gone through in the past 24 hours. But the 6-foot-10 forward dug in deep when the Sixers needed him to,...
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Instant Replay: Hornets 109, Sixers 93
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For two quarters, the Sixers looked to be on the verge of winning their first game of the season. But a big letdown — both offensively and defensively — in the third quarter allowed the Charlotte Hornets to storm back, taking a 109-93 victory over the Sixers on Wednesday night at the Spectrum Center. Dario Saric and...
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Sixers secure season's worst record in NBA with loss to Hornets
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were a few things head coach Brett Brown liked about the Sixers‘ performance Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Yet one thing — shooting, or lack of it — made the positives moot during the Sixers’ 100-91 loss to the Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena (see Instant Replay). The Sixers shot just 36.7 percent from…
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Instant Replay: Hornets 100, Sixers 91
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jerami Grant and Hollis Thompson scored 17 points each but the Sixers saw their losing streak extended to 11 games with a 100-91 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Elton Brand added 13 points and 11 rebounds, Carl Landry had 16 points and Nik Stauskas 11 for the Sixers,…
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Sixers get ‘education in NBA post play' in blowout loss to Hornets
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Sixers have two of the NBA’s best up-and-coming inside players in Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor. But Noel and Okafor got an education in playing the NBA’s inside game from one of the league’s best post players Friday night. Charlotte center Al Jefferson more than held his own against Noel and Okafor as...
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Instant Replay: Hornets 113, Sixers 88
BOX SCORE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nerlens Noel scored 16 points and three other players finished in double figures, but the Sixers fell behind early in a 113-88 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Nik Stauskas added 15 points, Jerami Grant 12 and Jahlil Okafor 10 for the Sixers (0-13), who have now lost 23…