Checking In With Lou Williams

by Brendan Bowers / @StepienRules It’s been 11 years since the Philadelphia 76ers won at the current pace they’re winning right now. That year, Allen Iverson put Philly on his back to score just about every point himself while leading his team to the 2001 NBA Finals. This year’s Sixers are winning differently, but they’re still winning. Lou Williams is coming off the bench to average a career-high 15.7 points per game right now, and around him there are seven other Sixers stepping up to average at least 9 points per night as well. A collective effort that is the reason his team has posted the third best record in the Eastern Conference so far, according to Philly’s leading scorer Lou Williams. “For us to win games we have to do it collectively,” Lou Williams told SLAMonline over the weekend. “And all our guys are stepping up and playing well to help us win right now.” One of those guys who’s stepped up his all-around game is Andre Igoudala. While the 12.8 points he’s averaging righ...