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Found January 24, 2012 on Philadelphia 76ers Blog:
PLAYERS: Elton Brand,  Andre Iguodala,  Jordan Crawford,  John Wall,  Andray Blatche
TEAMS: Philadelphia 76ers,  Washington Wizards,  New Jersey Nets

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The Sixers seem to always have a huge match-up advantage against the Washington Wizard. The Sixers easy win over the Wizards 103-83 is another one for the books where the Sixers again defend home court and really taking it to lower competition. So far the Sixers have not overlooked anyone and appears to be in business mode each game. The Sixers were down two bigs, specifically Spencer Hawes and Nik Vucevic but Elton Brand providing a veteran stable presence filled the void and finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Iguodala also had a impact despite not scoring alot of points. Iguodala finished with 7 points, 11 assist and 7 rebounds. His unselfish play really helped the Sixers move the ball and get good looks practically all night. Jrue Holiday had 17 points and 4 assist. Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams each had 14 points. Rookie Lavoy Allen played well in his most extensive action scoring 10 points and grabbing 6 rebounds.For the Wizards, Jordan Crawford scored 17 points of...
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