The Starting Lineup: Sixers And Nuggets Do Not Disappoint

I talked about the Nuggets @ Sixers game in that Andre Miller piece, but I never mentioned anything about the Sixers.  In a game that ended with just four points of separation after an overtime and 53 minutes of extremely shaky Violet Palmer officiating Philadelphia deserves a little attention too.  Early on in the game, maybe around the end of the first quarter, Philly had pulled ahead but the Nuggets were making a bit of a comeback.  Then Thad Young and “the night shift” came in and put an end to it.  I remember thinking to myself whichever team has the more productive bench will win this game.  Turns out both teams got exactly the same number of points–54–from their reserves.  Funny that it went to OT.  Anyway, Thad went on to have an excellent game of 22 points and 7 boards, but it was Evan Turner who put in late-game work for Philly, scoring over half of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.  After the Sixers had been given a bit of a gift in the form of a ticky-ta...