by dascoot on Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:35 am
Jason Richardson 25 points lead Sixers to win over Pacers in season opener
Having been out since 2013 with injuries, it was a mystery if J-Rich would ever return to the NBA. It's good great that he is back. He scored 25 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Indiana Pacers in the 80-78 season opener. Coach Brett Brown said " It is great to start off the season with a win especially on the road against a tough team like the Pacers the last few seasons. It's great to have a roster filled with some low post defense in Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel. Nerlens Noel played his first NBA game, after having to sit out all of last season recovering from knee surgery. Noel was solid in his debut with 14 points and 8 rebounds on 6 of 9 shooting from the field. Noel played 35 minutes of action and was saying " It felt good to be out on the court helping my team get this win". I enjoy playing alongside Joel Embiid in the paint". I know everyone is wondering how did Joel Embiid do. He scored 4 points and 5 rebounds, on 2 of 3 shooting in 26 minutes of action. Embiid said " well i didn't start my first game getting a lot of touches" , but I am going to continue to work on my game". " I want to be one of the most dominate centers in the NBA". Hollis Thompson scored 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting off the bench, and new comer Javale McGee achieved a double-double off the bench with 10 points and 12 rebounds on 5 of 6 shooting. The Sixers acquired Mcgee to take on his contract to get a first round pick. McGee is looking like a solid guy coming off the bench. The Sixers shot 43 percent for the game.
For the Indiana Pacers Paul George lead the way with 26 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks. CJ Miles scored 14 points. Point guard George Hill added 13 points 6 assists, 5 rebounds on 6 of 11 shooting. Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel said " I thought we were to going to win this game, " but the Sixers found a way to get the job done at the end" . The Pacers shot 45 percent for the game.
Scores by quarter
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Philadelphia 20 21 19 20 80
Indiana 23 15 25 15 78
76ers Starters
C- Joel Embiid- 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2/3 FG- 26 minutes
PF- Nerlens Noel- 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6/9 FG, 2/4 FT - 35 mintues
SF- Luc Mbah A Moute- 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2/3 FG - 37 minutes
SG- Jason Richardson- 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 10/22 FG, 4/9 3PTFG, 1/2 FT - 36 minutes
PG- Tim Frazier- 6 points, 10 assists, 2 turnovers, 2/15 FG, 0/4 3PTFG, 2/2 FT - 40 minutes
76ers Top Three Bench Scorers
SF- Hollis Thompson- 12 points, 4/10 FG, 4/9 3PTFG- 13 minutes
C- Javale McGee- 10 points, 12 rebounds, 5/6 FG - 19 minutes
C- Henry Sims- 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1/2 FG- 12 minutes
Indiana Pacers Starters
C- Roy Hibbert- 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3/9 FG- 35 minutes
PF- David West- 7 points, 11 rebounds, 2/3 FG 3/3 FT- 35 minutes
SF- Paul George- 26 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 11/23 FG, 4/10 3PTFG - 40 minutes
SG- C.J. Miles- 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6/16 FG, 2/9 3PTFG, - 38 minutes
PG- George Hill- 13 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 6/11 FG, 1/3 3PTFG
Indiana Pacers Top 3 Bench Scorers
SF- Solomon Hill- 5 points, 2/2 FG, 1/1 FT- 9 minutes
PG- C.J. Watson- 5 points, 2/3 FG, 1/1 3PTFG- 9 minutes
C- Ian Mahinmi- 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1/3 FG, - 10 minutes
Philadelphia 76ers Team Stats
FG %- 43% ( 33-76)
3PT%- 32% ( 8-25)
FT%- 60% ( 6-10)
Points in the Paint- 40
Bench Points- 27
Assists- 22
Off Rebounds- 8
Def Rebounds- 34
Steals- 4
Blocks- 2
Biggest Lead- 3
Indiana Pacers Team Stats
Team FG%- 45% ( 33-73)
3PT% 35% ( 8-23)
FT% 100% ( 4-4)
Points in the paint- 42
Bench Points- 12
Assists- 18
Off Rebounds- 5
Def Rebounds- 35
Steals- 2
Blocks- 5
Biggest Lead- 7
Not every game in the first season I will go into this much depth with stories, but I will let you know who won and a few of the leading scorers especially the rookies. I hope you are enjoying this series so far. Please bear with me for I have never done video before, so I will try to do video sometimes especially in the second season, where the generated rookies are, and will give you some info about them coming up later in the season. Send me your comments on what you think about this win