Although they had won four of their last five games, something was wrong with the 76ers' squad. Yes, they enjoyed great chemistry, as all their stars were playing with only one objective in mind: the Finals. Although, the management though that something was missing.
A consistent problem with the team was their 3-point efficiency. Although having great long-distance shooters like Jrue Holiday or Dell Curry among others, the management was thirsty for a 3-point specialist. And they found him: although risking to affect their team chemistry, they decided to trade George Lynch to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for sharp-shooter Nick Young.
Destiny wanted that the first match of Nick Young with a 76ers jersey was against the Timberwolves. The Minnesota team was struggling to win as an important player of their team, Jerome Kersey, was still injured. All the weight of the team's offence fell on Gerald Green and Jason Kidd. Nick Young would come off the bench, but the other player involved in that trade, George Lynch, would be a starter, since now he was the Wolves' best available small forward.
The match was a blood-bath. Allen Iverson instantly took the lead of the 76ers' offence. He was absolutely unstoppable. When the first half ended, AI had played 19 minutes and had scored 41 points. Because the match was already out of range for their rivals, Iverson wouldn't return to the game.
The bench took the relay: Dell Curry scored 12 points, Thaddeus Young socred 10 and JJ Barea scored 7 on a season-high 14 minutes. However, Nick Young struggled to produce in his new team and only scored 5 points in 11 minutes and shooting 2-4 from the field.
On the Timberwolves' side, only Gerald Green and Aaron Gray enjoyed a good game. Mitch Richmond finished with a season-low 10 points, Chase Budinger had one of the worst matches in his career, as he shot 3-9 and 0-3 from the 3-point line, and Jason Kidd ended up with no points after he missed every single one of his six field goals attemps. In his first game with the Wolves jersey, George Lynch only scored 4 points in 22 minutes after missing 3 of his 5 shots.
For The Brotherhood, only time would tell if the decision of trading away Lynch would be a success or not, but for the time being, they had to focus in their next match against the Boston Celtics.
Post-Game Stats:
A consistent problem with the team was their 3-point efficiency. Although having great long-distance shooters like Jrue Holiday or Dell Curry among others, the management was thirsty for a 3-point specialist. And they found him: although risking to affect their team chemistry, they decided to trade George Lynch to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for sharp-shooter Nick Young.
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| Former Wizards player, Nick Young was enjoying a lot of minutes with the Wolves after Jerome Kersey's injury |
Destiny wanted that the first match of Nick Young with a 76ers jersey was against the Timberwolves. The Minnesota team was struggling to win as an important player of their team, Jerome Kersey, was still injured. All the weight of the team's offence fell on Gerald Green and Jason Kidd. Nick Young would come off the bench, but the other player involved in that trade, George Lynch, would be a starter, since now he was the Wolves' best available small forward.
The match was a blood-bath. Allen Iverson instantly took the lead of the 76ers' offence. He was absolutely unstoppable. When the first half ended, AI had played 19 minutes and had scored 41 points. Because the match was already out of range for their rivals, Iverson wouldn't return to the game.
The bench took the relay: Dell Curry scored 12 points, Thaddeus Young socred 10 and JJ Barea scored 7 on a season-high 14 minutes. However, Nick Young struggled to produce in his new team and only scored 5 points in 11 minutes and shooting 2-4 from the field.
On the Timberwolves' side, only Gerald Green and Aaron Gray enjoyed a good game. Mitch Richmond finished with a season-low 10 points, Chase Budinger had one of the worst matches in his career, as he shot 3-9 and 0-3 from the 3-point line, and Jason Kidd ended up with no points after he missed every single one of his six field goals attemps. In his first game with the Wolves jersey, George Lynch only scored 4 points in 22 minutes after missing 3 of his 5 shots.
For The Brotherhood, only time would tell if the decision of trading away Lynch would be a success or not, but for the time being, they had to focus in their next match against the Boston Celtics.
Post-Game Stats:
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