The 76ers continue to struggle when their second unit is on the floor. The offense tends to break down without starting point guard Andre Miller because Lou Williams tends to dribble too much and the other players stand around because they don't get the ball when they move.

Forward Elton Brand had noticed. He had twice referred to the reserves' inability to protect leads in earlier losses. It happened again Friday at the Wachovia Center and he again pointed it out.

In the first half of an 89-88 win over the Clippers, the reserves combined for four points on 1-for-10 shooting, three assists and three turnovers in 28 minutes, 15 seconds. Their plus-minus ratio was -27.

Head coach Maurice Cheeks tried to put starter Thaddeus Young in with the second group for a...

Elton Brand went through the usual pregame routine a former All-Star makes the first time he plays his old team. There was the hug for Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy, the greetings with the assistants and trash talking with his former teammates. He ended the reunion with something to remember: Brand beat his former team with his biggest basket yet for his new one.

It's been three long weeks since the Minnesota Timberwolves last won a basketball game. "It seems like 1,000 years," forward Craig Smith said. Not anymore, thanks to Smith's superb effort off the bench and Al Jefferson's refusal to let his Timberwolves collapse in the fourth quarter again. Jefferson scored six of his 25 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes to lift Minnesota to a 102-96 victory over the...

The Philadelphia 76ers expended quite a bit of energy in overcoming a 26-point deficit in their victory at Indiana. Yet they still had plenty of pep one night later. Thaddeus Young scored 23 points, Elton Brand and Andre Iguodala added 15 apiece, and the 76ers cruised past the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder, 110-85 on Saturday.

Philadelphia 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks gave his team a simple yet effective message after the first quarter against Indiana. His players responded Friday night, overcoming a 26-point deficit to beat the Pacers 94-92. "I told them to keep fighting," Cheeks said following a dismal first quarter, which ended with the Pacers ahead 38-13.

Elton Brand scored a season-high 25 points, Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each had 18, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 106-96 on Wednesday night. Willie Green scored 17 points and Marreese Speights had 12 for the 76ers, who won for the first time in four road games this season.

The Utah Jazz played really well without star point guard Deron Williams, winning five of their first six games. They're thrilled to have him back. Williams played for the first time this season to lead the Utah Jazz past the Philadelphia 76ers 93-80 on Tuesday night. He had seven points and nine assists after missing the first six games because of a sprained left ankle he suffered in a preseason...