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PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers had one of their worst performances of the season to open a rugged stretch on the schedule. Detroit Lions Cyber Monday Jerseys . It was good enough to beat slumping Orlando. Still, the surprising Sixers know theyll have to play better if they want to prove theyre for real during a 10-day stretch of games against some of the top teams in the NBA. Andre Iguodala had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead Philadelphia to its third straight win, 74-69 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. The Sixers raced to their best start in nearly a decade by taking advantage of a soft schedule for the first third of the season, but it gets tough from here. Orlando was the first opponent in a long run of games against winning teams that includes home games this week against Chicago and Miami. Led by Iguodalas burst in the third quarter, the Sixers (15-6) outlasted the stumbling Magic and won despite posting their lowest point total of the season. Dwight Howards 17 points and 11 rebounds werent enough in Orlandos fourth straight loss. The Sixers shot 38 per cent from the floor, 27 per cent from 3-point range and 53 per cent from the foul line, some of their worst numbers of the season. "I would have not bet on us winning that game tonight," with those numbers, coach Doug Collins said. After Chicago and Miami, the Sixers play Saturday at Atlanta. They return home next week for games against the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers. "That was a much-needed win for us here with what we have ahead of us this week," Collins said. Howard wants out of Orlando and criticized his teammates Friday for not playing hard enough in a loss to New Orleans. He missed eight of 13 free throws overall against Philadelphia and the Magic missed 14 of 17 shots from the floor in the third. Ryan Anderson had 14 points and 20 rebounds. After losing to the lowly Hornets, Howard said his teammates should just stay in the locker room if they didnt want to play. Orlandos star centre said its OK to rip his team even though hed like to be traded. "Its not the first time Ive called them out," Howard said. "As a leader, youve got to do things that people dont like. People hate what they dont understand. My teammates understand why I said what I said. They all agree. Its not like, Oh, Dwights wrong with what he said. But thats with anything. My job is to challenge my teammates and challenge myself to go out and play every night." The Magic missed nine straight shots during a 6-minute stretch in the third that allowed the Sixers to build a double-digit lead. Jodie Meeks hit a 3-pointer for a 53-40 lead and the 76ers withstood three late 3s by Orlando that trimmed the final margin. The Magic scored only nine points in the third quarter. Howard had all three baskets. With 6 minutes left in the game, the Magic had yet to reach 50 points. "Were still a great basketball team, were just going through a tough stretch. Thats it," Howard said. "Theres no need for us to complain or point the finger or for anybody to panic. Were going to be fine." Long the fourth pro team in Philadelphia, the improved Sixers are winning back fans one victory at a time. They improved to 11-2 at home in front one of their largest crowds of the season (16,299). Heading into a timeout in the third, the Atlantic Division leaders walked off toward the huddle to a standing ovation. Coming off a triple-double against Detroit on Saturday, Iguodala fell four assists shy of a repeat effort. The rest of the Sixers struggled to score, but Philadelphia didnt need to do much against an Orlando team that has completely unraveled. Evan Turner scored 12 points for the Sixers and Thaddeus Young had 10. Sixers first-year CEO Adam Aron mingled with fans as the teams retro theme song was blasted for the enthusiastic crowd. Aron and the new ownership group have overhauled the game-night atmosphere, but the biggest change has come on the court. Theyll need more than a catchy tune to get through the next two weeks. Fans yelled "On the list!" at Howard, a reference to placing the Sixers on his short list of teams where hed like to be traded. Asked if hed put the blossoming Sixers on the list, Howard simply said it was a blessing to be wanted by teams. Before the game, Howard walked around the locker room with a brick in each hand, playfully swinging them around and yelling, "Im going to knock somebody in the head!" He shot more bricks from the free throw line, not a total surprise considering he shoots 46 per cent from the line. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he needs to find answers to stop the losing. "We have to address the issues at hand," he said. "I dont know if its fatigue. I just know we are not playing well. Clearly, we have some things to address on offence." Notes: Magic point guard Jameer Nelson did not travel with the team, sidelined with concussion-like symptoms after taking an inadvertent blow to the head and jaw in Orlandos loss at New Orleans on Friday. Van Gundy said Nelson could be sidelined another week. ... The 76ers played again without starting centre Spencer Hawes (left Achilles strain) and his backup, rookie Nik Vucevic (left quad strain). ... Iguodala moved into fourth place on the teams career steals list, passing Charles Barkley. ... Orlandos nine points in the third was the low against Philly for a quarter. Emmanuel Lamur Black Friday Jersey . -- During the Magics recent struggles one of the few constants has been the offence provided by Arron Afflalo. Mitchell Schwartz Black Friday Jersey . The Braves on Monday announced plans to honour Jones in a pregame ceremony Sept. 28 before they open a series against the New York Mets. http://www.shopnflonline.net/Black-Friday-Cincinna...er-Mond ay/ . The former Thrashers have lost five of their first six games and are coming off Thursdays 4-1 loss in Ottawa. The game can be heard on TSN Radio 1290 and TSN.ca/Winnipeg starting at 8pm ct. Ottawa allowed less than five goals for just the third time this season as Craig Anderson made 35 saves to help the Senators skate to the easy win over the Jets. Mike Singletary Cyber Monday Jersey . TSN 1290s coverage begins with Hustler & Lawless live from the Exchange Restaurant at 3pm ct. Rick Ralph hosts the official Jets pregame show at 5pm ct. Johnathan Joseph Cyber Monday Jersey . Hill participated in the teams morning shootaround, which is part of the process of passing his concussion test. But doctors had not yet cleared Hill to play.HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut went down to the wire with another opponent. This time there was no clutch shot by Shabazz Napier. UConns star guard, known for heroics such as a last-second shot that beat Florida earlier this month, missed three times in the final 40 seconds and the 10th-ranked Huskies lost for the first time this season, 53-51 to Stanford. "With Shabazz, you live with that, because hes put this team on his back a lot of times," UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. "But he could have taken it to the basket a couple of times, but he settled for the long 3-ball." Chasson Randle scored 22 points and the Cardinal (8-2) beat a Top 25 team away from Palo Alto for the first time since the 2008 NCAA tournament. The Cardinals previous seven wins this season came over teams that were a combined 32-41. "I think its an important win for our conference," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said, referring to the Pac-12. "A number of teams have had some real signature wins, and Im just happy that we were able to have one as well." Josh Huestis added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dwight Powell had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Stanford which overcame a 10-point halftime deficit. DeAndre Daniels had 15 points for UConn (9-1), which was 6 of 10 from behind the arc in the first half and 0 for 12 in the second. Connecticut this season already had beaten Maryland, Indiana and Florida by a point and won by two against Boston College. But the Huskies could not get a clutch basket down the stretch against Stanford. Randles jump shot with 3 1/2 minutes left gave the Cardinal a 52-49 lead. The Huskies pulled within a point when Daniels tipped in a missed 3-point attempt by Niels Giffey. Napier, who finished with 12 points and eight assists, missed two 3-pointers on a key possession with the Huskies trailing 52-51. Stanford got the ball back with 28 seconds left after a scrum underneath the basket. Napier fouled Huestis on the inbounds play and he hit one of two free throws. Napier missed another shot with 8 seconds left, forcing UConn to foul agaain. J.J. Watt Black Friday Jersey. He got the ball back on a rebound after Huestis missed another free throw; dribbled down the court, but instead of trying a contested shot, he passed to Omar Calhoun. His long jumber from the right wing bounced off the rim. "I felt like Omar was the most open guy at the time," Napier said. "I felt like it was going to go in, and I bet he did too." UConn led by 10 points at halftime and pushed the lead to 43-30, before consecutive 3-pointers by Anthony Brown and Randle. That started a 14-0 run by the Cardinal, who used a stifling zone defence to hold the Huskies without a field goal for more than 6 minutes. The Huskies were just 5 of 31 from the field in the second half. "It was just a matter of us being aggressive on the defensive end," Randle said. "Just being active, getting our hands moving, getting our feet moving and getting our feet moving and just hustling." A driving basket and free throw by Randle gave Stanford its first lead of the second half at 44-43. The Huskies closed the first half on a 14-3 run that ended when Napier stole the ball from Randle and found Lasan Kromah ahead of the field for an easy layup just before buzzer. UConn came in shooting better than 46 per cent from beyond the arc, with five players having made 10 or more 3-pointers. The loss snapped a 54-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents that dated to 2007. Connecticut was coming off its annual hiatus for final exams. The Huskies had not played in 12 days, since a 95-68 win over Maine, a game in which UConn hit 14 3-pointers. Stanford ended a 13-day break last Saturday with a 27-point win over UC Davis. UConn plays at Washington, another Pac-12 team, on Saturday. The Huskies had dominated that conference, coming into Wednesday they were 17-2 and had won 13 straight since falling to UCLA in the 1995 NCAA West Regional championship. "Well learn from this," Daniels said. "Were not going to have all the time when (Napiers) going to be the hero of the game and knock down a shot." ' ' '
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