November 23rd, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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Although Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand has gotten out of the gate rather slowly, perhaps he is slowly getting his offensive touch back; in Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors at Wachovia Center, Brand had what could have been arguably his best game of the season as he scored 23 points, leading Philadelphia to the 89-81 win over Golden State.
With the 76ers holding a 27-17 lead entering the second quarter they would manufacture a 14-2 run – including four consecutive three-pointers by Thaddeus Young and Andre Iguodala – which would allow Philadelphia to build a 55-35 lead with 2:19 left in the first half; they would go into halftime with a 57-39 lead. The 76ers would hold an 84-81 edge in the fourth quarter when Andre Miller would hit a trey with 2:15 remaining in the game to up their lead to 6; he would add a pair of free throws to give Philadelphia an 89-81 cushion, which they would hang on to.
Brand led all 76ers scorers with 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot while Iguodala added 15 with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot; Samuel Dalembert, while scoring only 8 points, grabbed 16 rebounds with a steal and 2 blocked shots. Golden State was led by Kelenna Azubuike with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a blocked shot while Stephen Jackson added 12 with 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and a blocked shot. Philadelphia (7-6) plays again on Monday when they travel to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Bobcats while Golden State (5-8) make the short commute to Washington, D.C. to take on the Wizards on Tuesday.
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