Suns and Sixers Lose
Posted on November 19th, 2006 by
After the great 3-0 start by the 76ers I thought my two favourite teams (the sixers and suns) might both actually have great seasons, but since then it’s been all downhill. Tonight both my teams lost in overtime games; the 76ers against the Clippers, and the Suns against the red hot Jazz. Sigh… looks like it’s gonna be a long season. On another note after all the turnovers and bad shooting by Barbosa, and Iguodala tonight caused me to slip off the top spot in Fantasy basketball too 
The second-round draft pick looked more like a veteran Saturday night, helping the Jazz match the best start in team history by scoring six of his 18 points in overtime of a 120-117 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Millsap also had 10 rebounds for his first career double-double as the Jazz rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
“I have a lot of confidence right now. I give thanks to my coaches and teammates for that,” Millsap said. “Coming in as a rookie is hard, but I try to come in and do what I can.”
Deron Williams had 25 points and 14 assists, and Carlos Boozer added 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Jazz, whose only other 9-1 start was in 1999.
The Jazz forced overtime on Mehmet Okur’s three free throws that tied it at 106, then Millsap took over in the OT. Millsap blocked Leandro Barbosa — swiping the ball out of the air instead of knocking it out of bounds — and also drove for a reverse layup before fouling out. #
