Andre Iguodala scored 28 points and the reeling 76ers returned home from a dreadful road trip to beat the Houston Rockets, 104-96, last night at the Wachovia Center.
The Sixers needed to escape the Lone Star State to finally defeat a team from Texas. They lost at Dallas and San Antonio in the final two games of a 1-5 road trip and had lost five of seven overall, parking them in last place in the Atlantic Division.
Heading home was the perfect tonic. Iguodala continued on his recent scoring surge and scored nine points in the third quarter to help the Sixers stretch the lead to 11.