Reserve Players See Valuable Time

When the Sixers played the Bucks on Tuesday night, their starting lineup was almost at full strength for the first time since Nov. 7. The only starter missing was Glenn Robinson, who was placed on the injured list earlier in the day with an ankle sprain. Besides Robinson, injuries to Derrick Coleman, Allen Iverson and Kenny Thomas forced reserve players into starting roles and other reserve players saw extra minutes off the bench. This time on the court for these reserves might become valuable to the Sixers deeper into the season.

Here is how the reserve players stepped up during the loss of the Sixers starters.

Games from Nov. 9 vs Ind through Nov. 22 @ NY

Samuel Dalembert GP GS MPG RPG BPG PPG 8 6 25.6 7.1 2.6 6.6

Samuel Dalembert • Center
Finished with seven rebounds and three blocks at Toronto (11/19), despite not scoring...had eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks against Houston (11/17) posted back-to-back games with a career-high 10 rebounds (vs. San Antonio, 11/14; at Cleveland, 11/15) … in his first career start, logged a career-best in minutes (34) and rebounds (10) … at Washington (11/11), tied a career-high with five blocks and added 10 points … logged a career-high 26 minutes vs. Indiana (11/9) and a career-best five blocks … at Chicago (11/7), posted thencareer highs in field goals attempted and made (7-8), points (14) and minutes (22) with three blocked shots.

Willie Green GP GS MPG APG SPG PPG 8 0 10.3 0.3 0.4 2.0

Willie Green • Guard
Scored six points against Houston (11/17) … played a career-high 16 minutes against San Antonio (11/14) … scored a career-high 10 points at Washington (11/11) in 11 minutes of action

Marc Jackson GP GS MPG RPG BPG PPG 8 8 37.3 7.9 0.3 13.0

Marc Jackson • Forward
Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds at New York (11/22) … scored a season-high 23 points at Toronto (11/19) … set then season-highs with 19 points and 15 rebounds at Cleveland (11/15) … scored 16 points with nine rebounds in his third start of the season against San Antonio (11/14) … finished with eight rebounds at Washington (11/11) … in his first start with the Sixers, scored four points with four rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes against Indiana (11/9)

Kyle Korver GP GS MPG 3FG% RPG PPG 7 0 5.6 .308 1.1 2.1

Kyle Korver • Forward
Connected on his first career field goal, a three-pointer, against San Antonio (11/14), on 2-of-3 shooting from behind the arc before fouling out … scored the first points of his NBA career at Washington (11/11), connecting on two free throws

Amal McCaskill GP GS MPG RPG BPG PPG 7 0 11.7 2.3 0.4 2.4

Amal McCaskill • Center
Grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Cleveland (11/14) in a season-high 18 minutes … played a season-high 14 minutes off the bench against San Antonio (11/14) and pulled down four boards … had one block in eight minutes at Washington (11/11)

Aaron McKie GP GS MPG 3FG% RPG PPG 8 5 34.4 .538 4.8 12.0

Aaron McKie • Guard
Scored a season-high 21 points at Toronto (11/19) with five rebounds and tied a career-high with seven free throws (7-7 FT) … in his second start of the season, scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting against San Antonio (11/14) … in his first start of the season, scored 18 points (8-11 FG, 2-3 3FG),

John Salmons GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG 8 0 17.4 2.3 1.4 5.5

John Salmons • Guard
Tied a season-high with five rebounds at Toronto (11/19) and at New York (11/22) … tied a career-high with 11 points in 22 minutes at Cleveland (11/14) … scored a career-high 11 points off the bench against San Antonio (11/14) on 4-of-5 shooting … contributed six points with four rebounds and two steals at Washington (11/11)

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