Philadelphia 76ers tie league record with 26th straight loss
Originally published March 27, 2014 at 9:09 PM | Page modified March 27, 2014 at 9:15 PM
HOUSTON - After the Philadelphia 76ers tied a league record with their 26th consecutive loss, one of their youngest voices spoke loudest.
Michael Carter-Williams, one of six rookies on the NBA's youngest team, delivered a pep talk after James Harden's triple-double led the Houston Rockets to a 120-98 victory on Thursday night.
'During the game, a couple of guys had long faces ... and I found myself a little bit down,' said Carter-Williams, who had 10 assists. 'I just don't want anyone in this locker room feeling bad for themselves ... I think that's really important that we don't get down on ourselves and we just give up just because we have a certain amount of losses.
'I just felt like I needed to speak my piece and make sure that guys are upbeat every single day.'
Philadelphia, which matched the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers for the league's worst skid, hosts Detroit on Saturday.
Coach Brett Brown of the Sixers (15-57) said, 'The group will stay together, and we will finish this thing out together.'
Harden had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in three quarters for his second career triple-double as Houston (49-22) picked up its fifth straight victory.
Before the game, Brown said, 'I can tell you very, very sincerely that this is something that, in a twisted way, is enjoyable in regards to watching the young guys get better.'
Other games
* LaMarcus Aldridge, who missed the previous seven games because of a lower-back problem, had 25 points and 16 rebounds to lead Portland to a 100-85 victory at Atlanta.
The crowd included Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
* Chris Paul had game-high totals of 31 points and nine assists as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat Dallas 109-103.
* Brandon Knight scored 30 points to lead host Milwaukee to a 108-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bucks ended their losing streak at eight.
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