--Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks finished fourth in the NBA Coach of the Year balloting. He received five first-place votes and 81 total points. The Hornets' Byron Scott was the winner with 70 first-place votes and 458 points.
--The Sixers averaged 18.0 turnovers in the last three games after averaging 12.0 in the first two vs. Detroit. --The Sixers have hit eight 3-pointers and blocked 20 shots in the series. The Pistons' Rasheed Wallace has made 11 3s and blocked 20 by himself.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We've got to play a little better on the defensive end -- on the screen and roll, 1-on-1 defense and rebounding the ball. We can't turn it over as much." -- Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks after the team's sloppy Game 5 loss.
