ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Lou Williams, Shooting guard Andre Iguodala, Small forward Thaddeus Young, Power forward Elton Brand, Center Samuel Dalembert. Bench -- Guard Rodney Carney, Guard Willie Green, Forward/center Jason Smith, Guard Royal Ivey, Forward Jason Kapono. PLAYER NOTES: --G/F Andre Iguodala leads the Sixers in scoring (19.0), assists (6.6), steals (2.4), minutes (38.4) and rebounding (6.5).
--F Thaddeus Young has recorded three-plus assists in six of the 11 games this season after doing so eight times in all of 2008-09.
--G Lou Williams has one fewer steal (16) than turnover (17) and a 3.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio this season. He is averaging 19.6 points over the last five games after averaging 15.8 in the first six.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F/C Marreese Speights, the Sixers' top bench player, suffered a partially torn MCL in the fourth quarter of Saturday's loss to the Bulls. He is expected to be out six to eight weeks. He'll begin rehabilitation next week.
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