Instant Replay: Hawks 125, Sixers 99

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The Sixers continue to be consistently inconsistent.

The Sixers suffered an embarrassing 125-99 loss to the Hawks on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center as they failed to win back-to-back games yet again. They haven’t won consecutive games since Jan 2. And 4.

The Sixers allowed the Hawks to shoot 50.6 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three-point range in the defeat.

Turning point
There was not a singular moment when the game got away from the Sixers. It was a slow and steady steamroll by Atlanta, who led by six after one quarter, 12 at the half and 27 heading into the fourth quarter.

Follow the leader
Thaddeus Young played like a man possessed.

Young wasn’t named as a reserve for the NBA All-Star Game and took it out on a guy going to his first in Atlanta’s Paul Millsap. Young scored 16 points in the first quarter on his way to finishing with 29 for the game compared to Millsap’s 12. Young also added eight rebounds and five steals before sitting out the fourth quarter.

Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points for the Sixers, while Elliot Williams added 15 off the bench for the Sixers.

Six Hawks scored in double figures. Mike Scott came off the Hawks bench to score 18 points on 8 for 14 shooting.

DeMarre Carroll was the leading scorer among Atlanta starters with 13 points. He also grabbed nine rebounds.

Stat-egic
There was 6:54 still to play in the first quarter and the Sixers already had nine turnovers. They were coming off a game against the Celtics in which they committed a season-low 10 turnovers.

The Sixers ended up committing 21 turnovers against the Hawks, which led to 26 points.

Take a bow
Former Sixers Kyle Korver, Elton Brand and Lou Williams took it to their former team.

Korver boosted his three-point streak to 114 straight games. He finished 3 of 4 from long range for 11 points.

Brand had 18 points and eight rebounds, while Williams scored 12 points.

What’s next?
The Sixers play at Detroit (18-27) on Saturday night. They have lost to the Pistons twice already this season.

The Sixers have been out-rebounded by the Pistons a combined 119-83.

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