By George Devine, Sr.

The Kings did not show much brotherly love in Philadelphia, beating the home team there, 115-98. It was the 76ers’ eighteenth loss in a row, and their fourteenth at home.

Sacramento dominated in all quarters — even the first in which Philly led by 9 at one point — except the second, in which the two teams each scored 30 points. By the time the time remaining in the fourth period was 4:56, the contest was over, with the Kings leading by 20.

Rudy Gay, who averages 20.2 points a game, came in with 27 this time, and contributed 7 rebounds; he was 16 for 19 from the charity stripe. Isaiah Thomas had 20 points, and had 6 assists and 4 steals. DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 12 rebounds, all but three of them on defense. Ben McLemore had 15 points and Jason Thompson 14. Cousins racked up his 40th double-double.

For the Sixers, Henry Sims led the scoring with 20; his 10 rebounds were evenly divided between offense and defense. Those numbers represent career highs for him. James Anderson had 17 points and Thaddeus Young 16, contributing 3 assists.

Philadelphia is now 15-49. If they continue to move towards the worst record for the season, they will increase their chances of a top draft pick for next year; their competition for this dubious honor is Milwaukee.