76ers win third straight, defeat Kings (The SportsXchange)

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Now that the Philadelphia 76ers have proven that a season-opening three-game winning streak was not a fluke, the next challenge is making a nickname stick for guard Michael Carter-Williams and forward Evan Turner. "I heard that one from the fans during the game," Philadelphia center Spencer Hawes said. The way the 76ers played in a 113-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday at Sleep Train Arena, and the way they played in the two games preceding it has returned optimism that faded after a wretched 21-game stretch in which the 76ers won only five. But by holding off a Sacramento rally in the fourth quarter and winning for the third straight time, Philadelphia matched its longest winning streak of the season.

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