"Andre Iguodala insists there's nothing wrong with his game, even though he scored just nine points in the first two games of this first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat.

There are plenty of excuses, which Iguodala and the Sixers refuse to use -- whether it's his knee tendinitis or he's expending too much energy on defense trying to cover Miami's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade or he's concentrating too much on getting his teammates open shots.

But Iguodala knows that for the Sixers to have a chance to get back into this series against the Heat -- they trail 2-0 heading into Game 3 tonight at the Wells Fargo Center -- they need more from Iguodala offensively.

"I'm not really frustrated at all," Iguodala said. "Everything looks fine to me. I'm just trying to make basketball plays. I've got to be in position where I can just go out there and play and not really worry about (critics) saying I'm not doing this or that.

"If we lose, it's going to be on me regardless."

That's because Iguodala is considered the Sixers' best all-around player and leader. Yet one of the Sixers' problems this series has been their inability to get into the lane against Miami.

Iguodala does, however, lead the team in assists -- with 16 in the two games.

"I think he's being effective," point guard Jrue Holiday said. "He's getting assists, but he can get in there and attack the rim sometimes. I think he does, but he can (do more)."

Elton Brand said if Iguodala does more of that, he'll make James work harder defensively.

"It is a big key," Brand said. "He can attack the basket because he's so athletic. We can also do some things to help him. He's got those tough assignments (on defense), but make them play defense and get into foul trouble."

Sixers coach Doug Collins said scoring is not Iguodala's mentality. He compared him to a facilitator like James, rather than a lethal scorer like Michael Jordan.

"The one thing about (Iguodala) is he'd rather be a playmaker than a scorer," Collins said. "LeBron James, as good a scorer as he is, I've always felt that he was more Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan.""