Second-half surge leads Sixers past Cousins, Kings
The Kings scored 42 points in the second quarter, and if you didn’t know, that isn’t exactly a small amount. Luckily for the Sixers, Brett Brown has been around the NBA long enough to be perfectly...
View ArticleSixers stuck in mud early in loss to Celtics, 108-89
Boston wasn’t kind to the Sixers on St. Paddy’s Day Eve. That’s not actually a thing, is it? Regardless, the Sixers laid an egg lost to the Boston Celtics 108-89 on Monday night at TD Garden. The score...
View ArticleSixers topple misfiring Pistons, 94-83
No offense to the Sixers, who played a nice and controlled game, but my main takeaway from tonight is how poorly Stan Van Gundy’s Pistons are playing (and yes, I’m definitely playing to my audience by...
View ArticleSixers drop wild game on final possession in Sacramento, 107-106
Who said tanking teams don’t play exciting basketball in late March? No, it wasn’t exactly Heat-Spurs, but the Sixers and Kings played an honest-to-god exciting professional basketball game while most...
View ArticlePlaced in a tough spot, Ish Smith making the most of his time in Philly
When Ish Smith checks into the game with 4:24 remaining in the third quarter, the Sixers are in need of a jolt, a sudden push that alters the game’s complexion. Up to this point on an early March...
View ArticleClippers shred Sixers defense in blowout win, 119-98
The Clips aren’t second in the NBA with a 109.4 offensive rating (and only barely behind Golden State) for no reason. Brett Brown has constructed a strong defense around the unique talents of Nerlens...
View ArticleSixers drop crucial game to Lakers on last-second layup, 113-111
Both teams actually did play hard. Was it particularly good basketball? For long stretches, absolutely not! Still, the effort was there throughout and the crowd, which also included many Laker fans,...
View ArticleWizards’ guards carve up Sixers' defense, 106-93
A little over a month after the Sixers fairly easily dispatched the Wizards on a Friday night in Philly, Washington’s counter punch was mighty impressive. Randy Wittman’s team is a big and physical...
View ArticleFor second time in a week, Wizards destroy Sixers’ defense, 119-90
While it’s true that the Sixers have played a lot of competitive basketball at home in the season’s second half, the wheels are starting to fall off that train as it’s about to pull into the station....
View ArticleNerlens Noel quizzed about the identities of some of his lesser-known teammates
For two years now (2013-14, 2014-15) the annual “Can you name the players who have been on the Sixers’ 15-man Roster?” Sporcle quiz is a holiday of sorts for those who keep track the team closely. Even...
View ArticleSixers notes: Covington’s absence should hurt offense
Context is everything. This is precisely why Brett Brown isn’t too bummed out that his best offensive player will be on the shelf for a couple of weeks.
View ArticleThe Ish Smith-Mike D’Antoni era gets off to the perfect start
If the season ended today… Mike D’Antoni for Coach of the Year, Jerry Colangelo for Executive of the Year, and Ish Smith for All-NBA? Not really, but the Sixers did manage to pick up their second win...
View ArticleChip Kelly needs to relinquish personnel powers, fire Billy Davis
The 2015 Eagles are a bad football team conceived by an incompetent GM and coached by a man who has forgotten how to win. It is a club that cannot catch a football, can neither run nor stop the run...
View ArticleSixers Beat Podcast: Talking Ish, Elton, and WINS
It has been a few weeks, but PhillyMag.com's Derek Bodner and I hopped back on the podcasting horse and talked about everything that has been going on since Christmas in Sixers-land. Ish Smith, Elton...
View ArticleRaptors 108, Sixers 95: Smith, Okafor, and not much else
On Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors (24-15), the Philadelphia 76ers (4-35) saw two of their players dominate for stretches in Jahlil Okafor and Ish Smith. It wasn't enough, though, as Toronto...
View ArticleButler-Smith duel highlights fun night as Bulls defeat Sixers 115-111 in...
The Chicago Bulls needed an extra five minutes to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-111, and Butler’s performance will deservedly become a national story. His final line: 53 points (15-30 FG, 21-25...
View ArticleKnicks 119, Sixers 113 (2OT): The Ish Show runs out of gas late at MSG
Who knew beforehand that an MLK Day matinee at The Garden between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks would capture the hearts of League Pass diehards around the country? Not I. Well, it did,...
View ArticleDespite getting benched vs. Knicks, Jahlil Okafor making real improvements
Yet after all of the Knicks-76ers game’s twists and turns, I imagine most would point to one storyline: Jahlil Okafor, who scored 20 points (on 10-17 shooting) to go with 7 boards, 2, blocks, and 2...
View ArticleSixers Beat Podcast: Are they too good? And does it matter if there is...
After a one-episode hiatus (aka I had a Flyers game to cover), I hopped back on the Sixers Beat show with Philly Mag's Derek Bodner and Liberty Ballers' Max Rappaport, formerly of Sixers.com fame....
View ArticleInside the play: Harrison Barnes ruins Sixers’ upset bid after decision to...
After the game, Brett Brown said that the Sixers were looking to double Steph Curry. And in his words, he has no buyer’s remorse after Harrison Barnes’ wide-open corner three allowed the reigning NBA...
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