Depleted Sixers beat Nets, 95-89, to snap 13-game skid
PHILADELPHIA — Carly Landry scored 16 points, Nerlens Noel had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 95-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday...
View ArticleSixers stay or go: The guards
At the same time, the Sixers need to make significant roster changes after a 10-win season. Some of those should/could come internally (Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, First Round Pick X, Possible Lakers...
View ArticleSecond-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 take season series over Detroit with victory
Ish Smith scored 15 points to pace a balanced offense, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game skid with a 94-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Jason Richardson added 14...
View ArticleSixers fall to Lin, Lakers, 101-87
Jeremy Lin scored a season-high 29 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-87 on Sunday night in the first meeting of the season between two of the NBA's worst teams. Thomas...
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 can't stop Clippers' potent offense
Chris Paul scored 25 points, DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 20 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 119-98 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. J.J. Redick added 19 points...
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 ArticleSixers lose to Lakers in overtime
Jordan Clarkson scored 26 points and made the tiebreaking basket with 0.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Los Angeles Lakers past the Philadelphia 76ers, 113-111 on Monday night in a matchup of...
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 ArticleSixers get steamrolled in Washington
Marcin Gortat scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Bradley Beal added 20 points, and the Washington Wizards defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 106-93 on Wednesday night. John Wall chipped in 13...
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...
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