Philadelphia 76ers Articles - Page 109

The Sixers struggled without Joel Embiid on the floor in their Game 1 matchup against the Miami Heat. Philly needed James Harden to step up big time but in the end, the Heat were able to clamp down on the former league MVP to secure a 106-92 win against the Sixers. PJ Tucker did a […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers couldn’t care less what his haters say about him starting DeAndre Jordan in the absence of Joel Embiid. However, that won’t stop people from criticizing him. After he was lambasted for opting to give Jordan the start in Game 1 of their playoffs series against the Miami Heat, Rivers went […]

Toronto Raptors fans and broadcasters were on the receiving end of major backlash for cheering and celebrating Joel Embiid’s injury during Game 6 of their playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers. To recall, Embiid got elbowed in the face by Pascal Siakam late in the contest. While the injury wasn’t apparent at that time and […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert could soon become teammates, albeit not in the NBA. According to Eurohoops (citing a report by French outlet RMC Sport), Embiid has apparently started the process of obtaining French nationality that will allow him to compete as part of the France national basketball team […]

The Philadelphia 76ers emerged from their first round NBA Playoff series against the Toronto Raptors with a win but sustained a tough blow in the series’ final contest, as star center Joel Embiid, who was already dealing with a torn ligament in his thumb, suffered a right orbital fracture. The injury is expected to keep […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suddenly face an uphill battle in their first-round series against Miami Heat after the news that star big man Joel Embiid will be out for the first two games at the very least due to injury. Embiid suffered an orbital fracture and mild concussion last week against the Toronto Raptors and Sixers […]

The Miami Heat will be at home on Monday to host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals after taking out the Atlanta Hawks in the first round in five games. There are a number of players listed as questionable for the series opener though, which certainly raises some doubts. That […]

The Miami Heat will officially begin their second-round NBA Playoffs series on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are without star big man Joel Embiid for the time being. That certainly should give the Heat an advantage from the get-go, but they’ve also been dealing with some injury ailments of their own. That being said, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will meet the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in South Florida. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Heat prediction and pick. The 76ers defeated the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to close the series in six games. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Miami Heat in the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. However, Philadelphia is facing some issues right now regarding Joel Embiid, as the superstar center is dealing with a facial injury. It’ll be interesting to see how this series plays out, as it sounds like […]

Toronto Raptors fans are getting quite the reputation for their rather insensitive cheering whenever a player gets injured. That was highlighted once again when Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was elbowed to the face in Game 6 of their first round playoff series. Embiid was hit in the face late in the game, leading to […]

James Harden has been one of the best players in the NBA over the past decade. But that hasn’t shielded him from his fair share of haters. His Philadelphia 76ers teammate in Danny Green spoke out on the harsh reality superstars face, even comparing him to a certain Golden State Warriors icon. In a recent […]

Fresh off a dominant performance in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the Miami Heat will look to continue this trend against the Philadelphia 76ers. Elite play on both ends of the floor has been the driving force behind their recent success. As they move on to the second round of the playoffs, […]

We’re going to have to start adding the prefix “Dr.” to the front of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid’s name. Not literally, but he proved to be pretty qualified as self-diagnosing his latest injury. Embiid suffered a mild concussion and right orbital fracture in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors. The facial injuries occurred when […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will move onto the second round of the NBA playoffs without the services of Joel Embiid. His facial injuries will keep him out indefinitely as the Sixers face the Miami Heat. Embiid got elbowed in the face by Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam when the Sixers were up by 29 points in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers surpassed the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Now, they’re set to take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, the Sixers are extremely shorthanded for at least their first two road games. Joel Embiid suffered an orbital fracture and mild concussion in Game 6 and is out […]

The Miami Heat easily dispatched the Atlanta Hawks as they cruised to a 4-1 series victory in the opening round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Now set to play in the second round, they will be matching up against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are coming off a 4-2 series win over the Toronto Raptors. Doc […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Miami managed to defeat the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round. Meanwhile, it took Philadelphia six games to close out the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately, the Sixers suffered a brutal blow to their starting lineup in just […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are headed to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They are set to take on the Miami Heat after a six-game series against the Toronto Raptors. A lot happened in the Sixers’ first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and a lot of it wasn’t pretty. Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead and planned on […]

Man, these Philadelphia 76ers just can’t catch a break. After dispatching the Toronto Raptors in the first round, the team was ready to go in the second round. However, just recently, it was announced that star Joel Embiid has been ruled out indefinitely due to an orbital fracture and mild concussion. It’s a massive blow […]

The Philadelphia 76ers received some gut-wrenching news with the head injury scare to Joel Embiid. While he’s undoubtedly going to miss games, there’s at least some positive news on his playing status for the series. According to ESPN insider Ramona Shelburne, Joel Embiid’s right orbital injury may not be as severe as his previous one. […]

As the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat topped the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Despite injuries to Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler, the Heat did not lose a beat as reliable role players like Victor Oladipo and Max Strus stepped up in […]

Joel Embiid is out indefinitely for the Philadelphia 76ers due to a head injury, and Stephen A. Smith couldn’t believe it. The Cameroonian center has been sidelined without a timetable for a return due to a right orbital fracture and mild concussion he sustained in their series-clinching Game 6 win against the Toronto Raptors on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without superstar Joel Embiid for the beginning of their series against the Miami Heat, at the very least. After already sustaining a thumb injury, the Sixers big man now suffered a head injury in Game 6 vs. the Raptors on Thursday night and there is no timetable for his return. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face the top-seeded Miami Heat in the second round of the NBA Playoffs starting Monday. The Sixers narrowly escaped a 3-0 collapse against the Toronto Raptors with many starting to discuss Doc Rivers’ track record of blowing series leads. Well, Rivers himself fired back at that storyline before Game 6 and […]

James Harden wasn’t his usual self for the majority of their first round playoffs series. In fact, the Philadelphia 76ers star has looked nothing close to his Houston Rockets version that can put up 30 to 50 points a night when he wants to. Against the Toronto Raptors, Harden averaged just 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds […]

The Philadelphia 76ers officially have a date set with the high-flying Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals starting on Monday. This should be an absolutely terrific series considering the type of superstars on both teams. The Sixers thankfully escaped a 3-0 collapse in the first round against the Toronto Raptors thanks to a massive […]

The Philadelphia 76ers closed out the Toronto Raptors before they got a shot at making history. Coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the NBA playoffs would have been monumental. But alas, the Sixers won 132-97 to advance thanks to great performances from Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey. Harden came alive to close […]

A few days ago, the Toronto Raptors were left for dead in the NBA playoffs. They had lost the first three games of their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers and on the verge of being swept. However, they have flipped the script in the last two games, suddenly making this a series. However, if […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Toronto Raptors in the sixth game of their first-round matchup on Thursday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Raptors prediction and pick.   It looked like this series was over after game three, but the Raptors are making things interesting. Philadelphia started off […]

James Harden hasn’t been his usual dominant self in the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, and Kendrick Perkins thinks he knows why. Harden has already two games in the series where he made more turnovers than field goals (Games 2 and 5), and he hasn’t been as effective when it comes to […]

Danny Green doesn’t want the Philadelphia 76ers to panic after looking like they were going to sweep their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors only to lose two straight. However, he needs his Sixers teammates to step up … err, nut up. Ahead of the Sixers’ Game 6 showdown with the Raptors on Thursday, Green […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in a bad spot, and Doc Rivers is in an even worse one. After going 3-0 to start their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors, the series is now 3-2. If the Sixers don’t extend their playoff run beyond the first round, Rivers’ job is in trouble. Since the Sixers went […]

After taking a dominant 3-0 lead to open the series, the Sixers have seen this begin to slip away. The Toronto Raptors have awoken after their slow start to the series and rediscovered their team identity. The Raptors have played a swarming defense, dominated the rebounds, and gotten out in transition. The Sixers have produced […]

James Harden has been quite pedestrian for the Sixers throughout their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. It was more of the same from the former MVP on Monday in Game 5 as Philly suffered their second consecutive loss in the series, 103-88. After the game, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers admitted that his team […]

The Sixers fell short on Monday night as they failed to close out their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. Philly conceded a 103-88 loss to the Raptors who have now won back-to-back do-or-die games. After the loss, Sixers superstar Joel Embiid had a strong message amid his team’s two-game losing streak: “We’re good,” Embiid […]

No team in NBA history has ever lost a playoff series after leading 3-0, but momentum suggests the Philadelphia 76ers could be the first. Joel Embiid’s injured right thumb is clearly affecting his play. James Harden still looks at least a half step slow. The Toronto Raptors are younger, fresher and deeper, readily exploiting their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers once again failed to advance to the second round after the Raptors took a 103-88 win in Game 5 to bring the series back to Canada for Game 6. Philadelphia has lost two potential closeout games in a row, which has Sixers fans sweating buckets. The Sixers went up 3-0 when Joel […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are still in command of their 3-2 series against the Toronto Raptors. But with the series shifting back north for Game 6, what looks like a wrapped series at 3-0 has gotten a little too close for comfort. The expectation was for the Sixers to have a world-conquering duo […]