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The Toronto Raptors had one of the best benches in the NBA last season, and the terrific play of point guard Fred VanVleet was a big reason why. Unfortunately for the Raptors, that bench advantage has disappeared, and VanVleet’s play has a lot to do with it. After a subpar first-round series against the Orlando […]

The Toronto Raptors trailed the Philadelphia 76ers by just seven points to start the fourth quarter after Fred VanVleet knocked down a technical free throw. The Raptors faced a crucial time in the game with Kawhi Leonard going to the bench for a quick rest, hoping they could weather the storm before their superstar returned […]

As expected, things started to get chippy between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3. The evening was highlighted by Toronto’s Pascal Siakam tripping Philadelphia center Joel Embiid. Pascal Siakam was called for a flagrant 1 after blatantly tripping Joel Embiid following a botched layup attempt. According to Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, he […]

The numbers are certainly impressive, but they still don’t do Joel Embiid’s Game 3 performance justice – and not just because he only played 28 minutes in the Philadelphia 76ers’ blowout win over the Toronto Raptors. After Embiid dropped 33 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and five blocks on 18 shots Wednesday night, Sixers coach […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ ability to adjust has helped them to take a 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. The Sixers played their best game of the playoffs. The Sixers won Game 3, 116-95, behind Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler. Embiid tied the Raptors’ […]

Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry is not one to make a fuss about a missed call. Lowry took a Ben Simmons elbow to the groin in the second quarter of the Raptors’ Game 3 showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers. The two got tangled during a rebound, and when Simmons fell, he appeared to deliberately hit […]

Throughout the regular season, the Toronto Raptors grew accustomed to overwhelming opponents with size and athleticism. Nick Nurse’s team is one of the longest in the league, and with Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam, can count on a pair of overwhelming physical mismatches almost every time it takes the floor. The Philadelphia 76ers, though, aren’t […]

Coming into Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers’ starting five had taken the floor together in just 16 games between the regular season and playoffsa. In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Ben Simmons, J.J. Redick, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris, and Joel Embiid made it easy to wonder just how differently the basketball world might […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler has reached out to Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Tyus Jones’ ailing mother. Butler wore a pair of pink Air Jordan 32 Lows with the inscription, “Mama Jones We Fighting” during Game 3 of the Sixers’ playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on May 2. .@jimmybutler uses his pink Air Jordan […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons isn’t getting away with this one. The Sixers All-Star was called for a technical foul after throwing the ball back at Pascal Siakam at the end of the third quarter of their Game 3 showdown against the Toronto Raptors. Siakam shot the ball even with the period over, but Simmons […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers utterly dominated in Game 3 of his team’s series against the Toronto Raptors. After a tough, stomach bug-addled performance in Game 2 of the series, Embiid bounced back in a big way in Game 3 by producing a stat line that had not been since Kevin McHale in 1990. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have their best chance of winning a title since the early 2000s. How poetic it was, then, to see franchise legend Allen Iverson sitting courtside for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, rooting his former team on like a fan. Allen Iverson celebrating in Philly […]

Late in a sensational blowout in Game 3 of the series between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, Greg Monroe entered for the Sixers to spell Joel Embiid – who produced an astonishing game as well as a windmill dunk – after the Sixers had taken control. Though the signing of Monroe late in the […]

In what was perhaps the most entertaining moment of a highly entertaining game overall, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers got tangled up under the basket after a missed field goal. Then the unusual part happened. Simmons and Lowry get tangled up under the basket … 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Ntl1HGHKAw […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had a nightmarish performance in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Of course, that was due to the fact that the Sixers big man was suffering from a stomach ailment that limited his mobility and affected his endurance. Fast-forward to Thursday night and Embiid looked like […]

Game 3 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors turned out into a chippy affair, and that was made even more evident when Pascal Siakam tripped Joel Embiid in the fourth quarter of the contest. After getting his shocked brutally erased by Embiid, Siakam fell to the ground and then stuck his leg out to […]

The Toronto Raptors, with Serge Ibaka, and the Philadelphia 76ers are locked in a battle in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 of the series between the two teams on Thursday night took place in Philadelphia, where the Sixers were aiming to take a 2-1 series lead over “We The North.” The Sixers raced off […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid can do it all. The Sixers All-Star center is off to a hot start to the 2019 postseason and looks dominant on both sides of the ball. In their second round matchup, the Sixers are tied with the Toronto Raptors at a game apiece. The two faced off for a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have always been a team full of personalities. Unfortunately, those loud personalities in the Sixers don’t always get along. But this season, everything seemed to click just fine. The team has had its usual bit of drama, but two of its biggest stars — center Joel Embiid and forward Jimmy Butler — […]

On Thursday night, the Toronto Raptors will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their second round matchup. With the series tied at one win apiece, this game could be pivotal. The Raptors won’t be at full strength. They’ll be missing an important bench piece in guard Jeremy Lin. Via Blake Murphy of […]

Greg Monroe and Mike Scott are both game-time decisions for the Sixers, as Philly prepares to take on the Toronto Raptors on Thursday in Game 3 of the second round. Monroe has an ankle ailment. He suffered the injury in Game 2 in Toronto. Scott, meanwhile, is still dealing with plantar fasciitis. He hasn’t played […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are hoping the home rims are unkind to Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green, who has gone through a mini-slump early in this series. In two games in these Eastern Conference Semifinals, he is averaging just 5.0 points, shooting 3-of-13 from the field, including 2-of-10 from deep. “I know Danny Green well […]

The Toronto Raptors are going to need coach Nick Nurse to make adjustments to their rotation ahead of Game 3. With the series tied 1-1, it is crucial that they come prepared with a sufficient strategy to at least come away with at least one win in Philadelphia. Something that proved to be quite costly […]

In the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 2 win against the Toronto Raptors, Sixers All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler did something he’s never done in his NBA career before. Butler attempted 10 3-pointers. It was the most attempts from beyond the arc Butler has launched in a game since he came into the NBA back in 2011. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had absolutely no answer for Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors in Game 1, as Leonard torched the Sixers for 45 points and 11 rebounds en route to a 108-95 Raptors win. But while Leonard was superb again in Game 2, it was the Sixers who stole the home court advantage with […]

Mike Scott isn’t the most notable player on the Philadelphia 76ers, but that didn’t stop the sharp-shooting forward from becoming the personal favorite of one especially zealous fan, who now has a lifelong reminder of his affinity for Scott on his body. In March, Matthew del Rio, a Sixers fan and blogger who writes for […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has struggled mightily in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Toronto Raptors. The two-time All-Star only managed to score 16 points in Game 1 and 12 points in Game 2, way below his season average of 27.5 points per contest and 24.8 points per game […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott is unsure if he will play in Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors, as the series now swings to the Wells Fargo Center for the next two games after the Sixers tied it up with a Game 2 win. “We’ll see,” said Scott, noting he was a little rusty but […]

Sixers big man Greg Monroe was forced to the sidelines after turning his left ankle in Monday night’s Game 2 victory over the Toronto Raptors, but it sounds like he won’t be missing any additional time. Monroe noted Wednesday that he is expecting to be available for Game 3: Greg Monroe (ankle) says he expects […]

Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest players in NBA history, had an outsized personality that was matched only by his maximalist scoring explosions and incredible feats of stat-stuffing throughout the annals of NBA history. Of course, one of Wilt’s most iconic records, was his 100 points scored in a single game — a feat which […]

Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid is easily one of the best big men in the game. The two-time All-Star is coming off the best season of his young career and is off to a strong start to the postseason. But could Embiid get even better? Kendrick Perkins thinks so. On Tuesday, the former NBA center […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley says he regrets using the word “average” to describe Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons. Dudley said Simmons was an average player in the half-court because of his inability to hit a jump shot. The Sixers defeated the Nets in the first round in five games. “I do wish I […]

Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams remains to be one of the hottest names in the market for teams that are in search of a new head coach for next season. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Phoenix Suns are one of the frontrunners to sign Williams, with the team set to interview […]

Joel Embiid managed to suit up for Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors, despite his status being murky after dealing with symptoms of gastroenteritis before Monday’s tip-off. The Philadelphia 76ers big man told teammate Jimmy Butler to get the win, given that he was doing all he could to be out on the floor: “He […]

Four of the five Philadelphia 76ers starters received new defensive assignments ahead of Game 2. Among them, Ben Simmons got Kawhi Leonard duty for the majority of the game. Leonard scored a game-high 35 points in Monday’s tilt, but the Toronto Raptors ultimately came up short, losing at home and bringing a 1-1 series to […]

Jimmy Butler’s heroics were enough to complete the task for the Philadelphia 76ers, stealing a road game and tying up the Eastern Conference Semifinals at 1-1 against the Toronto Raptors. Butler’s brilliant 30 points spearheaded the win, but the two-way star wasn’t impressed or relieved by the Sixers finally coming to The Six and winning after […]

The Toronto Raptors had a chance to gain a 2-0 edge over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Unfortunately, the Raptors came up short in their comeback bid in Game 2, 94-89. The Sixers have now tied the series and gained home-court advantage heading into Games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia. The Raptors sure do […]

After the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 2 win against the Toronto Raptors, Sixers head coach Brett Brown praised Jimmy Butler for his efforts and called him ‘James’ instead of ‘Jimmy’ to emphasize that he was the ‘adult in the gym.’ Butler was made aware of Brown’s antics, though, and clarified to everyone that his real name […]

It was just revealed that Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers suited up for Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors while nursing a stomach flu. However, the big man never doubted his status and was going to play no matter what. Per Josh Lewenberg, Joel Embiid knew he was going to suit up despite his […]