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Philadelphia 76ers stars Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler alternated defensive tasks on Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard in Game 1. Leonard didn’t seem fazed whenever he was matched up with the Sixers’ best defensive players as he unloaded 45 points, but Simmons seems satisfied with his defensive effort. Per Sopan Deb of the New York […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had hoped to deploy Jimmy Butler as a potential defensive stopper on Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Toronto Raptors. As one of the better perimeter defenders in the league, Butler seemed to be the appropriate matchup. Instead, Leonard torched Butler and the Sixers for 45 […]

Jimmy Butler is one of the better perimeter defenders in the NBA, but even he could not stop Kawhi Leonard in the Toronto Raptors’ 108-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Leonard erupted for 45 points, including 28 in the first half, converting on 16 of 23 field goal attempts and attacking Butler […]

The Toronto Raptors easily handled the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup on Saturday night, as Raptors star Kawhi Leonard dominated the game from start to finish. Leonard poured in a playoff career-high 45 points — including 27 in the first half — and added 11 rebounds in a virtuoso […]

The Toronto Raptors dominated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, coming away with a 108-95 victory. The Raptors did it despite only two players accounting for nearly 69% of their points, as Kawhi Leonard poured in a playoff career-high 45 points and Pascal Siakam added 29 points. No other Raptors […]

This is just Kawhi Leonard’s first (and possibly only) season with the Toronto Raptors, yet he is already making a major mark on the franchise. On Saturday night, Leonard came through with a masterful performance to lead the Raptors to a 108-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1. Leonard scored a playoff career-high […]

The Toronto Raptors snagged an impressive win against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup, but the team’s reserves struggled in the game. While Kawhi Leonard (45 points, 11 rebounds) and Pascal Siakam (29 points, seven boards) carried the offensive load for the Raptors, their bench players weren’t able to […]

The Toronto Raptors win. Drake wins. Rapper, singer and songwriter Drake undoubtedly had a night to remember at Scotiabank Arena after watching his Raptors obliterate the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their second round matchup. Toronto only trailed the Sixers at the beginning of the first quarter. The team soon took command of the […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard was a maestro on offense in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. The former NBA Finals MVP exploded with a career playoff-high 45 points in the Raptors’ convincing 108-95 victory on Saturday night. Leonard shot 16 of 23 from the field, 10 of 11 from […]

In Game 1 of their second round matchup against the Philadelphia 7ers, it’s clear Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors came out to play. Leonard was at his best in the game, and that was highlighted even more when he pulled off one of the best defensive plays of the evening. The Klaw rejected Sixers […]

The second round match-up between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers is going to be a slugfest. Both rosters are star-studded, and this series will be full of highlight reel plays. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard might be the best player on the court in this series, and he tried to prove it on Saturday […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is no stranger to the highlight reels. The two-time All-Star has compiled more than his fair share of awesome plays over his three seasons in the NBA. But his most recent highlight may be one of his best, especially considering the stakes. It came late in the first quarter of […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid knows he will have a hard time against Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol, whom he called a “great defender.” The Sixers meet the Raptors on Saturday for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. Philly is coming off a 4-1 series win against the Brooklyn Nets in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown doesn’t care that the Toronto Raptors have a history of playing terrible in Game 1s. The Raptors are 2-14 all-time in Game 1s. The Sixers take on the Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Toronto has home-court advantage. The Sixers won both games on the road in […]

Joel Embiid is still not anywhere near 100 percent, and won’t be for the remainder of the postseason. It didn’t matter for the most part against the Brooklyn Nets, as the Philadelphia 76ers superstar’s unmatched blend of size, athleticism, and skill simply proved too much for Kenny Atkinson’s team on both sides of the ball. […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick has high praise for Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Redick says Leonard is “one of the all-time sort of elite wing defenders.” “He guarded me in 2015 for most of that seven-game series in the first round when I played for the Clippers,” Redick said of Leonard, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors face off on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. EST from Scotiabank Arena for the first game of the teams’ highly-anticipated matchup in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Both teams had a relatively easy time of it in the first round after getting shockingly beaten in their respective Game 1s before […]

Sixers All-Star big man Joel Embiid says his left knee issue is going to be around for the entire 2019 playoffs. Embiid has been dealing with tendinitis in his left knee for quite some time now. He didn’t play in Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Sixers […]

The Brooklyn Nets were defeated quite handily by the Philadelphia 76ers in the two teams’ first round Eastern Conference Playoffs matchup by a final margin of four games to one. Despite winning the first game, the Nets were unable to pull another game out and bowed out of their first playoffs since the 2014-15 season. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers could use Meek Mill in their cheering section against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. But his 2008 probation will deter him from making the trip. That, to go along with a less than prudent judge who has frequently been deemed as prejudiced over Mill’s situation. Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin assuredly disagrees with […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick says the Sixers have to take care of the basketball and value each possession if they want to defeat the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. The Raptors, led by superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard, are one of the best defensive teams in the league. Toronto […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without the services of stretch-forward Mike Scott in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. Scott is dealing with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. The Sixers and Raptors start the second round of the playoffs on Saturday in Toronto. Mike Scott is out for Game 1 vs. Raps (heel contusion/ […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets are reportedly expected to pursue Philadelphia 76ers swingman Tobias Harris this summer in free agency, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Sixers acquired Harris at the February trade deadline from the Los Angeles Clippers. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1: […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point forward Ben Simmons has been using meditation to get ready for games lately. The Sixers take on the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Simmons will most likely be guarded by Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard: One with the ball, one with his mind. Ben says he’s been […]

Jimmy Butler’s escape from the Minnesota Timberwolves brought along a bevy of questions after he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that wasn’t initially on his shortlist of preferred destinations. Butler’s camp had Miami, Los Angeles, and New York as his favorite landing spots, but as it turned out, Sixers GM Elton Brand […]

Members of the Phoenix Suns will reportedly travel to Toronto on Friday to meet with Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Williams and the Sixers will take on the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Games 1 and 2 are in Toronto. Williams is reportedly the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly sending a big contingent to Philadelphia on Thursday for Monty Williams’ second interview for the head coaching job, according to Bill Oram and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Williams is currently game planning for the Toronto Raptors, the Sixers’ second-round opponent in the playoffs: The Lakers are sending a […]

Sixers forward Mike Scott left Tuesday night’s Game 5 matchup against the Nets with a right heel contusion and did not return to play. As a result, head coach Brett Brown is preparing for the first game of the semifinals under the impression that Scott will not be available. Brett Brown was asked about if […]

The Sixers have advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, where they’ll face the Toronto Raptors. However, it sounds like Philly could be without the services of Mike Scott for Game 1. Scott left Tuesday night’s Game 5 matchup against the Nets with a right heel contusion and did not return to […]

This is Damian Lillard’s fault. The Portland Trail Blazers made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first-round playoff matchup with a 4-1 series win. Lillard dominated his point guard counterpart Russell Westbrook and closed out the series in Game 5 with a 50-point outing which included the game-winning, series-clinching 3-point shot at […]

Jimmy Butler will enter free agency this summer, but that doesn’t mean he won’t return to the Philadelphia 76ers on a long-term deal next season. Butler and the Sixers throttled the Brooklyn Nets 122-100 at Wells Fargo Center to close out their first-round series on Tuesday night. Wednesday, the 29-year-old shooting guard held his first-ever […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers each dispatched their first-round foes in five games, setting up for a matchup of the no. 2 and no. 3 seeds in the Eastern Conference semifinal. These two teams met four times during the regular season, with the Raptors winning three of those contests. And in the lone matchup […]

The second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs is set to begin this weekend, with the Toronto Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers series beginning on Saturday and the Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics tipping off on Sunday: Toronto and Philly will start their series on Saturday with a game on TNT (time TBD, depending on if Spurs/Nuggets goes to game […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers both finished off their respective first-round Eastern Conference playoff series last night, setting up a second-round matchup with the second and third-seeded teams in the conference. This is one of two incredibly intriguing second-round battles in the East, and while the Raptors are the favorites, there are some who […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ fairytale season came to its bitter end on Tuesday night as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 122-100, in Game 5 of their first-round series matchup. Following the blowout defeat, Nets team owner Mikhail Prokhorov opted to focus on the positive aspect of the team’s overall performance throughout the season, sending out […]

The Toronto Raptors booked their place in the second round of this season’s playoffs after securing a Game 5 victory against the Orlando Magic, 115-96. After losing Game 1, the Raptors went on to win the next four games to clinch the series, and as it turns out, this was actually the first time Toronto […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is expected to make headlines again after proclaiming that he is the best defensive player in the league. Embiid spoke about the defensive strategy of the Sixers in their Game 5 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, and the superstar center said that his teammates are funneling offensive players to […]

If there’s one thing Joel Embiid has — beyond immense talent at playing the game of basketball — it’s confidence. The Philadelphia 76ers big man is one of the premier trash talkers in the league today, but he backs it up with sterling play on both ends of the court. On Tuesday night, the Sixers […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott had a short night on Tuesday after sustaining an injury in Game 5 of the Sixers’ first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Scott sustained a right heel contusion. The 30-year-old forward played just 13 minutes, finishing with only two points and four rebounds. […]