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The Philadelphia 76ers are entering Monday night’s Game 4 with one thing in mind: just win. The Sixers are on the brink of elimination, and desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why head coach Brett Brown announced that backup guard T.J. McConnell is starting in place of Robert Covington. TJ McConnell is starting over […]

Brad Stevens has surpassed the great “up-and-coming” coach moniker; he is one of the elite coaches in the NBA today. Stevens is good at relating to his players and getting the best out of them, but his true bread and butter is out of bounds plays, and he proved that again on Saturday when the Celtics […]

Joel Embiid is feeling the consequences of his Philadelphia 76ers not being fully locked-in, giving up a precious opportunity on their home court to bring one back against the Boston Celtics. Despite a clutch fadeaway jump shot by Marco Belinelli to tie it up in regulation, the Sixers now find themselves down a 3-0 hole […]

Clinging to a one-point lead with less than 25 seconds to play in overtime, the Philadelphia 76ers needed a bucket so they turned to their franchise centerpiece and trusty steed, Joel Embiid. The second-year center backed down his counterpart Al Horford and took two dribbles, attempting to carve deeper position inside. Horford, a Defensive Player […]

With the way the series has gone between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, the Beantown team’s players have had a lot of reason to trash talk. During Game 3 of their series, Jayson Tatum went up for a monster tomahawk slam but before being able to complete it was fouled. On the broadcast, […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is turning into a very good player in this league and is well on his way to becoming a superstar in the NBA. There is one big glaring hole that is hurting him though, his jump shot, and if he wants to take the next step, he needs to get […]

In what was a type of loss that will sting for quite awhile, the Philadelphia 76ers squandered many opportunities against the Boston Celtics during their 101-98 overtime loss on Saturday night. That brings us to Joel Embiid. One person on the Sixers that is fully aware of all the uncharacteristic errors he and his teammates […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made a lot of mistakes down the stretch of their Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics, but the biggest might have been by Ben Simmons. With the 76ers holding a one-point lead and 19 seconds left in overtime, Simmons grabbed a rebound and went back up with the shot. If he […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers may be one of the most entertaining young guns in The Association (and doing so as a rookie) while drawing comparisons to established greats like LeBron James and Magic Johnson, but his efficiency — particularly against the Boston Celtics — is apparently not that good. His one-point dud the […]

There have been a lot of really entertaining games that have happened so far this postseason and that was the case with both of Saturday’s games. Unfortunately for Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell, he hasn’t been able to catch it all. The first game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics had it all. In […]

Markelle Fultz just couldn’t catch a break from the fans. The 2017 first overall pick has been a popular target by fans all season (and most recently – Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving) as undeserving of the top selection – especially with the top performing rookie from the batch (a certain Donovan Mitchell) being picked […]

Joel Embiid is second in the league (after the New Orleans Pelicans’ DeMarcus Cousins who isn’t that far ahead) in fouls drawn per game with 7.8 per 36 minutes. For comparison, that is slightly more than James Harden’s 7.1 – which is excellent company either way given that the “Beard” is renowned for making a […]

The Boston Celtics are now on the verge of sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers after they held on for a 101-98 overtime victory on Saturday night to give them a commanding 3-0 series lead. One particular play stood out to Celtics rising star rookie small forward Jayson Tatum late in the fourth quarter, even though it […]

Back in February for Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles had confetti rain down upon the field at U.S. Bank Stadium after they beat the New England Patriots 41-33 to finally win their first Super Bowl title in franchise history. However, during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston […]

Legend says that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a bad man. Well, he just proved that after the Sixers All-Star punished the Boston Celtics’ Aron Baynes for even attempting to challenge his dunk. Late in the second quarter during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center, Embiid caught a nifty […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics went back and forth in Game 3 of their second round series on Saturday afternoon with the series essentially on the line. With Boston up 2-0, a loss for the Sixers would mean the Sixers odds of winning the series plummet significantly. The Sixers called timeout down two points […]

The Philadelphia 76ers almost saw their Game 3 hopes diminish with J.J. Redick’s costly turnover that led to a Jaylen Brown fastbreak layup to give the Boston Celtics a two-point lead with 1.7 seconds left in the game. However, veteran shooting guard Marco Belinelli had other plans as he sank a clutch fadeaway shot from […]

The Utah Jazz have played the first three games of their second round series against the Houston Rockets without point guard and floor general Ricky Rubio. After playing well in the first five games of their first round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Rubio suffered a hamstring strain in the Jazz’ Game 6 win […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have dug themselves into a hole in the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round versus the Boston Celtics. However, head coach Brett Brown is still as optimistic as ever. Despite their recent struggles, there is no denying that Philadelphia is one of the most promising, young groups in the league. According to Mark D’Amico of the […]

The Boston Celtics were able to take Games 1 and 2 of their Eastern Conference second round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, both both coming at home. The Celtics did not have second-year forward Jaylen Brown in Game 1, but did have him available for Game 2. Brown suffered the hamstring strain in Game 7 […]

As the Atlanta Hawks look for their next head coach, another name you can add to the list of candidates they have interviewed is Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Lloyd Pierce. The Atlanta Hawks interviewed Philadelphia 76ers assistant Lloyd Pierce for their head coaching vacancy on Friday, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May […]

In Game 2, Ben Simmons really struggled, scoring only one point and a big reason for that is because of the way Brad Stevens decided to coach this series. He has made it clear with the way he has set up the Boston Celtics defense that he is going to let others beat him, but […]

The Philadelphia 76ers held a 22-point lead over the Boston Celtics in the first half of Game 2 and looked well on their way towards a blowout victory to tie the series up at 1-1. Instead, the Sixers took the foot off the gas pedal, defensive ace Marcus Smart put the clamps down on rookie […]

When it was announced that Jaylen Brown was going to be able to suit up for Game 2 it was surprising to most. Before the morning shootaround, Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens hinted that Brown wouldn’t be able to go and even if he was able to go it sounded like it would be very […]

It’s not only Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz who have been taking potshots at Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons. Prior to Thursday’s Game 2 of the series between the Sixers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, the Boston team of NBC Sports seemed to mock Simmons and his shooting when it posted this […]

For Philadelphia 76ers rising star point guard Ben Simmons, Thursday night’s 108-103 loss in Game 2 to the Boston Celtics was a game for him to forget as he finished with just one point on 0-of-4 shooting from the field. However, fellow rooking shooting guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz provided some support for Simmons. According […]

Social media was on fire as a result of the Boston Celtics’ epic comeback and 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only because the resurgent Celtics erased a 22-point first-half deficit, but also because of the surprisingly poor performance of phenomenal rookie point guard Ben Simmons who finished with a career low 1 point […]

Ben Simmons had by far the worst playoff game of his young career in a Game 2 loss against the Celtics on Thursday, falling victim of a hawking defense that kept him hesitant and dubious of his decisions, mustering only a lone point with an 0-for-4 line throughout the game. Simmons noted this poor performance […]

On Thursday night at the TD Garden, popular comedian/actor Kevin Hart sat courtside with rapper Gucci Mane to watch his Philadelphia 76ers take on the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Things did not exactly go Hart’s way during his visit to Bean Town, in addition to his taunting of the […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

When a legend speaks, everyone should listen. Recently, Hall of Famer Julius Erving shared his thoughts on Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics. Erving, who put the whole city of Philadelphia on the world map due to his dunking ability, said that Tatum should’ve been the number one overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons had a terrible Game 2, scoring just one point in their Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics. Yet Sixers coach Brett Brown stuck with him, and he explained why he did so. As reported by Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, Brown stuck with Simmons despite his awful game […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons has had his fair share of bad games in his first year, but not as bad as his Game 2 showing against the Boston Celtics — which was undoubtedly an integral factor as to why the Sixers blew a 22-point lead that led to a 108-103 loss. The Australian rookie […]

There was a time when Washington Husky teenager Markelle Fultz was unanimously considered the top prospect of the 2017 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-4 combo guard was wowing scouts, executives, and basketball fans with his elite combination of size, length, athleticism, and all-around ball skills, during his team’s 2016-17 NCAA run. The Philadelphia 76ers were convinced […]

Boston Celtics rising star point guard Terry Rozier has played some fantastic basketball so far during these 2018 playoffs and is having a great time doing it. Late in Game 2 of the Celtics’ 108-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Scary Terry drilled a three right in front of the Sixers’ bench and gave them […]

Veteran guard J.J. Redick has likely seen his fair share of slumps over his storied NBA career. How he got over his most recent one with the Philadelphia 76ers, though, might just take the cake. Fresh off a 28 win campaign (a considerable improvement but still poor overall) a season ago, it was only logical […]

The Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night in Game 2 of the series, and there seems to be a good chance that the Celtics will be short-handed. Head coach Brad Stevens told Chris Forsberg of ESPN that Jaylen Brown wasn’t able to go through practice on Wednesday and he isn’t […]

As a result of Monday night’s 117-101 win, the Boston Celtics are now leading their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers, 1-0. However, it sounds like the Celtics could be without the services of shooting guard Jaylen Brown (right hamstring) for Thursday night’s Game 2 affair, according to a report from ESPN’s Chris […]

Joel Embiid has been perfectly aware of how the scope in which the Philadelphia 76ers have been seen through for the last few years has changed after their sudden success, winning 52 games in the regular season and breezing through the first round of the playoffs, now with a chance to claim supremacy in the […]