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The Philadelphia 76ers are back in the loss column after falling to the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 107-101. After going all out to beat the Brooklyn Nets in Ben Simmons’ return to Philadelphia, the injury-riddled Sixers fell to the LaMelo Ball-less Hornets in a close contest. Playing on the road the day after […]

PHILADELPHIA – With Ben Simmons coming to town and ready to play, the Philadelphia 76ers came even more ready. Stellar efforts from numerous players got the Sixers a win by a score of 115-106 over the Brooklyn Nets, spoiling the on-court return of Simmons to his former club. After the game, Doc Rivers was vocal […]

There’s a lot of anticipation surrounding Ben Simmons’ return to his former stomping ground when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. It will be the first time Simmons will play in Philly since forcing his way out of the team last season, and it comes as no surprise that Sixers fans […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers’ winning streak was ended at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 112-109. Minnesota came super close to blowing a 20-point lead but the Sixers couldn’t finish the job. The Sixers are not ones to seek out or enjoy moral victories, especially after a performance where they […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers picked up an improbable win against the Milwaukee Bucks at home to push their winning streak to three games. With a final score of 110-102, the Sixers dominated in the second half despite not having James Harden or Tobias Harris and losing Tyrese Maxey for the second half after he […]

CAMDEN, NJ – While James Harden has been out, the Philadelphia 76ers defense has surged to one of the top overall units in the league thanks in large part to an increase in effort in transition situations. Meanwhile, the Sixers’ offense has been very bad despite Joel Embiid being unstoppable. The Sixers are in the top […]

Doc Rivers is public enemy No. 1 in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia 76ers are underperforming to start the 2022-23 season. Joel Embiid’s unbelievable dominance from this past weekend saved the Sixers from falling to a 5-9 record and perhaps prevented Rivers’ seat from warming up. James Harden’s foot injury and Embiid’s shaky start to the […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Utah Jazz 105-98 thanks almost exclusively to Joel Embiid. With 59 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven blocks, the Sixers’ big man put up one of the most incredible performances in NBA history. Embiid’s performance, which has some of the craziest statistical accomplishments of any NBA game ever, […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers endured a tough loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, their third defeat in the last four games. Adding to the frustrations for Sixers fans was the fact that Embiid was taken out of the game in the third quarter with four fouls, which immediately led to a […]

Tyrese Maxey began the Philadelphia 76ers’ season with unreal scoring efficiency and some huge scoring outings. But in recent games, without the benefit of James Harden’s playmaking, Maxey has not looked like his usual self and has failed to uplift the Sixers offense. In the three games since Harden’s injury, Maxey is shooting just 19-64 […]

CAMDEN, NJ – The Philadelphia 76ers are fresh off of a huge win over the Phoenix Suns. They now have a record of 5-6 after handling a (hobbled) Suns squad without James Harden. Doc Rivers finding ways to win without Harden will be extremely important as the Sixers’ floor general misses a month due to […]

PHILADELPHIA – In their first game of the 2022-23 season without Joel Embiid and James Harden, the Philadelphia 76ers lost. The New York Knicks came from behind to win 106-104. The Sixers were able to generate shots — shooting 18 more attempts from the field than the Knicks — but couldn’t convert, shooting 37.8 as […]

PHILADELPHIA – For the second game in a row, the Philadelphia 76ers took a loss as Joel Embiid sat out due to a non-Covid illness. This time, they lost a nail-biter to the New York Knicks after leading by as much as 12 points in the fourth quarter. The Sixers are now 4-6 on the […]

Just when you thought the Philadelphia 76ers were about to turn a corner with the upcoming return of Joel Embiid, this team all of a sudden gets hit with some brutal injury news on the James Harden front. After being diagnosed with a foot strain, the Sixers will now be without their superstar point guard […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers lost the chance to push their winning streak to four games. They lost 121-111 to the Washington Wizards. The absences of Joel Embiid and De’Anthony Melton proved to be costly as the Sixers lost despite another great game from Tyrese Maxey. Doc Rivers said that Maxey, who had a game-high […]

The first month of the 2022-23 season for the Philadelphia 76ers was a bumpy ride. An 0-3 start that featured three brutal defeats has now been masked by a solid stretch of basketball, some of which has come amid Joel Embiid absences from the roster. The Sixers are 4-4 heading into November. They will have […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have notched their first multi-game win of the season after taking down the Chicago Bulls 114-109. The Sixers looked like they were well on their way to a win in the first quarter but didn’t dominate as much after that. The Sixers scored 37 points in the first quarter but didn’t score […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have not been off to the best of starts, having begun the season with a 1-4 record after their most recent 109-119 loss to the Toronto Raptors. While Sixers fans have grown increasingly frustrated with head coach Doc Rivers, and Joel Embiid hasn’t strung together consistent performances thus far as he puts […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have lost another one to start the 2022-23 season. The Toronto Raptors defeated them 119-109 to drop them to 1-4 on the season. Head coach Doc Rivers was displeased with the Sixers’ performance overall but had some choice words for his team’s defense in particular. In the postgame press conference on NBC […]

While only five games have passed in the new season, there is much cause for concern for the Philadelphia 76ers, a team with high hopes of competing for an NBA championship led by a core of Joel Embiid and James Harden. However, the Sixers have gone off to a less-than-ideal 1-4 start, their latest loss […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers won their first game of the 2022-23 season against the Indiana Pacers. In what was as much of a must-win contest as there could be for the fourth game out of 82, the Sixers won 120-106 in front of the home crowd. James Harden recorded 29 points, 11 assists and […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers fell to 0-2 after losing to two of the title contenders they’re chasing. Now, the alarm bells are really ringing after losing 114-105 to the San Antonio Spurs in the third game of their season. It was a massive upset that the Spurs haven’t seen since Gregg Popovich’s first season. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are 0-2 to start the 2022-23 NBA season. The Sixers got the nod to kick off the season, but they lost 126-117 to the Boston Celtics before losing 90-88 in their tightly contested home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. There is an element of unfamiliarity that the Sixers do have to get […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers faced two huge tests to start the 2022-23 season. They failed both of them, losing to the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks and beginning the season 0-2. The Sixers have plenty of talent but now also have loads of questions to answer. One question is about their defense, which players […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers are 0-2 after squandering the chance to steal a win in their home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. They made a valiant comeback effort but lost 90-88. More worrying than the Sixers’ record is the fact that Joel Embiid has not been close to his usual level of dominance so […]

In the first game of the 2022-23 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics by a score of 126-117. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown had tremendous impacts on the game by scoring 35 points apiece. But to Sixers head coach Doc Rivers, another Boston player was the true key to their success. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the main teams to watch out for in the 2022-23 season. Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and company have put in the work and are now ready for the real fun to begin. Although they may appear to be one of the very top title contenders, the Sixers […]

CAMDEN, NJ – The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2022-23 season will start with a bang. They open the new season with a road game against the Boston Celtics before hosting the Milwaukee Bucks two days later. Seeing two fellow conference contenders right away couldn’t be a better test for the Sixers. The Celtics and Bucks are very […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers used to have too few reliable backups for Joel Embiid. Now, they may have too many. Doc Rivers has both Paul Reed and Montrezl Harrell at his disposal, giving the Sixers a ferocious presence off the bench. Reed has played more than Harrell this preseason (both in terms of total […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers ended their 2022 preseason undefeated after beating the Charlotte Hornets 99-94. More importantly, James Harden had a very solid performance. He was the key offensive engine alongside Joel Embiid to lead the Sixers to a win. Harden had 17 points, five assists and three rebounds. Although he shot just 6-15 […]

Although the Philadelphia 76ers are not entering this season with a brand new supporting cast like in years past, it’s the first full season with James Harden. Doc Rivers is working to integrate him into the Sixers’ Joel Embiid-centric offense so that the two stars can work effectively together. In a discussion with ESPN’s Adrian […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to become a great defensive team in the 2022-23 season. Joel Embiid laid out the plan for the Sixers to be the top defensive dogs in the NBA and, as they prepare for the regular season, they are honing in on that goal by looking to improve communication on […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers has already made it abundantly clear that he expects more from James Harden this coming season. The former league MVP’s arrival in Philly didn’t exactly deliver the results the team was hoping for in 2021-22, but the Sixers are looking forward to a better year this coming season. In […]

Ben Simmons is back! The former Philadelphia 76ers point guard turned Brooklyn Nets big man announced his return with an impressive dunk in the Nets’ preseason opener. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers got brutally honest on the return of Simmons on Tuesday. “I really didn’t watch him (Ben Simmons), I was watching our guys,” Rivers […]

Doc Rivers is one of the most respected coaches in the NBA today. It’s no coincidence that he also happens to be one of the most successful shot-callers in the entire league. Much like the rest of the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers also started training camp this week. A mic’d up Doc Rivers recently provided […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going through training camp ahead of a championship-or-bust season. As the Sixers prepare for the 2022-23 campaign at The Citadel in South Carolina, Doc Rivers is looking to build a champion with Joel Embiid and James Harden leading the way. During practice, Rivers took Harden aside to discuss the set-up for […]

The 2022-23 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 40th anniversary of the last Sixers Championship. And it’s now been over 20 years since the last Sixers NBA Finals appearance. However, hope springs eternal in the City of Brotherly Love, so maybe the 2023 NBA Finals is where the Sixers finally get back to the top of […]

CAMDEN, NJ – The Philadelphia 76ers are tired of early playoff exits. The Joel Embiid-era Sixers have been defined by second-round exits and the trend has not yet stopped in the two years since Doc Rivers became head coach and Daryl Morey became president of basketball operations. The team’s management focused on adding players with […]

The 2022-23 season is a very important one for Matisse Thybulle. The Philadelphia 76ers’ defensive specialist is on the verge of losing his spot with the Sixers following years of inconsistent improvement on offense and a diminished role in the playoffs. By all accounts, tough, the Sixers’ young wing has seized the opportunity to develop […]