NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 108

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden is somewhat difficult to figure out but not because his goals are unclear. Having requested trades from the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets over the past few seasons, the reason that Harden is in a Sixers uniform is because he believed that he would have the chance to compete for […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers looked poised to barge into the Eastern Conference Finals after establishing a 3-2 series lead in their second-round meeting with the Boston Celtics. Instead, the Sixers flamed out in Games 6 and 7 and are now left with several questions to deal with in the offseason. Making the meltdown […]

Kevin Hart is a big fan of the Philadelphia 76ers, so it pained him to see his beloved NBA team get eliminated by Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Sunday. On top of that, he got called out after the game by Tatum. It did not take Kevin Hart long to respond to Jayson […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are overflowing with confidence after taking care of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 and securing their tickets to the East Finals. If that is not abundantly clear, then look no further than Brown’s latest social media activity. After helping Celtics destroy the Sixers 112-88, Brown quickly took to […]

Doc Rivers’ seat is at its hottest at the moment following yet another failure by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Playoffs. Despite a loaded roster that now features two MVP winners in Joel Embiid and James Harden, the Sixers got taken out in the second round by the Boston Celtics. While Rivers’ list of […]

James Harden had a number of brilliant moments for the Philadelphia 76ers in their NBA Playoffs series with the Boston Celtics. Who could forget his 45-point showing in Game 1? However, not even those performances could cover up for his disastrous showings when it mattered most. In Game 7 on Sunday, Harden finished with just […]

Jaylen Brown has addressed the double technical foul assessed on he and Georges Niang during the Boston Celtics’ blowout Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The incident occurred midway through the second quarter with the Sixers leading 35-33. After a missed Tobias Harris three-pointer, Brown scrambled for the rebound before finding himself turning to […]

The Boston Celtics did it. Jaylen Brown and company got the job done in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they won Game 7 of their series against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers to book a return trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Brown certainly played a big part in the […]

The Boston Celtics eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers with a 112-88 blowout win in Game 7 of their second round NBA Playoffs series, and Jayson Tatum exploded for 51 points, a record for most points scored in a Game 7 in NBA history. After a win in Game 6 that included some clutch shots from Tatum, […]

One of the main storylines heading into the Boston Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers centered on just whether Al Horford would be able to slow down Joel Embiid. In the end, it was Horford who had the last laugh. The Celtics picked up a convincing 112-88 win over the 76ers in […]

JJ Redick has given an under-fire Doc Rivers a brutal sledge in the wake of yet another Game 7 loss for the decorated Philadelphia 76ers head coach. Rivers, of course, was in charge of the Lob City Los Angeles Clippers team of which JJ Redick was a part, and which, despite its talent, failed to […]

Jayson Tatum’s masterclass of a Game 7 for the Boston Celtics just broke the one Stephen Curry set against the Sacramento Kings. With 51 points in the 112-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Tatum now holds the all-time Game 7 scoring record. Moreover, the best part of this–other than they advance to face the Miami Heat–is […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers has been on the wrong end of plenty of dominant Game 7 performances, but Jayson Tatum’s explosion on Sunday night ranks right at the top, according to the man himself. Tatum was simply unstoppable in the series-deciding matchup, putting up a mammoth 51 points on 17-28 shooting while also grabbing […]

Jayson Tatum left the whole NBA world in awe with his record-breaking performance for the Boston Celtics in Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers. In fact even his NBA peers like Draymond Green, Trae Young, Paolo Banchero and many others couldn’t believe what they just witnessed from the superstar. Tatum exploded for 51 points in […]

Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics looked like it would be a close game at halftime, but then the Celtics outscored the 76ers 33-10 in the third quarter, Jayson Tatum went off for 51 points and the Celtics won in a blowout by the score […]

The Boston Celtics held off elimination in Game 6 on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers in their second round playoff series in the NBA Playoffs. They followed that up with a dominant 112-88 performance at home in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. It was an […]

The Boston Celtics put together quite a performance in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics cruised to a 112-88 win over the 76ers to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. Boston held Philadelphia to a lowly 37.3 percent shooting in […]

Jayson Tatum has been criticized throughout their playoff series against the Philadelphia due to his inconsistent play. He can explode anytime for sure, but he has also shown that there’s a possibility of him having an off night when he would score just seven points or shoot poorly. Fortunately for the Celtics, the best version […]

The two best words in sports: Game 7. The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics duked it out at TD Garden looking to advance in the 2023 NBA playoffs. With legacies and a crucially important season at stake — and on the 10-year anniversary of Sam Hinkie officially becoming Philly’s general manager — the Sixers got […]

Emotions are always running high during Game 7s in the NBA Playoffs and Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics was no exception. During one play in the first half, Sixers wing Georges Niang appeared to grab Celtics star Jaylen Brown by the leg as he attempted to get back up court. Brown […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are playing in Game 7 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series against the Boston Celtics, and James Harden super fan John Hao is in attendance once again, hoping to see Harden’s 76ers take a road win and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. In attendance for Game 7 of Celtics-Sixers: James Harden […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are keeping their starting lineup the same for Game 7 against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. It will be Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and P.J. Tucker starting, according to Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice. Some wondered if Doc Rivers would move Tucker out of the starting lineup in order […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have only themselves to blame for stagnant crunch-time offense down the stretch of Game 6 that largely ignored Joel Embiid and prevented them from eliminating the Boston Celtics. After a revealing tidbit about the league’s internal officiating report from that heartbreaking loss, though, rest assured Philly faithful—not to mention players and coaches—will […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla changed his starting lineup for Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers, inserting big man Robert Williams III and moving Derrick White to the bench. While the Celtics were on the ropes in the fourth quarter and needed both a late Jayson Tatum explosion and Sixers collapse to win, the […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 Western Conference Finals opponent is a familiar one. Three years after the Nuggets’ series with the Los Angeles Lakers determined one half of the 2020 NBA Finals, we’ll be making our Nuggets Western Conference Finals predictions. Although the star players are the same, the Nuggets and Lakers are different teams than […]

Sixers head coach Doc Rivers finds himself in a pivotal moment as his side prepare for their crucial Game 7 encounter against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. According to a recent column by NBA insider Marc Stein, Rivers’ role as head coach could be in jeopardy if the Sixers fail to secure a victory in […]

Referees typically are nameless entities in the eyes of the casual NBA fan. If fans know the name of an official, there’s a big chance that he’s known for… questionable stuff. That is the case with Scott Foster, the infamous referee that everyone seemingly hates. After it was revealed by Eliot Shorr-Parks that Foster would […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers have punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals and a date with the Denver Nuggets. That’s thanks in large part to the heralded contributions of an older white prospect. It’s 2020 all over again, folks. Austin Reaves owns the hearts of several Lakers fans for […]

No more room for error. The Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t close out the Boston Celtics at home in Game 6. Now, they’re heading back up north for a Game 7 that will decide the legacies of many of the team’s key figures and the future of the Sixers franchise as a whole. The Sixers’ confidence level […]

Remember when Jordan Poole was once touted as the heir apparent to Stephen Curry? It was around this time last season when Golden State Warriors fans were talking up the 23-year-old as the team’s next cornerstone star. The Dubs rewarded him too, locking Poole up to a four-year extension last summer to the tune of $123 […]

LeBron James didn’t need to say a lot to drop the ultimate praise on his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Austin Reaves, who played a pivotal role in eliminating the Golden State Warriors in their NBA Playoffs series. Reaves was sensational for the Lakers in Game 6, which saw them blow out the Warriors to secure […]

Draymond Green managed just 24 minutes of action in Friday’s season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Golden State Warriors star suffered a calf injury during the game, and ultimately, the team decided not to allow him to return to the game. Green has now broken his silence about the injury, and according to […]

Lonnie Walker IV came out with another strong performance for the Los Angeles Lakers in Friday’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The 24-year-old came off the bench to score 13 points in just 14 minutes of action as he helped LA destroy Stephen Curry and the Warriors in what turned out […]

After taking down Stephen Curry and the defending champs Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have now punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals to take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. One could argue that it’s going to be a tougher test for LeBron […]

The offseason has officially started for the Golden State Warriors after their heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Stephen Curry and the defending champs put up a formidable fight, but in the end, the Lakers just overpowered them. Now that the dust is slowly beginning to settle on Golden […]

When Kendrick Perkins predicted after the trade deadline that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to make it to the Western Conference Finals, everyone treated him like a madman. His co-hosts on NBA Today couldn’t believe what he just said, with Richard Jefferson and Malika Andrews showing how ridiculous his take was. Two months later, […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are set to square off on Sunday in the only Game 7 of the second round and only the second Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs thus far. The Celtics pulled off a major win on the road in Game 6 to avoid elimination and give themselves a chance […]

Magic Johnson couldn’t be more hyped up after the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Golden State Warriors packing in Game 6 and secured their own ticket to the Western Conference Finals. While fans are praising LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves for the epic win, though, the NBA icon didn’t forget to give credit […]

The New York Knicks’ season ended on Friday after losing to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs. However, Jalen Brunson and co. may have actually been robbed of the chance to extend the series to a do-or-die Game 7. This is after the NBA released its Last 2 Minute report. Apparently, […]