News Category: Philadelphia 76ers

Sixers seeking a bounce-back effort at skidding Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kyle Lowry will bring a reminder of better times when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Nurse and Lowry played key roles in the Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship. The depleted Raptors (23-50) have since fallen, and they take a 12-game losing streak into their clash with the 76ers (39-35). The Raptors have been beset with injuries to players such as Scottie Barnes (hand) and Jakob Poeltl (finger).

Frustrated Sixers seek better outcome at Cavaliers

The Philadelphia 76ers still have the opportunity to improve their playoff position with only nine games remaining in the regular season. The Sixers fell 108-107 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, and the frustration bubbled over as coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. angrily yelled at the referees after the loss. Oubre appeared to be fouled on a final shot but nothing was called. Philadelphia (39-34), which sits in eighth place in

Clippers, James Harden anticipate rude welcome in Philly

After dropping three of four on their western road trip, the Philadelphia 76ers return home to battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Sixers’ lone victory on the trip came against the Clippers, 121-107, on Sunday. On Monday, the Sixers (39-33) fell 108-96 to the Sacramento Kings. Tyrese Maxey led the way with 29 points, though 21 came in an electric first quarter. Tobias Harris added 12 while Ricky Council IV and D.J. Wilson

76ers aim to extend dominance vs. Kings

The Philadelphia 76ers will seek to continue their dominance over the Sacramento Kings when the teams meet Monday night in the capital city of California. Philadelphia will look to notch its 11th straight victory over the Kings. Sacramento hasn’t beaten the 76ers since long-departed Buddy Hield scored 34 points in a 115-108 win on Feb. 2, 2019. On Monday, both clubs badly need a win as they try to avoid the play-in round in their

Sagging Sixers face Clippers in search of ‘guts’

The Philadelphia 76ers are finding it increasingly difficult to put points on the scoreboard with star Joel Embiid on the injury report. Philadelphia (38-32) looks to address its ongoing shooting slump when it visits the Los Angeles Clippers (44-25) on Sunday. Los Angeles completed a two-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday and holds the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff race. The Sixers are in eighth place in the East after

Sixers, Suns meet in battle for playoff position

Two teams looking to avoid their conferences’ play-in tournaments meet when the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Teams in seventh through 10th place in compete in the tournament. Philadelphia (38-30) holds the sixth seed in the East, while Phoenix (39-29) sits in eighth place in the West. The Sixers are beginning a four-game West Coast trip after posting a 98-91 home win over the Miami Heat on Monday. Tyrese Maxey had 30

Short-handed and tied in the East, Heat, Sixers try to move up

The Philadelphia 76ers will look for their second victory in a row Monday when they host the Miami Heat. The Sixers (37-30) struggled for a bit Saturday but pulled away for a 109-98 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 and Buddy Hield had 14 for the Sixers, who played without Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington. Embiid, the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player,

76ers, fighting for playoff seeding, host woeful Hornets

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. After falling 106-79 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday, the Sixers lost 114-105 to the Milwaukee Bucks two days later. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers (36-30) with 30 points against the Bucks, while Tobias Harris added 15, Cameron Payne 13 and Kyle Lowry 12. The Sixers continued to struggle without reigning Most Valuable Player

After tough trip, Bucks try to sweep Sixers in season series

The Milwaukee Bucks look to turn things around after an unsuccessful road trip as they face the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Milwaukee finished its California road trip 1-3 after a 129-94 loss to the Kings in Sacramento on Tuesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 30 points and 13 rebounds. Malik Beasley and Bobby Portis each scored 11, with Damian Lillard scoring just 10 on 2-of-12 shooting. “The ball didn’t move tonight,