News Category: Philadelphia 76ers

Knicks face tall task in Joel Embiid, Sixers

Joel Embiid will look to continue his historic season Friday when the Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks. In the Sixers’ 110-97 win over the Chicago Bulls Tuesday, Embiid returned from an 11-day absence caused by a sprained right ankle to produce 31 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and two blocked shots. It was Embiid’s second triple-double this season and the seventh of his career. The reigning Most Valuable Player also compiled his 14th

Confident Sixers charge into matchup against Bulls

The surging Philadelphia 76ers will look for their seventh consecutive victory when they host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. The Sixers crushed the Charlotte Hornets 135-82 on Saturday. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid led the way with 42 points and 15 rebounds in 30 minutes. It was the 10th straight game Embiid compiled at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, an ongoing franchise record, as the Sixers dealt the Hornets their worst defeat in franchise

Streaking Sixers meet still-struggling Pistons again

The Philadelphia 76ers will have another chance to send the Detroit Pistons toward a record-setting NBA losing streak. The Sixers defeated the Pistons 129-111 Wednesday night and will complete the home-and-home matchup Friday night in Philadelphia. Detroit suffered its franchise-record-tying 21st loss in a row on Wednesday; the NBA single-season skid mark is 26 by both the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010-11 season and the 76ers in 2013-14. Reigning league Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid

Pistons hope losing streak doesn’t hit 21 when Sixers visit

Blackjack players aim to get 21. For Detroit Pistons players, it would be just another losing hand. The Pistons have lost 20 straight, a single-season franchise record. They could equal their longest losing streak of any span if they fall to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. They had a 21-game slide at the end of the 1979-80 season and beginning of 1980-81. Coincidentally, the Sixers hold both NBA records for longest losing streaks. They

Sixers set to face Wizards with Joel Embiid ailing

The Philadelphia 76ers will look for their third straight victory when they host the reeling Washington Wizards on Monday. While the Sixers have been winning recently, there’s cause for concern regarding reigning Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid. Late in the Sixers’ 125-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Embiid appeared to tweak his left knee after taking an awkward step on a drive to the basket. Embiid had 38 points and 14 rebounds but

Joel Embiid, 76ers look to add to Hawks’ troubles

The Philadelphia 76ers will hope to ride the momentum of Joel Embiid’s 50-point performance into their game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Embiid, who missed the previous two games due to illness, racked up the sixth 50-point game of his career despite not feeling 100 percent in a 131-126 road win against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. “Man, my chest was hurting,” said Embiid, who added 13 rebounds and seven assists. “I was

Joel Embiid expected back for Sixers’ road game vs. Wizards

A five-day break came at just the right time for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers haven’t played since last Friday when they dropped their second straight, 125-119 to the Boston Celtics. All-Star center Joel Embiid missed the past two games with an illness. Tyrese Maxey was also out against the Celtics. Philadelphia is expected to have Embiid and Maxey back when it visits the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. “I think that they’re pretty much fine,”

Joel Embiid misses shootaround, GTD for Sixers-Celtics showdown

The key question entering Friday night’s matchup between the visiting 76ers and the Boston Celtics involves Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, who was scratched from Wednesday’s loss to New Orleans because of an illness. Will Embiid play against Boston? And if he does play, how effective will he be? Embiid, who is officially listed as questionable due to illness, traveled with the team to Boston but did not participate in Friday’s shootaround. He has appeared in

After historic win, Sixers eager to keep rolling vs. Pelicans

The Philadelphia 76ers had a historic victory in their last game. They’ll try to maintain their momentum when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Joel Embiid recorded a triple-double through three quarters as the host 76ers handed LeBron James the most lopsided loss of his 21-season NBA career in a 138-94 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. “You certainly don’t go into a game like this expecting that kind