NBA: Sixers get boost from Embiid’s 50 points to beat Knicks

Agence France Presse 04/26/2024

Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid scored 50 points to power the 76ers to a vital 125-114 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday, the Sixers clawing back a game in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. The 76ers…

NBA: Sixers rally to beat Heat, book playoff clash with Knicks

Agence France Presse 04/18/2024

The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 23 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, rallied to beat the Miami Heat 105-104 on Wednesday and book a first-round NBA playoff clash with the New York Knicks. Embiid, still…

NBA: Embiid returns, scores 41 as Sixers dump Rockets

Agence France Presse 01/16/2024

Joel Embiid scored 41 points in a dazzling return from injury on Monday as the Philadelphia 76ers romped past the Houston Rockets 124-115. Kicking off a packed slate of NBA fixtures as the US marked the Martin…

NBA: Butler propels Heat past Sixers into Eastern Conference finals

Agence France Presse 05/13/2022

LOS ANGELES – The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals on Thursday as Jimmy Butler scored 32 points to key a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The victory in Philadelphia gave the Heat a…

Warriors snap slump with 42-point win over Bulls, Sixers stay hot

Agence France Presse 01/15/2022

LOS ANGELES – Golden State busted out of a slump with their most dominant victory of the NBA season on Friday, the Warriors continuing their mastery over Chicago by clobbering the Bulls 138-96 at the United Center.…

Sixers outlast Hawks, force Game 7 in NBA Eastern semis

Agence France Presse 06/19/2021

LOS ANGELES  – Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers played with more urgency on Friday, using a collective offensive effort to come from behind and force a game seven in their second-round NBA playoff series. Tobias Harris…

NBA Playoffs: Booker shines as Suns sink Lakers

05/24/2021

Los Angeles—Devin Booker scored 34 points as the second-seeded Phoenix Suns outplayed the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference playoff series opener with a hard-fought 99-90 victory on Sunday (Monday morning, May 24, 2021, Philippine time).…

Even with dislocated finger, Embiid leads 76ers past Thunder

01/07/2020

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s left ring finger looked like the top of a used bendy drinking straw, grotesquely overlapping his pinkie to the point that it seemed he had his fingers crossed. “I nearly threw up when…

Vucevic leads Magic past 76ers

11/14/2019

ORLANDO, — Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and seven Orlando players scored in double figures as the Magic came up with a big fourth quarter and beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 112-97, on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, November…

NBA opening investigation of Simmons-Johnson meeting request

AP 02/12/2019

The NBA is going to investigate whether league rules were broken when Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons inquired about meeting with Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson for playing tips. League spokesman Mike Bass said Monday that the NBA…

New-look Philadelphia stops LeBron, Lakers

AP 02/11/2019

PHILADELPHIA — Magic Johnson and LeBron James have captured eight NBA titles between them. With Johnson in the stands and James on the court, the Philadelphia 76ers showed off their own championship potential. Joel Embiid had 37…

Butler saves Sixers with game-winning 3

AP 11/26/2018

New York — Jimmy Butler made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 127-125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Butler’s shot from the right wing, similar to the one that…

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