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Sixers finally find themselves, but can they find a way to win Game 7?

This is what the Sixers were supposed to look like. This is who they were supposed to be, from the moment Paul George arrived in the summer of 2024, satchelful of Josh Harris’ cash in hand and visions of greatness dancing in his head. Which is to say, connected and competitive. Explosive and entertaining. Versatile […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Philadelphia forces Game 7 with masterful win over Boston

Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings: Tyrese Maxey – 23.5VJ Edgecombe – 16Joel Embiid – 13.5Paul George – 8Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Andre Drummond – 3Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain – 3Dominick Barlow – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Porter Martone – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th […]

Game 7 it is! Sixers dominate Celtics in Game 6

Maybe we do want Boston? The Sixers smoked the Celtics 106-93 in Game 6 in a contest that was not as close as the score would indicate. There will a Game 7 in Boston Saturday. Tyrese Maxey was brilliant from start to finish, leading all scorers with 30 points, shooting 11-of-22 from the floor along […]

Sixers-Celtics, Game 6: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Thursday, April 30, 8:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: Peacock, NBC Sports NetworkRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

The Sixers can still win with this version of Joel Embiid

Imagine not being able to enjoy Joel Embiid’s fantastic Game 5 performance in Boston. Surely, Sixers fans have been emotionally fatigued after nearly a decade of not getting out of the second round with a slew of different roster iterations centered around Embiid. After last season’s debacle, many of them likely resigned to the team […]

Sixers finally got the two-way play they needed from Quentin Grimes

Betting on himself this season didn’t go nearly as well as Quentin Grimes may have hoped. A tumultuous restricted free agency saw him return to the Sixers on only the $6 million dollar qualifying offer in hopes of scoring a better deal the following offseason. He started well, averaging 17 points per game, shooting 44.8% […]

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Joel Embiid’s toughness on full display in gutty Game 5 performance

An emergency appendectomy. Just 10 days before the start of the playoffs. If you had to guess which player it happened to, you’d say “Joel Embiid” before someone even asked. Just another bizarre and unfortunate moment for a player whose career has been derailed by them. But for one night, there was no talk of […]

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers stave off elimination, score massive road win in Boston

Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings: Tyrese Maxey – 23.5VJ Edgecombe – 16Joel Embiid – 12.5Paul George – 8Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Andre Drummond – 3Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain – 3Dominick Barlow – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Porter Martone – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th […]

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Sixers must show some fight in Game 5

Celtics in five was probably the most commonly predicted outcome of this first-round series between Boston and Philadelphia. As the series returns to Beantown for the fifth game on Tuesday night, it’s certainly looking like that outcome will come to fruition after the Sixers laid another egg, this time on their home floor, in the […]

Sixers’ season on the brink Tuesday as Celtics host Game 5

The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025-26 season could be approaching its swan song, with the Boston Celtics just one win away from closing out the first-round playoff series and eliminating the Sixers. Though, to be fair, I think “swan songs” are supposed to be beautiful or brilliant. This feels quite far from that. The Sixers trail the […]

On top of being outplayed, the Sixers simply can’t make shots

It was always going to take a lot for the Sixers to pull off a first-round upset over the second-seeded Boston Celtics. They were going to have to make the rebounding battle look respectable, which they haven’t done. They were going to have to keep Boston’s role players in check, which they haven’t done. Their […]

Sleepwalking Sixers pushed around on the boards and pushed to the brink

Everything you need to know about Game 4 of the Sixers-Celtics series was encapsulated in a single Boston possession late in the first quarter. Jayson Tatum missed a three-pointer, and teammate Baylor Scheierman tracked down the offensive rebound.  And well, OK, it happens. But then the ball found its way to the C’s Nikola Vucevic, […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Dismal effort buries Sixers in Embiid’s return

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings:Tyrese Maxey – 23.5VJ Edgecombe – 16Joel Embiid – 11.5Paul George – 8Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Andre Drummond – 3Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Porter Martone – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – […]

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Game 4 injury report: Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. both available

And we do this dance again. Another injury report has dropped ahead of Game 4 of the Sixers first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, and for it they have again listed Joel Embiid as doubtful with appendectomy surgery recovery. Embiid had this same designation ahead of Game 3 before eventually being ruled out. […]

Little things loom large in Sixers’ Game 3 loss to Celtics

Game 1 had been a Boston blowout. Game 2 had featured a barrage by the Sixers’ bumptious backcourt. But Friday’s Game 3? That looked and felt like playoff games often tend to look and feel, especially those between ancient rivals like Boston and Philadelphia. It was a night that saw Sixers forward Paul George take […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers falter late, drop Game 3 to Boston

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings:Tyrese Maxey – 22.5VJ Edgecombe – 16Joel Embiid – 11.5Paul George – 8Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Andre Drummond – 3Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Porter Martone – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – […]