By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com ATLANTA –– During the seven-game win streak the Hawks had strung together heading into Wednesday’s game against the Sixers, they had allowed an average of just 88.7 points a night. Their prowess on the defensive end ...
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Sixers Beat Pistons in OT for 2nd Win
By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com Three days ago, the Sixers were 0-17 and on the brink of joining the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets as only the second team in NBA history to begin a season with 18 consecutive losses. On Saturday, they ...
Read More »Sixers Win Streak Ends at 1
By Doug Ammon, Sixers.com On Saturday, the Sixers looked to double their win total with a victory over Oklahoma City, but a newly healthy Thunder team proved to be too much as Philadelphia fell 103-91. Russell Westbrook led all scorers ...
Read More »Sixers Avoid More Bad History, Beat T-Wolves in Sloppy Game
By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com It wasn’t pretty. In fact, Wednesday’s game against the Timberwolves was downright ugly. But when the final buzzer sounded with the Sixers on top 85-77, none of that mattered. After starting the season 0-17, one loss ...
Read More »Sixer Draft Pick Saric Named MVP in Turkey
By Max Rappaport Typically, the Transatlantic Tracker serves as a catch-all for news surrounding each of the five international players whose rights are held by the Philadelphia 76ers. But when news broke that Dario Saric had been awarded the bwin Euroleague ...
Read More »Sixers Become 1st NBA Partner With DraftKings
Report From Philadelphia 76ers PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 2, 2014 – The Philadelphia 76ers today announced that DraftKings, Inc. is the team’s Official Daily Fantasy Game Partner. DraftKings, a United States-based company, offers fans a variety of daily and weekly fantasy ...
Read More »Sixers Continue Losing Streak, Fall to San Antonio 109-103
By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com For the second straight game, the Sixers sought revenge against a team that handed them a lopsided defeat during their Texas Triangle road trip in mid-November. And for the second straight game, they fell just short. ...
Read More »Sixers Continue Losing Streak, Fall to Dallas 110-103
By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com It was exactly one month ago that the Sixers opened their 2014-15 season with a 103-91 loss on the road to the Indiana Pacers. Fourteen losses of varying harshness followed, with none more painful than the ...
Read More »Sixers Continue Losing Streak, Fall to Brooklyn 99-91
A loss typically hurts the most when it comes despite a determined effort. Wednesday night’s 99-91 defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets is testament to that truth. The Sixers twice battled back from more than 15 points down, ...
Read More »Sixers Continue Losing Streak, Fall to Portland 114-104
By Doug Ammon, Sixers.com It’s been a common theme all season – a tough battle by Philadelphia done in by a rough stretch in a single period of the game. The Sixers kept pace in the first half, going into ...
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