The Miami Heat were blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night in Miami, 119-96. Philadelphia got the win without star big man Joel Embiid, who was a late scratch from the lineup due to a nagging left foot injury. Sixers’ point guard Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 27 …
Read More »Magic Fall to 76ers in Philadelphia 105-94
The Orlando Magic were defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers 105-94 on Wednesday night. This was the second-straight matchup between these two teams. On Monday, Orlando took down Philadelphia 119-109 in comeback fashion. The Magic trailed by as many as 20 points in that one, but they mounted a second half …
Read More »Magic Ride Dominant Second Half To Victory Over 76ers
The Magic certainly lived up to their name on Monday night. After trailing by as many as 20 points, Orlando pulled off a 119-109 comeback victory against the Philadelphia 76ers. The win put Orlando at 20-31 on the season, while Philadelphia dropped to 32-17. Rookie Paolo Banchero led the way …
Read More »NBA Teams Set to Embrace the Tank
It is often said that the cream of the crop rises to the top, but for the barrel scrapers of the NBA world it is a race for the tank The possibility of landing French phenom Victor Wembanyama has made being the worst the first priority for several NBA teams, …
Read More »NBA Opens Season with Two Marquee Matchups
The 2022-2023 NBA season started Tuesday night. The Golden State Warriors started their title defense by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109. The Boston Celtics made it to finals last year and lost to the Warriors. The Celtics started the season with a win 126-117 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Warriors …
Read More »Heat Finish Off Sixer, Conference Finals Bound
After beating the 76ers in six games, the Miami Heat will face either the Bucks or the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Heat Catch Fire Early in the Second Half After a very even half resulting in Miami leading by just one point, the Heat erupted in the third …
Read More »Heat Eye Trip to the Conference Finals
The Miami Heat are looking to close out the series tonight after their blowout win vs 76ers. Heat Win Big to Go Up 3-2 In Game 5 at home, the Heat blew out the 76ers 120-85 on the heels of a a strong defensive performance, holding the 76ers to 37% …
Read More »Miami Heat Remain Perfect at Home, Take 3-2 Series Lead Over 76ers
The Miami Heat are now a perfect 6-0 at home in the NBA playoffs, manhandling the Philadelphia 76ers 120-85. Miami is now one win away from a return to the Eastern Conference Finals, in what would be their sixth appearance in the last twelve seasons. Heat Check Jimmy Butler continued …
Read More »Harden’s 31 Points Turn Down the Heat
The Philadelphia 76ers evened up the series at two apiece against the Miami Heat, Sunday night. The 76ers, led by a vintage James Harden performance, rallied in the closing minutes to extend their lead. Even Battle to Start For the first 19 minutes of the game, neither Miami nor Philadelphia …
Read More »The NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs with Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago taking Ws
The first round of the NBA Playoffs is heating up and the Eastern Conference had three games Wednesday night. The Celtics take a 2-0 lead over the Nets, the 76ers, move to 3-0 against the Raptors, and the Bulls tied up the series at 1-1 against the Bucks. Celtics vs. …
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