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| 76ers resume road trip in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers will resume their five-game road trip tonight against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Philadelphia has dropped two straight since a four-game winning streak and fell to 1-2 on the trek following Friday's 119-111 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Thaddeus Young led Philly with 23 points, and Samuel Dalembert grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds to go along with 15 points. Lou Williams and Andre Iguodala registered 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the 7 |
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| Wright's career night leads Warriors past Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Brandan Wright scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds, and six other Warriors scored in double-figures, as Golden State held off the Philadelphia 76ers, 119-111, at ORACLE Arena. Monta Ellis and Kelenna Azubuike scored 21 and 15 points, respectively, while Stephen Jackson had a solid game with 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Warriors, who recovered from a tough 114-106 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Golden State has won four of its last |
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| Sixers' swing resumes against Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers resume a key five-game road trip Friday in Oakland, where they face off with the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. The Sixers, who currently hold the sixth slot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, fell to 1-1 on the trek Wednesday in Phoenix. Shaquille O'Neal turned in 26 points and 11 rebounds while Jason Richardson added 25 points and Steve Nash 24 and 10 assists in that one, as the Suns rolled down the stretch en route to a 126-116 victory over Philadelp |
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| Surging Sixers try to remain hot in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to build on one of their biggest wins of the season when they resume a key five-game road trip Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers won a thriller in Hollywood on Tuesday, when Andre Iguodala knocked down a game-winning three-pointer just before the final buzzer sounded as Philadelphia nipped the Los Angeles Lakers, 94-93, at Staples Center. Iguodala, who missed his previous six attempts from beyond the arc prior to nailing the game-winner, finished with 2 |
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| Iguodala's last-second shot lifts Sixers over Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Andre Iguodala knocked down a game-winning three-pointer just before the final buzzer sounded, as the Philadelphia 76ers nipped the Los Angeles Lakers, 94-93, at Staples Center. Iguodala, who missed his previous six attempts from downtown prior to nailing the game-winner, finished with 25 points for the Sixers, who were coming off a perfect three-game homestand. "It felt good," Iguodala said of the game-winner. "Coach [Tony DiLeo] drew up a play, and I said, 'No. I am going to |
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| Lakers welcome Sixers to Hollywood |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers continue their march to the postseason on Tuesday when they resume a three-game homestand by hosting the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Center. The Lakers won the opener of the residency on Sunday when Trevor Ariza set a career high with 26 points to help Los Angeles stave off a late Dallas rally, as the Lakers edged the Mavericks 107-100. Kobe Bryant added 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Lakers, who have won three in a row and five of six overall. Pau |
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| Marshall helps Sixers cool off Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The seldom-used Donyell Marshall scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, as the Philadelphia 76ers picked up an 85-77 victory over the Miami Heat. Andre Iguodala recorded a game-high 21 points in addition to grabbing six rebounds and handing out five assists for Philadelphia, which finished off a perfect three-game homestand. Thaddeus Young chipped in 17 points, and Andre Miller orchestrated the offense with 11 helpers to go with 10 points. Dwyane Wade, who had aver |
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| Exhausted Heat face Sixers in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to build on a raucous Spectrum finale on Sunday when they welcome the exhausted Miami Heat to the Wachovia Center. Thaddeus Young set a career-high in points in a second straight outing by dropping 31, and Philadelphia closed out its former home with a thrilling 104-101 triumph against Chicago in the final NBA game ever to be played at the Spectrum on Friday. Young, coming off a then career-high 29-point performance vs. Toronto on Wednesday, had his final points com |
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| Remembering the Spectrum |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2009 |
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| amily or job. That said, we all got into this business for one reason. At one time, no matter how much we deny it, every single sportswriter was a fan of some player or team before they embarked on their chosen career path. For me, that team was the Philadelphia 76ers and the player was Julius "Dr. J." Erving. I've long since stopped living and dying with the Sixers. Win, lose or draw, I have to write about it anyway, so I spend most of time now rooting for a compelling storyline. Not on Friday. The chills came b |
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| Sixers top Bulls to give Philly fans another Spectrum memory |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Thaddeus Young set a career-high in points in a second straight outing by dropping 31, and the Philadelphia 76ers closed out their former home with a thrilling 104-101 triumph against Chicago in the final NBA game ever to be played at the Spectrum. Young, coming off a then career-high 29-point performance vs. Toronto on Wednesday, had his final points come on a dunk with 15.9 ticks remaining to give the 76ers their eventual winning margin. With 22.1 on the clock and Philadelph |
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