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| Sixers, Pacers square off at Conseco Fieldhouse |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers will be hoping to pick up right where they left off before the All-Star break when the resurgent club returns to action tonight against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The 76ers won their final four games prior to the hiatus, a streak that began with a 99-94 home victory over the Pacers on February, and are a Eastern Conference-best 14-4 since January 6. The tear has vaulted Philadelphia into a tie for sixth place in the East standings, one-half game behind fif |
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| It's Miller time: Sixers edge Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Andre Miller scored 24 points and handed out nine assists as the Philadelphia 76ers gutted out a 91-87 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to finish off their seven-game homestand with four straight victories. Andre Iguodala scored half of his 18 points in the decisive fourth quarter and Thaddeus Young chipped in 12 points and four steals for the Sixers, who finished 5-2 on the residency. Philadelphia hits the All-Star break with a 27-24 mark and is 18-10 under head coach Tony DiLe |
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| Sixers finish homestand vs. Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to close a long homestand out on a positive note tonight, when the road-challenged Memphis Grizzlies enter the Wachovia Center in the first meeting between the teams this season. The Sixers' seven-game residency did not start off well, as the club dropped back-to-back tests to fellow Atlantic Division members New Jersey and Boston on January 31 and February 3. Philadelphia has ripped off three straight wins since, however, and is coming off an impressive 108-91 deci |
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| Sixers sizzle again by slamming Suns |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Thaddeus Young deposited 25 points and rookie Marreese Speights scored a career-high 24, as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a relatively easy 108-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers have won three straight since being struck with the news that offseason acquisition Elton Brand will miss the rest of the season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Speights, who figures to see extended time with Brand's injury, shot 11-of-16 from the floor to go with seven rebound |
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| Sixers' Brand has successful surgery on shoulder |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand underwent successful season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced Monday. Dr. Craig Morgan performed the one-hour procedure at the Christiana Surgery Center in Wilmington, Delaware. This marks the second straight year that Brand will miss nearly all of the season, as he played in only eight games last year for the Clippers due to a serious Achilles injury. Brand underwent an MRI exam last Wednesd |
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| Sixers, Suns square off in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Even with prized free agent signee Elton Brand out for the season with the shoulder injury, the Philadelphia 76ers are finding ways to reach the win column. Tonight they will resume a seven-game homestand versus the Phoenix Suns from the Wachovia Center. Brand is expected to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery soon and his injury may have been a blessing in disguise since the former Duke star was having problems fitting in with Philly's fast-paced offense. Brand missed 16 games with the sho |
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| Ivey's strong fourth quarter leads Sixers past Heat |
NBA Basketball |
02/07/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Royal Ivey came off the bench and scored 10 of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help carry the Philadelphia 76ers to a 94-84 comeback victory over the Miami Heat. Fellow reserve Marreese Speights chipped in 15 points and six boards for the Sixers, who improved to 3-2 during a seven-game home stand. Andre Miller posted 15 points and five assists, while Thaddeus Young and Andre Iguodala contributed 14 and 12 points, respectively, in a winning cause. Dwyane Wade tallied 21 |
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| 76ers continue homestand vs. Heat |
NBA Basketball |
02/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers resume a season-long seven game homestand Saturday when they welcome the Miami Heat to the Wachovia Center. The Sixers improved to 2-2 on the residency on Thursday with a 99-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Sixers center Samuel Dalembert had his best game of the season in that one with season-highs in points (18) and rebounds (20) just hours after the team received bad news regarding its top threat in the paint. Philadelphia announced that its marquee free agent signe |
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| Celtics' Garnett returns against Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - After missing two games due to the flu, Boston forward Kevin Garnett was in the lineup for Thursday's 110-109 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Garnett sat for a second straight game as the Celtics shocked the Philadelphia 76ers with a last-second, 100-99 win Tuesday. He had 16 points and six rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter of Thursday's contest as Boston had a 12-game winning streak broken. "Very tough to watch the team. Probably more than anything, it's fr |
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| Re-Branding Gone Wrong |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA - (MySportsbook) - The strange saga of Philadelphia 76ers power forward Elton Brand is over, at least for this season. Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski officially announced that Brand would miss the rest of the 2008-09 season before the team's game with Indiana on Thursday. The Sixers' prized free agent acquisition has been scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery next Monday to repair a torn labrum. "Elton wanted to do whatever he could to get back on the court and initially elected to forgo |
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