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Sixers win sixth straight as Joel Embiid has 22 points and 10 rebounds

PHILADELPHIA — NBA homestands can provide electric and unbeatable situations for some teams.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 22, 2022

Inside Sixers: Technology assists, wisdom from Doc Rivers, Tyrese Maxey’s new ritual

Georges Niang took off running, with Joel Embiid temporarily close behind. They looped around the far end of the 76ers’ practice court before Niang ducked into the facility’s offices, then moved through the front foyer and a hallway to pop back into the gym at the opposite side.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 19, 2022

Sixers tested but take a 118-106 victory over the depleted Warriors

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers said the 76ers were focused on themselves — not who was playing for the Golden State Warriors.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 17, 2022

Bill Belichick Tops List of Highest-Paid American Coaches, per Report

The Patriots head coach earns a $20 million salary.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2022

Kevin Porter Jr. shows maturity, growth as Rockets outlast James Harden, 76ers

Doc Rivers on Kevin Porter: “Maturity is important in life. You can see it in his game. He had to do all the other things to become a really good NBA player. It looks like he is on that route.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 6, 2022

Rockets spoil James Harden’s return as Sixers wilt in double overtime loss, 132-123

HOUSTON — Asked what he hoped to see from James Harden Monday night, 76ers coach Doc Rivers jokingly said a “triple-double.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 6, 2022

Sixers get rocked and rolled in lopsided loss to Cavs, 113-85

CLEVELAND — Things have rarely been easy for the 76ers this season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 1, 2022

David Murphy: Ben Simmons and the Nets’ loser energy were no match for a Sixers team that taught its injured stars a lesson

PHILADELPHIA — Loser energy is a difficult thing to overcome. One team had it. The other team had the opposite. Ben Simmons and two future Hall of Famers were on the first team. James Harden and Joel Embiid were not on the second. Somewhere within all of those facts is…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 23, 2022

Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks with small foot fracture

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey suffered a small fracture in his left foot during the 76ers’ win over the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The team added he would be reevaluated in approximately two weeks, though a league source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer that Maxey is…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 19, 2022

Mike Sielski: Joel Embiid’s 59-point game against the Jazz showed his greatness and the Sixers’ familiar shortcomings

After completing what was, both in its statistical measure and in the overall quality of his play, a performance as good or better than any in the 60-year history of the 76ers, Joel Embiid lounged at his locker in the Wells Fargo Center, his feet submerged in a bucket of…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 14, 2022