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Philadelphia 76ers Bested by Chicago Bulls, Lose 7th Straight.
February 28th, 2013 at 11:09 PM
2/28/13 - On Thursday night's matchup, the Sixers traveled to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls. Doug Collin's post-game tirades following the embarrassing loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday voiced all of the frustrations that Sixers fans have dealt with this season. Everyone knows the roster...

Sixers Still Have No Cure for Mad Cow Disease
December 13th, 2012 at 2:18 AM
  Despite a nice performance from Jrue Holliday, the Sixers fell to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night 96-89. It was an ugly game that the Sixers lost, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an ugly loss for the Sixers. The Sixers and Bulls are essentially in the same camp, they’re both above-average...

Philadelphia 76ers Topped by Chicago Bulls in Tight Game
December 3rd, 2012 at 9:18 PM
12/3/12 - On Saturday night the Sixers returned to action in the second game of a back-to-back against the Chicago Bulls. They were coming off a good win over the Charlotte Bobcats where Evan Turner and Thad Young dominated. At the United Center in Chicago they were set to take...

Philadelphia 76ers Close Out the Charlotte Bobcats
December 1st, 2012 at 12:11 AM
11/30/12 - On Friday night the Sixers returned to action against the young Charlotte Bobcats. They were going for their third straight win and couldn't take the Bobcats lightly. They are very young with players like Kemba Walker, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, B.J. Mullens, and Bismack Biyombo, but are hungry and its...

Philadelphia 76ers Overcome Turnover Problems to Beat Dallas Mavericks
November 27th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
11/27/12 - On Tuesday the Sixers returned to action against the Dallas Mavericks. They were coming off a win on Sunday at home over the Phoenix Suns, where PG Jrue Holiday stepped up big time. In the Mavericks, the Sixers had a tough opponent and would have to bring their...

Philadelphia 76ers Hold on to Edge the Phoenix Suns
November 25th, 2012 at 9:16 PM
11/25/12 - On Sunday in the second game of the Sixers back-to-back at home, they took on the Phoenix Suns.  After last night's tough OT loss against the OKC Thunder the Sixers would have to rely a little more on the bench in order to bounce back. Although the Suns...

Philadelphia 76ers Bested in OT by OKC Thunder
November 24th, 2012 at 10:35 PM
11/24/12 - In Saturday night's game the Sixers had maybe their toughest test so far this season against the defending Western Conference champs, the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, they pose one of the most dangerous scoring duos in the league. The Sixers would have to...

Philadelphia 76ers Stumble Against Cleveland Cavaliers
November 23rd, 2012 at 8:01 PM
11/23/12 - On Wednesday night the Sixers played the second game of their back-to-back against the Cleveland Cavaliers @ Quicken Loans Arena. Just four days earlier the two teams met at the Wells Fargo Center, with the Sixers coming out on top 86-79. They were successful in this game due...

Philadelphia 76ers Come from Behind to Beat the Toronto Raptors
November 20th, 2012 at 10:16 PM
11/20/12 - On Tuesday night's game the Sixers returned to action in the last game of their home stand to take on the Toronto Raptors for the 2nd time this season. In their first meeting in Toronto, the Sixers took care of business with a 93-83 win. The bench came up...

Philadelphia 76ers Stifle Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers
November 18th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
11/18/12 - According to sources, Andrew Bynum's latest injury occurred while he was bowling. Wow.  With that said, the Sixers still had to play on Sunday night in the fifth game of their home stand. They had a nice win Friday night over the Jazz largely due to the efforts of Jrue...

Philadelphia 76ers Outlast Utah Jazz to End Home Losing Streak
November 16th, 2012 at 9:51 PM
11/16/12 - Friday's night game against the Utah Jazz was a chance for the Sixers to make up for their pathetic showing on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, where they lost by 18 at home. Doug Collins called it maybe the worst performance in his time as coach. It was...

Philadelphia 76ers Dominated by Lowly Detroit Pistons
November 14th, 2012 at 9:54 PM
11/14/12 - On Wednesday night the Sixers (4-3) returned to action against the Detroit Pistons. They were looking to avenge a bad loss at home on Monday at hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, a game where they were out-rebounded and out-gunned from to a start to finish. The Sixers hoped the...

Philadelphia 76ers Bested by Milwaukee Bucks
November 12th, 2012 at 9:49 PM
11/12/12 - On Monday night the Sixers returned home to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. After winning 3 of 3 on the road, they had a chance to extend their mini-winning streak in front of the home crowd. They also welcomed Jason Richardson back to the lineup after missing several games...

Philadelphia 76ers Dispose of Toronto Raptors
November 10th, 2012 at 10:47 PM
11/11/12 - In the 2nd game of this weekend's back to back, the Sixers traveled to Toronto to take on the Raptors on Saturday night. Philly was coming off a big win over the Boston Celtics, one which was a hard earned victory where Jrue and Turner showed up big. The...

The Young Philadelphia 76ers Outpace the Boston Celtics
November 10th, 2012 at 6:19 PM
11/9/12 - In the second game of the road trip, the Sixers went to Boston on Friday night to take on the Celtics. Going into the game the Sixers (2-2) had been struggling to find an offensive rhythm and were ranked last in the league shooting and points per game (83.3)....

Philadelphia 76ers Take Down New Orleans Hornets
November 7th, 2012 at 11:17 PM
11/7/12 - In Wednesday night's game the Sixers (1-2) looked to rebound against the young up-start New Orleans Hornets (2-1). After two tough games against the veteran New York Knicks, this matchup was exactly what the Sixers needed. To make things even easier for them the Hornets' 3 best players were...

Philadelphia 76ers Run Out of Gym by New York Knicks
November 5th, 2012 at 9:56 PM
12/5/12 - In Monday night's matchup the Sixers took on the New York Knicks in the second game of the home and home series. Philly hoped that the friendly confines of the Wells Fargo Center would prove better for them as they were dominated up in New York on Sunday...

Philadelphia 76ers Can’t Handle New York Knicks
November 4th, 2012 at 6:46 PM
11/4/12 - Sunday's matinee matchup was between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks. In the first game of a home and home series, the Knicks were too much for the Sixers rolling to an easy 100-84 victory. Philly was flat from the get-go and trailed from early in...

Philadelphia 76ers Down Denver Nuggets in Season Opener
October 31st, 2012 at 11:31 PM
10/31/12 - Wednesday night's season opener was a welcoming sight to a city that is desperate for a winner. With things as they currently are in the Philadelphia sports world, the aura surrounding the new-look Sixers has been the fans saving grace. Tonight was the first opportunity to check out the team...

Philadelphia 76ers Handle the Boston Celtics in the Preseason
October 21st, 2012 at 10:26 PM
10/21/12 - In Sunday night's game the Philadelphia 76ers took on the Boston Celtics for the 2nd time this preseason. In the first meeting Philly steam rolled them 107-75. Garnett didn't play and the Sixers took advantage with a wide-spread scoring effort. He did play in tonight's game and gave the...