Philly.com —Because they had just eliminated a team whom they had put in the untenable position of being down 3-1 in a best-of-seven series, the Sixers knew this was not where they wanted to be heading into...
Philly.com —AnnnnnnnnDrewwwwww . . .Down through the corridors of time it echoes still, loud and demanding and desperate, and punctuated for emphasis with a stomp of a shoe on hardwood that crackles like...
Philly.com —Lavoy Allen's impact in the Sixers' second-round playoff matchup with the Celtics, knotted at two games apiece with Game 5 to be played Monday in Boston, can't be overstated.
Philly.com —Boston coach Doc Rivers had high praise for his point guard, Rajon Rondo, before the start of Game 4. Rondo was the starting point guard when the Celtics won the title in 2008. At the time just...
Philly.com (Bob Cooney) —How the Sixers pulled out a win Friday night against the Boston Celtics is hard to explain. They did a complete turnaround in the second half - and so did the Celtics.
Philly.com —A 15-point deficit at the half could kill a team's confidence. So could the thought of falling behind three-games-to-one in a series. But no, Lou Williams said. Adversity made things easier.
Philly.com (Steven M. Falk) —The Sixers stormed back and defeated the Celtics, 92-83, in Game 4 of their semifinal playoff series. The series is now tied, 2-2.
Philly.com —Winning a basketball game by making the other team play ugly counts the same as winning one by playing beautifully yourself. For the Sixers, that's usually the only option and they pulled it off...
Philly.com —Given up for dead after a horrendous first half, the 76ers waged a soul-searching, second-half comeback against the Boston Celtics on Friday at a raucous Wells Fargo Center, rallying from 18...
Philly.com —The Boston Celtics came to Game 4 Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center in a foul mood. The pushed, they shoved, they scowled, they threw undetected elbows, cursed refs and opponents. And when...
Philly.com (Philly.com Sports) —Join us for live updates and commentary as the Sixers and Celtics square off in Game 4 of their seminal playoff series, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Wells Fargo Center.
Philly.com —As the Sixers consoled themselves Wednesday night after absorbing a 107-91 beating in Game 3 of their conference semifinal round against Boston, the handiest consolation was to say that the...
Philly.com —Players to watch76ERS: Center Spencer HawesThe Sixers offense through the year was most efficient when running through Hawes. They will need to get something positive out of him when he's on the...
Philly.com —It is a sight that is quickly getting old in this series.Boston's Kevin Garnett is out near the free-throw line just in time to welcome the basketball into his hands. Then, in a mad dash, Sixers...
Philly.com —IT DIDN'T TAKE long for the 76ers coaching staff to realize during Wednesday's Game 3 that it wasn't going to be a good night. Even after the team took a 10-4 lead in the early going against the...
Philadunkia (Tim Parker) —Is it possible that 8 years of built up frustration, anger, and disappointment could all be erased in 191 seconds? For every word that has been said, written, and recorded about Andre Iguodala –...
Philly.com: Sixerville (Bob Cooney) —How the Sixers pulled out a win Friday night against the Boston Celtics is hard to explain. They did a complete turnaround in the second half - and so did the Celtics.
Philadunkia (Michael Kaskey-Blomain) —For the Sixers the time to toughen up is now. It’s not just that they lost Game 3 that’s so disappointing, but it’s the way they lost it. They didn’t just lose, Boston beat them down. They were...
Philadunkia (Tim Parker) —If only the Sixers could have summoned Andrew Toney from the 1982-83 season for help last night, then maybe Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would have been different. Instead, they...
Philly.com: Deep Sixer (Philly.com Sports) —The Celtics dominated the 76ers, 107-91, in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Inquirer's John Mitchell and the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy report from the...
Philadunkia (Michael Kaskey-Blomain) —The Sixers want this series — bad. After the disappointment that was Game 1, where the Sixers outperformed the much more experienced Celtic squad for the bulk of the game in Boston, but...
Philly.com: Sixerville (Bob Cooney) —Celtics coach Doc Rivers says that center Kevin Garnett didn't touch the ball enough early in Boston's Game 2 loss. He says that will be different tonight in Game 3.
Philadunkia (Tim Parker) —Lesson learned! Once again on Monday night, the Sixers held a 10 point lead in the 2nd half. Once again, they saw it slip away in the middle of the fourth quarter. This time though, they showed...
Philadunkia (Philadunkia) —To say that the moving screen call by referee Michael Smith on Kevin Garnett in the finals seconds of Game 2 has raised some controversy and discussion is an understatement. In case you some how...