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Embiid, Harden spark 76ers over Nets in NBA playoff opener

Washington (AFP) - Joel Embiid scored 26 points and James Harden added 23 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Brooklyn Nets 121-101 in an NBA first-round playoff series opener on Saturday.

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On the Celtics vs. the Hawks and beyond with Howard Beck

Can the Hawks steal a game? And if Boston advances to the next round and beyond, what is their outlook against considerably more dangerous opponents, presuming the Sixers and Bucks are the teams the Celtics end up facing?

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‘THE WITCH IS DEAD’: disgraced Daniel Snyder finally exits the stage

Dan Snyder’s record $6.05bn sale of the Washington Commanders will mark the end of a 24-year tenure defined by scandal, dysfunction and ineptitude

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Marcus Hayes: Just what kind of owner is Washington getting in Josh Harris? This is what he’s shown us.

PHILADELPHIA — The most dysfunctional team in the NFL is trading the worst owner of the modern era for one of the best in the NBA and NHL.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

SI’s Round-By-Round Predictions for the 2023 NBA Playoffs

SI’s experts give round-by-round picks, along with underdogs that could make a run and players with the most pressure riding on this postseason.

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Mike Sielski: Ben Simmons (remember him?) won’t play for the Nets. Which means the Sixers face a tougher challenge.

PHILADELPHIA — There are plenty of reasons to think that the 76ers will have a pretty easy time beating the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Sixers have Joel Embiid, who led the league in scoring and is likely to be voted its most valuable…

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Mikal Bridges accepts challenge as Nets’ No. 1 playoff option

NEW YORK — How is Mikal Bridges going to fare as the No. 1 option against a playoff-level defense?

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Mike Sielski: Sixers owner Josh Harris is close to buying the Commanders. That’s not great for the Eagles.

If Josh Harris didn’t exist, Tom Wolfe would have had to create him, then tweet about him. Harris is a thoroughly modern Master of the Universe, a man who made billions in private equity and who, like Gordon Gekko, creates next to nothing but aims to own everything. And in…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Joel Embiid and the Sixers have the talent, but they need championship toughness

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers had just gotten done extolling the toughness of his team when he said the only three words that really matter.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘He’s a savant’: How Joel Embiid’s basketball IQ keyed another MVP-caliber season

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid was in the midst of pouring in 52 points, powering and gliding and torquing his body to sink an astonishing 20 out of 25 shots.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Is Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid the biggest threat to the Boston Celtics in the 2023 Eastern Conference Playoffs?

The consensus seems to position Giannis and the Bucks in that role, but Embiid and the Sixers have come on strong late in the 2022-23 regular season.

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There's No Wrong NBA MVP Pick. But One Player Stands Out.

Between Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo, there’s no wrong choice for the 2023 MVP. However, there’s one that comes out on top statistically.

Sports Illustrated

David Murphy: Gauging the Sixers’ championship chances ahead of their playoff opener against the Nets

It’s that time of year again, right? Crush the Nets in five starting this weekend, then get a lethal dose of the Celtics. I mean, tell me why I should believe in this Sixers team.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers blow past Brooklyn Nets in regular-season finale ahead of playoff matchup

NEW YORK — Doc Rivers made no attempts to skirt around the meaninglessness of the 76ers’ regular-season finale against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon.

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Sixers top Hawks in OT without top six players, will face Nets in the playoffs

ATLANTA — The 76ers, at least some version of them, arrived Friday evening at the State Farm Arena.

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Nets solidify No. 6 seed with huge victory over Magic, will take on 76ers in first round

NEW YORK — Friday night was merely a formality.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘The right to miss’: How Dr. J changed video-game history and paved the way for Madden

One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA’s best teams ever.

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Before Marc Iavaroni became a Sixers trivia question, he slept in a van and dreamed of his chance

One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA’s best teams ever.

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The Sixers needed Joel Embiid to be superhuman to beat the shorthanded Celtics. That doesn’t bode well.

The most revealing aspect of Joel Embiid’s performance Tuesday night against the Celtics wasn’t the 52 points he scored or the 13 rebounds he grabbed but the truth he told.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Are the Boston Celtics done chasing the East’s top seed?

With the second seed likely locked, what comes next?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Julius Erving was the ideal Philly superstar — right up until he wasn’t

One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA's best teams ever.

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Embiid scores 52 as Sixers hold off Celtics, Bucks on brink

Los Angeles (AFP) - Joel Embiid enhanced his MVP credentials with a 52-point masterclass as the Philadelphia 76ers held off a furious late rally from the Boston Celtics to win a hard-fought battle of the Eastern Conference heavyweights on Tuesday.

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Embiid 52 as Sixers hold off Celtics, Bucks on brink

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Boston at Philadelphia: Celtics lose a squeaker 103-101 to 76ers

Let's take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics' game No. 79 of their 2022-23 campaign.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers cannot overcome rough start in 117-104 loss at Milwaukee Bucks

MILWAUKEE — When Joe Ingles’ heave clanked off the back of the rim just before the first-quarter buzzer, the crowd inside Fiserv Forum let out a collective groan.

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