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Dinwiddie buzzer-beater as Mavs down Nets

Los Angeles (AFP) - Spencer Dinwiddie scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Dallas Mavericks staged a dramatic comeback to end the Brooklyn Nets' four-game winning streak on Wednesday.

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Sixers answer Cavaliers’ second-half rally to win 118-114

CLEVELAND — The home crowd booed as James Harden walked from one side of the court to the other, upset that Isaac Okoro’s and Evan Mobley’s swarming defense had drawn the foul.

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Joel Embiid downgraded to questionable for tonight

Kyle Neubeck: Joel Embiid (back soreness) is now listed as questionable on the injury report for tonight's game. Aside from the benefit of getting him a night off, would not be the worst thing in the world to basically force a look at multiple ...

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David Murphy: Joel Embiid outplayed Nikola Jokic, but MVP might be his only trophy

Joel Embiid could have sat this one out, and maybe he should have, and maybe the old version of himself would have. But he didn’t, and even after a 114-110 Sixers loss to the Denver Nuggets in which he was plagued by foul trouble and fatigue and a loud, flagrant…

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Nuggets Rookie Bones Hyland Steals the Show From MVP Front-Runners

On a night when MVP co-favorites clashed in Philadelphia, a 21-year-old guard with an incredible backstory ended up being the main attraction.

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Nuggets pull out win over Sixers despite Joel Embiid’s 34 points

PHILADELPHIA — Pardon the cliché, but this matchup was literally a long time in the making.

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Jason Kelce sings national anthem before Sixers game after helping raise money for charity

Jason Kelce is a national treasure.

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How Doc Rivers’ Orlando Magic roots launched a coaching career that landed him on list of NBA’s best

ORLANDO, Fla. — Before the start of the 1999-2000 season, Doc Rivers gathered the Orlando Magic players at midcourt during practice. He shared that Sports Illustrated had projected their team to challenge the 1972-73 Sixers, who went 9-73, for the worst record in NBA history.

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Sixers squeak out 116-114 victory in overtime at Orlando Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. – As expected, the ball was in James Harden’s hands as the overtime clock wound down. And then, as expected, Joel Embiid’s. Then it found Tobias Harris in the corner, where the oft-maligned 76er let it fly.

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David Murphy: Ben Simmons and the Nets could haunt the Sixers in the playoffs if they don’t learn quick

PHILADELPHIA — There were extra black shirts packing walkie-talkies and extra blue shirts packing sidearms and just before Ben Simmons jogged out of the tunnel, there were four dudes holding up a yellow rope across the baseline as if the half-empty seating bowl might suddenly surge onto the court. Whether…

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Noise, Brouhaha and Boos: Ben Simmons’s Return to Philadelphia Was All Nets

If you tuned in expecting brilliant basketball from two NBA titans, you’d have been disappointed. But if you tuned in for the spectacle of it all, well, there was no shortage.

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Ben Simmons’ Philadelphia return was the NBA at its soap-operatic finest

Making his first appearance in Philly since demanding a trade last summer, Ben Simmons watched as the Nets dismantled the Sixers with shocking ease in a potential playoff preview

The Guardian - US

Nets rout Sixers after huge NBA trade as Harden humbled

Washington (AFP) - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving led the Brooklyn Nets to a blowout 129-100 victory over ex-teammate James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA grudge match on Thursday.

AFP

Fans welcome Ben Simmons back to Philly for Sixers-Nets: ‘I had to come and boo him myself’

PHILADELPHIA — The Wells Fargo Center was filled to the brim Thursday night with Philadelphia 76ers fans seething in anticipation of facing disgraced former player Ben Simmons for the first time since last summer’s heartbreaking playoff loss.

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Ben Simmons was predictably booed by Sixers fans in his return to Philadelphia

The boos were out for Ben!

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Steve Nash hopes Ben Simmons ‘enjoys’ the boos from Sixers fans in his return to Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons arrived at a quiet Wells Fargo Center Thursday morning for shootaround with his new team. When he returns a few hours later, the atmosphere inside that building will surely be much more emotionally charged.

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Sixers fans waited outside the Nets’ team hotel just to boo Ben Simmons

A bit much.

Sports Illustrated

The Sixers Got the James Harden They Wanted. Now What?

Harden has looked like his old self in Philadelphia, but does the team have enough to really win it all?

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Kristian Winfield: Nets-Sixers is an instant rivalry, no matter what Kevin Durant says

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant says Nets vs. 76ers isn’t a rivalry — even though his former co-star James Harden forced a trade from Brooklyn to Philly less than a month ago.

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Mike Sielski: Coach K, the king of March Madness, is leaving, and Jay Wright is poised to succeed him

Jay Wright was two lackluster years into his tenure at Villanova in May 2003, so far from being considered the best coach in college basketball that the assertion would have seemed laughable, certainly not a credible candidate for the job that had just become available in his hometown.

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Nets officially rule out Ben Simmons for return game against 76ers

JD Shaw: The Nets have officially ruled out Ben Simmons (return to competition reconditioning/back soreness) for Thursday's game against the Sixers in Philadelphia. Source: Twitter @JShawNBA What's the buzz on Twitter? JD Shaw @ JShawNBA The Nets ...

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DeMar DeRozan was on his way to meet with Clippers before signing with Bulls

Serge Ibaka: "The Clippers were on their way to meet you to sign. And then I heard you canceled the meeting and you signed with the Chicago Bulls. What happened bro? Before you answer the question, the last 2 years, you was the one, you be saying, I ...

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Marcus Hayes: DeAndre Jordan, Joel Embiid’s understudy, might hold the key to the Sixers’ NBA title hopes

PHILADELPHIA — He’s started less than half of the 145 games he’s played in the past three seasons, and he’s only played in 71% of the games his teams have played in that span. He’s averaged 7.1 points and less than 20 minutes per game. The Sixers are his sixth…

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Ben Simmons about to file a grievance against the Sixers?

Thursday evening's Sixers-Nets meeting is one of the most anticipated games in South Philly in recent memory, a spectacle with battles within battles within battles. There's Kevin Durant vs. Joel Embiid, James Harden vs. his former teammates, and ...

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Ahead of return to Philly, Kyrie Irving has advice for Ben Simmons

NEW YORK — If Ben Simmons needs advice on how to deal with animosity from the fanbase of his previous team, all he needs to do is seek out No. 11.

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