Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:44:35 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Philadelphia 76ers won their grudge match against Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets, 137-133, on Wednesday as Damian Lillard erupted for 60 points in Portland’s victory over Utah. After an acrimonious split from Philadelphia last year, Simmons returned to his former home to face a hostile reception from the Sixers […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 23:32:36 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Joel Embiid and James Harden combined to spark Philadelphia’s 119-112 NBA triumph at New York on Sunday while Luka Doncic powered Dallas over the Los Angeles Lakers. Cameroonian star Embiid struck for 35 points and eight rebounds while Harden delivered 29 points and 13 assists in the 76ers’ eighth consecutive victory. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:34:11 +0000
Pelicans 129, Suns 124 76ers 131, Hornets 113 Knicks 93, Kings 72 Lakers 124, Pistons 117 Magic 111, Raptors 99 Hawks 123, Bulls 122 (OT) Rockets 97, Bucks 92 NEW YORK (AFP) – Joel Embiid unleashed a spectacular 53-point performance Sunday to power the Philadelphia 76ers over Charlotte 131-113, becoming the first NBA player with […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 06:20:44 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals with a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday as the Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination in the West. Jimmy Butler scored 32 points to fuel the Heat against his former team, the victory in Philadelphia giving Miami […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 07:37:27 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Dallas Mavericks rained 20 three-pointers and again neutralized Phoenix point guard Chris Paul to beat the top-seeded Suns, 111-101, on Sunday and knot their NBA playoff series at two games each. Star guard Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 24 for Dallas, who have won two games […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 08:19:46 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Philadelphia’s star center Joel Embiid returned from injury to help the re-energized 76ers beat the Miami Heat, 99-79, on Friday, clawing back a game in their NBA playoff series. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks also avoided falling into a 3-0 hole with a 103-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Embiid […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 09:28:41 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns poured it on in the fourth quarter, pulling away for a 129-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and a commanding 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. Paul scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as Western Conference top seed Phoenix broke […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 06:37:07 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Deandre Ayton scored 25 points as top seeds Phoenix overpowered Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday while Miami exploited the absence of Joel Embiid to rout Philadelphia in the NBA playoffs. Doncic led the scoring with a game-high 45 points but it was not enough to stop Phoenix from […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:01 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns booked their place in the NBA playoff conference semifinals on Thursday after wrapping up series-clinching victories in contrasting fashion. In Toronto, Joel Embiid scored 33 points in a 132-97 Sixers blowout over the Raptors to seal a 4-2 series victory that sets up a showdown […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:15:40 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Joel Embiid hit a stunning 3-pointer with 0.8 of a second remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a shock 104-101 overtime NBA playoff victory over Toronto on Wednesday. NBA scoring champion Embiid, a 28-year-old center from Cameroon, took an inbound pass near the sideline with less than a second on the shot clock, […]
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