vs
Game Date:
04/10/2018
7:30pm EST
Lines:
Philadelphia -10.5
Atlanta +10.5
Total:
Over
220 (-110)
Under 220 (-110)
Community Picks: Philadelphia 0% vs Atlanta 0%
Philadelphia and Atlanta Thread
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To anyone who has watched the NBA this season, the race for Rookie of the Year appears to be a straight duel between Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell. To anyone except Simmons, that is. Speaking to ESPN’s Chris Haynes on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers forward said he would pick “himself, 100 percent” as Rookie of the Year. The response is hardly surprising given the season the 21-year-old has had. Simmons is averaging 16.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game and has played a crucial role in helping the 76ers to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2012. The figures are even more impressive when one considers only other five players in the history of the league—Wilt Chamberlain, Continue to Article
April 10, 2018 7:16:am EST
Australian Ben Simmons and Serbian Nikola Jokic were announced as the NBA Players of the Week on Monday, the first time two international players have swept the awards in four years. The 21-year-old Philadelphia 76ers forward Simmons averaged 18.5 points, 10 rebounds and 8.8 assists in his team's four wins last week to secure the Eastern conference award and further make his case for Rookie of the Year honors. The big Denver Nuggets forward Jokic narrowly missed averaging a triple double en route to the Western conference honor, averaging 23 points, 10.3 rebounds and nine assists as his team went 3-0 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Continue to Article
April 09, 2018 5:25:pm EST
The Sixers are cruising red hot into the playoffs despite playing the 6 most recent games without their star big man. Embiid shared video to his Instagram story of "day 2" of his rehab. The Sixers have two more games to finish out the regular season with the playoffs potentially starting on Saturday in Philadelphia. Continue to Article
April 09, 2018 10:25:am EST
T.J. McConnell has been here before: fighting for minutes and staying a total professional while doing so. McConnell's playing time has taken a hit with the return of Markelle Fultz. On Sunday, though, McConnell's minutes were cut back to only the final 2:24 of the Sixers' 109-97 win over the Mavericks. Continue to Article
April 08, 2018 6:27:pm EST
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens kept all his starters except Aron Baynes on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, affording players like Ojeleye a shot at getting crunch time minutes. "That was the point of playing guys that we don't usually play late," Stevens said. Continue to Article
April 08, 2018 5:09:pm EST
