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Has Utah finally reclaimed its identity as one of the NBA's elite defensive teams? It feels that way as the Jazz head into Thursday's matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers looking for their sixth win in the last seven home games. Utah has won three of its last four overall while showing a renewed defensive energy. Continue to Article

December 27, 2018 1:02:am EST

Ben Simmons' unwillingness to shoot jumpers is far from a novel discovery. Every person who has watched more than a few minutes of a Sixers game in the last 14 months could probably tell you the Sixers would be a better team if Simmons took and made more jumpers. Let's look beyond that self-evident fact and actually talk about Simmons' jumper - why he doesn't take more, whether he should be, and whether he truly needs a jumper. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 5:50:pm EST

I only do it because of the spacing that we have, and sometimes I have to take them. I have to be on the perimeter, just getting guys open, because of all the attention that sometimes it seems are presented to me. Initially, it seemed Embiid would be a perfect modern center, willing and able to shoot 3-pointers. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 12:00:pm EST

The Philadelphia 76ers took the Boston Celtics to overtime on Christmas Day, but Joel Embiid reiterated they are not rivals after another defeat. All-Star center Embiid said after the Celtics opened the season with a 105-87 victory over the 76ers that the matchup was too one-sided to be considered a rivalry. Philadelphia opened up a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter at TD Garden but Kyrie Irving forced an additional period, during which he hit successive three-pointers as part of a 40-point haul to bring Boston from behind to win. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 7:55:am EST

One year after suggesting he doesn't get into the hoopla of Christmas, Irving reveled in the Christmas spirit this week, overcome with excitement by the presence of his family and friends and cranking his game to another level against the Hornets and Sixers. By the time Irving reached the locker room at halftime of the Christmas Day showdown against Philadelphia, he had found the strength of 10 Kyries. Eventually, a pair of extra-session triples helped Boston separate for a 121-114 overtime triumph and Irving triumphantly flexed for the crowd following the first 40-point, 10-rebound performance of his career. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 12:14:am EST