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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said he has not been surprised by the Philadelphia 76ers, who loom as a serious NBA contender in the Eastern Conference. James experienced the 76ers first hand on Sunday - the Lakers outclassed in a 143-120 defeat at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Already boasting All-Star duo Joel Embiid (37 points, 14 rebounds) and Ben Simmons (8 points), as well as Jimmy Butler (15 points) and JJ Redick (21 points), the 76ers are now seen as genuine championship challengers after acquiring Tobias Harris (22 points) in the blockbuster trade from the Los Angeles Clippers before Thursday's deadline. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 11:50:pm EST

Joel Embiid scored 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to power the Philadelphia 76ers over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 Sunday in a matchup of high-profile NBA clubs. The 24-year-old Cameroon 7-footer (2.13m) was supported by 22 points from Tobias Harris and 21 more from JJ Redick in a romp over LeBron James and the Lakers, who fell to 28-28. At 36-20, the 76ers pulled within 5.5 games of Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee as Embiid pondered the team's title hopes. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 6:14:pm EST

Kyrie Irving injury: Celtics star 'day-to-day' with right knee sprain originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com It might sound hard to believe, but there's some good news from the Boston Celtics' horrendous loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at TD Garden on Saturday night. The right knee sprain injury suffered by Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving in the second quarter is not considered serious, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Here's his full update: The Celtics made their own announcement shortly after: The C's, without Irving, were outscored 70-38 in the second half and blew a 28-point lead in Saturday's defeat to the Clippers. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 3:32:pm EST

Following Boston's 123-112 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, we now know the real enemy with the potential to sabotage this season is the Celtics themselves. Marcus Morris delivered an extremely candid speech following the loss, a game in which Boston led by as many as 28 points against a Clippers team with a rotation comprised heavily of trade deadline additions who had not played a single game together prior to Saturday night. Morris pulled no punches in proclaiming there were too many individual agendas at play, and that the team collectively wasn't as locked into putting team success ahead of individual achievements. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 3:12:pm EST

This stat shows why Celtics' loss to Clippers is worst of Brad Stevens era originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Boston Celtics suffered what might have been the worst loss of head coach Brad Stevens' tenure Saturday night when they blew a 28-point lead to a Los Angeles Clippers team in disarray after making a few moves at the NBA trade deadline. In fact, it was the largest lead the Celtics have given up in a loss since Stevens took over as head coach for the 2013-14 season. Here's a historical look at where the defeat stands in recent Celtics history. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 9:42:am EST