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Sixers 'not bulls---ting,' looking like a team that's starting to click with win over Pacers originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com It's been a weird couple weeks for the Sixers. Between drama surrounding the fit of the team's stars, the poor performance of the bench and just some overall bad basketball, they've had a rough go recently. But here we are on Jan. 18 with the Sixers at 30-16, just 3½ games out of the top spot in the East after a 120-96 win - perhaps their best of the season (see observations) - over the Pacers Thursday night. Continue to Article

January 17, 2019 11:53:pm EST

If the Philadelphia 76ers are going to move up in the Eastern Conference standings, they might do it on the strength of their passing. Joel Embiid had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists Thursday night to lead the Sixers to their seventh win in nine games, a 120-96 blowout of the Indiana Pacers. Jimmy Butler added 27 points and eight assists as Philadelphia shot 53 percent and finished with 38 assists, the most by an Indiana opponent this season. Continue to Article

January 17, 2019 11:08:pm EST

Sixers 120, Pacers 96: Sixers kick off brutal stretch with arguably best win of season originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com The Sixers kicked off a tough upcoming stretch with arguably their most impressive win of the season. They took down the Pacers, 120-96, Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana has been one of the hottest teams in the league, winning nine of their last 11. Continue to Article

January 17, 2019 6:33:pm EST

Every time it looks like the Boston Celtics (25-18) have finally turned the corner and started to play like one of the preseason betting favorites to win the Eastern Conference, they hit a bump and make you question their legitimacy all over again. In the latest case, the Celtics literally hit a bump on the road by going 0-3 straight up and against the spread on a recently completed three-game trip before heading home for Wednesday's big showdown with the East-leading Toronto Raptors (33-12) as  small opening 1-point favorites on the NBA odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Boston lost the three games by a combined 25 points after falling 109-102 to the Brooklyn Nets as 2.5-point road favorites at betting sites on Monday. Continue to Article

January 16, 2019 3:02:pm EST

Philadelphia forward Jimmy Butler's first game against his former team was no contest Tuesday as the 76ers destroyed the Minnesota Timberwolves 149-107. Sixers center Joel Embiid scored 31 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and guard Ben Simmons fell just shy of a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in an NBA clash that Philadelphia controlled from start to finish. The Sixers scored 83 points in the first half -- their highest first-half total since dropping 83 on San Antonio on March 24, 1989. Continue to Article

January 15, 2019 10:18:pm EST