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Officials didn’t help, but Sixers played into their own demise in Game 2

The officials didn’t help the situation, but the Philadelphia 76ers played into their own demise in the Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks.

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers had it. They had Game 2 against the New York Knicks in their grasp.

Tyrese Maxey hit a 3 with 1:09 left to put Philadelphia up four. The Sixers then produced a stop, and Kyle Lowry made a free-throw to put Philadelphia up five with 47.3 seconds to go.

Then, chaos.

Jalen Brunson made a side-step triple that hit the front of the rim and bounced into the air before dropping to pull New York within two, 101-99.

The Sixers then had trouble getting the ball in. Nick Nurse claimed he called timeout and the officials didn’t grant him one. It also appeared Maxey was fouled by Brunson on the inbounds pass. He didn’t get a call.

Maxey lost the ball in the corner. New York’s Josh Hart picked it up and found Donte DiVincenzo wide-open on the wing. He missed the 3-point attempt, but Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed the offensive rebound and the ball found DiVincenzo for a 3 to give the Knicks a 102-101 lead with 13.0 seconds left on their way to a 104-101 win.

Two separate things can be true:

  • The officials messed up and didn’t help the situation. Philadelphia has every right to file that grievance with the league.
  • If the Sixers had just grabbed a rebound off the DiVincenzo miss, they would have won the game and rendered everything else pointless.

Afterward, Joel Embiid ripped the officials and guaranteed the Sixers would win this series against the Knicks. The sentiment is great. Philadelphia should want its leader to speak like this. However, the Sixers played into their own demise.

A big factor was once again rebounding. Philadelphia did a great job of rebounding overall compared to Game 1, but it came down to Hartenstein crashing and grabbing the critical rebound. That led to the DiVincenzo go-ahead 3. If the Sixers grab that rebound, then they win the game.

The Sixers are not out of this series. At all. They’re down 2-0, but they have two huge games at home that they have to win. Philadelphia has been right there in both games 1 and 2.

The excuses and blaming the officiating have to stop. The Sixers had their chance in Game 2. Even with the chaotic possession, DiVincenzo missed that initial triple. The Sixers needed to grab that rebound and that would have won the game.

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Sixers vs. Knicks Round 1 schedule: Complete dates, times for series

The Round 1 schedule for the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks has been released with dates and times.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the playoffs following their play-in tournament win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday evening. They received a big performance from Nic Batum that swayed the game in their favor, and they are the No. 7 seed in the East heading into the playoffs.

That means they get a matchup with the New York Knicks who earned the No. 2 seed in the East. Led by dynamic guard Jalen Brunson and numerous physical players with great chemistry, the Knicks will be a challenge for Philadelphia.

With that being said, the schedule is out for the series and it goes like this:

  • Game 1: April 20 at Knicks 6 p.m. EDT
  • Game 2: April 22 at Knicks 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game 3: April 25 vs. Knicks 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game 4: April 28 vs. Knicks 1 p.m. EDT
  • *Game 5: April 30 at Knicks TBD
  • *Game 6: May 2 vs. Knicks TBD
  • *Game 7: May 4 at Knicks TBD

*if necessary

The Sixers will lean on Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to lead the way and help Philadelphia go on a deep playoff run in the Eastern Conference.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Bucks trading for Patrick Beverley: ‘Dame and Pat Bev…’

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Bucks landing Patrick Beverley in a trade.

The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Cameron Payne and a second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for Patrick Beverley, per multiple reports.

Pat Bev even broke his own news on Twitter.

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the latest trade in the league.

Pistons fall to Celtics, tie the Sixers for consecutive NBA loss record

The Detroit Pistons fall to the Boston Celtics to tie the Philadelphia 76ers for the longest losing skid in NBA history at 28.

The Philadelphia 76ers are no longer alone.

During The Process era, the Sixers dropped 28 consecutive games starting at the end of the 2014-15 season and into the beginning of the 2015-16 season. Philadelphia dropped its final 10 games of the 2014-15 season and then started the 2015-16 season on an 18-game losing skid.

It stood as the longest losing streak in U.S. professional sports history.

Now, the Detroit Pistons have joined them.

The Pistons dropped their 28th consecutive game on Thursday: a 128-122 overtime road loss to the Boston Celtics. Detroit led by as many as 21 before the Celtics stormed back to force overtime and win.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 31 points and Jaden Ivey had 22 for the Pistons.

The Pistons take on the Toronto Raptors at home on Saturday. That will be their next opportunity to end the streak. If they fall again, the Sixers will no longer have a record that nobody wants.

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Pistons fall to Nets, tie Sixers for longest losing streak in history

The Detroit Pistons fall to the Brooklyn Nets and tie the 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers for the longest losing streak in NBA history.

The 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers have more company.

The Detroit Pistons fell to the host Brooklyn Nets, 125-103, on Saturday night. Their 26th loss in a row ties the Sixers and 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers for the longest losing streak in a single season.

The 2013-14 Sixers, who were at the beginning of The Process years, lost 26 in a row from Jan. 31, 2014 through March 27, 2014.

The difference between these Pistons and those Sixers and Cavs teams: Detroit is trying to win. The effort has been there, but the Pistons have not been able to overcome the obstacles in their way.

The Sixers hold the record for most losses in a row overall: 28, a streak that spanned the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

The Pistons next two games are against the Nets at home on Tuesday and the Boston Celtics on the road on Dec. 28.

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Sixers release first look at new 2023-24 City Edition jerseys

The Philadelphia 76ers have released the first images of their new City Edition jerseys

Every year, NBA teams release an updated version of their City Edition jersey. For the 2023-24 season, the Philadelphia 76ers will have a new jersey design that pays homage to Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia’s famous indoor farmers’ market. The Sixers will likely wear their City Edition jersey once or twice during the season.

Generally, these releases are limited editions. With the design changing yearly, fans have to quickly acquire their memorabilia before they’re removed from shelves and become collectibles that are only available on the resale market. The Sixers’ new design follows a recent theme of “The City of Brotherly Love.”

The Sixers will enter the new season with numerous questions hanging over their heads. However, there is continuity within the roster and an exceptionally gifted head coach, Nick Nurse. With potential pitfalls ahead, the Sixers will need to embody the brotherly love that is on their jersey.

You can get your first look at the new City Edition uniform in the embedded tweet above.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Jayson Tatum’s 51-point performance in Game 7: ‘Imagine thinking Embiid is 1/100th of the player Tatum is…’

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Jayson Tatum’s 50-point performance against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Boston Celtics blew out the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 in Game 7 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row.

Jayson Tatum was unstoppable, exploding for a historic 51 points — most points ever in a Game 7 — and 11 rebounds, leading the Celtics to victory. As expected, NBA Twitter exploded as well.

NBA Twitter reacts to Sixers beating Celtics in wild Game 4 overtime thriller: ‘Give James Harden the max’

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Philadelphia 76ers beating the Boston Celtics in a wild Game 4.

The Philadelphia 76ers have tied the series 2-2 after beating the Boston Celtics 116-115 in a wild overtime thriller in Game 4.

James Harden was clutch down the stretch for the Sixers, scoring 42 points and as expected, NBA Twitter reacted to it.

Celtics eliminate Hawks in Game 6, sets up semifinals matchup with Sixers

The Boston Celtics have eliminated the Atlanta Hawks to set up a semifinals matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers finally know their Round 2 opponent. After sweeping the Brooklyn Nets on April 22, they had been waiting around in limbo to get an opponent for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After squandering an opportunity at home in Game 5, the Boston Celtics responded and eliminated the Atlanta Hawks 128-120 on Thursday in Game 6. Boston received big games from the Jays as Jaylen Brown had 32 points and five rebounds while Jayson Tatum added 30 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists.

The Celtics will now advance to face the Sixers in Round 2 with Game 1 of this series set for Monday at the TD Garden in Boston. The Sixers will have their hands full with this talented Celtics team, but the time off should be very beneficial for them.

Of course, the status of Joel Embiid will be a big talking point over the next couple of days heading into this series. Coach Doc Rivers revealed on Thursday that the big fella was visiting with the doctors so an update on him should be released soon.

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NBA releases full schedule for Sixers vs. Nets Round 1 playoff series

The NBA has released the full Round 1 schedule for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets for the playoffs.

As the Philadelphia 76ers get set to take on the Brooklyn Nets in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs beginning on Saturday, nobody knew the rest of the series schedule outside of Game 1.

That mystery is no more as the league released the full first-round series schedule around the league. The Sixers and the Nets will get underway on Saturday at 1 p.m. EDT with Game 2 of that series set for Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT with both games being at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The series will then shift north to Brooklyn with Game 3 set for April 20 at 7:30 p.m. EDT and Game 4 will be on April 22 at 1 p.m. EDT. If needed, Game 5 will be on April 24, Game 6 will be on April 27, and Game 7 will be on April 29. Times for those games are yet to be determined.

The Sixers are heavy favorites in this series considering they are led by a star duo in Joel Embiid and James Harden and it is expected that this will be a quick series. Philadelphia will have to take care of business against a scrappy Nets team.

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