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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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Stephen A. Smith doesn’t give Sixers much of a chance to beat Celtics

Stephen A. Smith doesn’t give the Philadelphia 76ers much of a chance to beat the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.

The Philadelphia 76ers have to keep their focus on the Brooklyn Nets as they begin their playoffs on Saturday with Game 1 of their first-round series.

However, considering the Sixers are the more talented and experienced team, this series with their division rivals seems likely to be an easy win for Philadelphia as long as it handles business.

The real challenge comes in the Eastern Conference semifinals, in which they will likely meet the Boston Celtics. The Celtics have eliminated the Sixers from the playoffs in the Joel Embiid era twice: 2018 and 2020. When looking ahead, that potential series appears to be when the Sixers will be challenged the most.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith hopped on “First Take” to discuss Philadelphia’s chances against either the Celtics or the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs:

When I look at the Sixers, I think Boston has their number. I just don’t believe the Sixers would beat Boston. They’d have a chance against Milwaukee. I just watch their styles and I’m just saying of course, you’d have to have (Tyrese) Maxey and (James) Harden step up, but I remember when the Sixers were down and they came back and they beat Milwaukee on the road a few weeks ago. I’m just looking at them and I’m like, with Embiid against Giannis and what that would peel from Embiid to know that he’s got that encounter. That he has to deal with and he’ll rise to that occasion. I’m not saying they would beat Milwaukee. I would give them a better chance against Milwaukee than Boston. For some reason, it don’t matter what, Boston always seems to have the number. It took the 52 from Embiid for them to squeeze by Boston in the last game and Jaylen Brown didn’t play that game. I just look at it from that perspective and I just say, Boston has the number. I give them a much, much, much smaller chance against Boston than against Milwaukee.

It’s hard to disagree with Smith in this instance. Boston took three out of four with Philadelphia during the regular season and the Cs weren’t even healthy for all of them. The biggest example was on Feb. 8 when the Celtics entered down three starters, lost a fourth in the second quarter and still knocked off the Sixers that night.

It will be a tall task for the Sixers if that is the semifinals matchup in the Eastern Conference.

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Game 1 of Round 1 for Sixers vs. Nets set for April 15 at 1 p.m. ET

The NBA announces that the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets will begin their series with Game 1 on April 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.

The Philadelphia 76ers are officially done with the regular season following a 134-105 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon at the Barclays Center and their attention now turns toward the postseason when they face that same Nets team.

While neither team played their main players in the finale on Sunday, that will obviously be much different when the teams match up in the postseason.

While the full series schedule isn’t out just yet, the Sixers and the Nets do know when their series will begin. Joel Embiid and the championship minded Sixers will play host to the Nets on April 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.

The Sixers are entering the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the East and they will be looking to build off a strong regular season and go on a deep run in the postseason. Philadelphia has fallen in Round 2 of the postseason in four of the previous five seasons and they are looking to finally get over the hump this time around.

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Sixers will officially face Nets in Round 1 after Heat fell to Wizards

The Philadelphia 76ers will officially take on the Brooklyn Nets in Round 1 of the playoffs after the Miami Heat fell to the Washington Wizards.

The Philadelphia 76ers now know their opponent in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Brooklyn Nets will finish in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and earn the sixth seed. They claimed the final guaranteed playoff spot in the East when the Miami Heat fell to the Washington Wizards.

The Heat, after they defeated the Sixers rather easily on Thursday, rested Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kevin Love and Kyle Lowry for this matchup with the Wizards and lost 114-108. The loss locked the Heat into the play-in tournament.

The Nets are leading the Orlando Magic by a wide margin so even if the Heat did defeat the Wizards, Brooklyn was on pace to clinch the final spot by itself anyway.

The Sixers and the Nets will play in the season finale on Sunday at the Barclays Center in a meaningless contest. It will be tough to envision either team playing any of their regulars.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid’s 52-point game against Boston: ‘The MVP race is over’

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Joel Embiid’s 52-point game in a win over the Celtics.

Sixers’ Joel Embiid dropped 52 points and 13 rebounds in a 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics, with many claiming after the game that the MVP debate is over with such a monstrous performance.

 

Sixers doing things not seen since 2001 East championship team

This current Philadelphia 76ers team is doing something on the road not seen since the 2001 Eastern Conference championship team.

The Philadelphia 76ers are on a terrific run as of late as they have won 22 of their last 27 games in order to improve to 34-17 on the season. They are the No. 3 seed in the East currently and are right there nipping at the heels of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics.

With their 137-125 win over the San Antonio Spurs to begin their three-game road trip, the Sixers have now won eight road games in a row. The most impressive of those eight games was a terrific 5-0 West Coast road trip in January.

The eight road wins in a row are the longest road winning streak for the Sixers since the 2000-01 team that reached the finals led by Allen Iverson. That team won 13 road games in a row on their way to winning the Eastern Conference championship.

Philadelphia has two games left on this road trip as they will pay a visit to the New York Knicks on Sunday and then visit the Celtics on Tuesday. That will give them an opportunity to continue to grow their road winning streak.

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