Stateoftheceltics.com - For weeks now, we've wondered what the Celtics would look like if they were relatively healthy and played a full 48 minutes of good, solid basketball. We've wondered what they would look like if the bench were to come together and play like a unit that's been together for some time and had built some chemistry. We've wondered what they would look like if they were to play the type of defense th 778 days
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If this was a playoff preview, the 76ers hope they can get a do-over. The Philadelphia 76ers were defeated by the Boston Celtics, 99-82 in Boston, Tuesday night.
Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Kevin Garnett combined for 61 of the Celtics 99 points, to lead the Celtics over the 76ers.
Rookie Evan Turner led all 76ers with 21 points off the bench, in the loss.
The 76ers only trai
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Elton Brand has been a huge part of the rebirth of the 76ers franchise. A veteran leader whose been part of the heart and soul of this ever growing basketball team. Brand leads the team in PPG, RPG, and BPG.
What we didn’t know was Brand has been playing for nearly a month with a fracture in his left hand. For a while now it’s been reported that Brand had some sort of injury to his hands, that
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The 76ers are entering the stretch run, limping all the way to the finish line. All NBA teams are banged up, but as the playoffs approach the Sixers are starting to show their bruises.
Lou Williams is out indefinitely with a strained right hamstring, while Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand are nursing their own injuries.
Tuesday night, they’ll match up with the Boston Celtics in a possible pla
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After news that Lou Williams would be out indefinitely with a strained right hamstring, the Sixers made a roster move. Signing former 4th overall pick, Antonio Daniels to a 10-day contract.
Daniels, who hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2008-09 season, has been playing this year with the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.
Daniels was the 4th overall pick in the 1997 draft by the
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76ers guard and sixth-man of the year candidate, Lou Williams, is out indefinitely with a strained right hamstring. According to the Sixers, Williams will be re-evaluated tomorrow to determine the length of his injury. The official release stated Williams will be out “for the foreseeable future.” Bad news for a Sixer team already banged up, with only 5 games remaining in the regular season.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will look to tie a season-high 4 game winning streak tonight, in Milwaukee where they’ll face the Bucks. The Sixers not only looking to build upon their recent success, but also enter Saturdays game looking for a measure of revenge against Milwaukee.
The Sixers defeated the Bucks in their first two meetings, but were blown out by the Bucks 102-74 back on March 12th.
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After handling their business Friday night against the Nets to clinch a playoff spot, what’s next for the Philadelphia 76ers?
With only 6 games remaining in the regular season, chances are the 76ers will remain in the 6th seed they currently hold. After overtaking the New York Knicks for the 6th seed, they’ve built a 2 1/2 game lead over the team from Gotham. However, overtaking the 5th seede
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