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Paul George, 76ers handle Magic to split two-game set
Paul George scored 21 points and handed out nine assists Friday as the 76ers topped the Orlando Magic 102-94 to earn a split of the teams' two-game home series in Philadelphia.,The Sixers dropped a 106-102 decision to the Magic on Wednesday in the absence of George (knee), but they authored a crispe...

76ers try to avoid two-game sweep to red-hot Magic
After coming up short Wednesday against Orlando, the Philadelphia 76ers will aim to regroup Friday when they once again host the Magic.,Orlando opened its two-game trip to Philadelphia with a 106-102 victory. Franz Wagner did the heavy lifting with 35 points, while the Magic harassed Sixers guard Ty...

Franz Wagner scores 35 to carry Magic past Sixers
Franz Wagner scored 35 points as the visiting Orlando Magic posted a 106-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.,Wagner shot 12 of 23 from the field and 10 of 10 from the foul line en route to his seventh 30-point game of the season. Jalen Suggs pitched in 17 points on 4-of-8 3-point s...

76ers host Magic, look to conjure up third consecutive win
It took six weeks, but the Philadelphia 76ers finally have experienced the feeling of winning back-to-back games. ,The Sixers will go for their third straight win Wednesday night when they host the Orlando Magic for the first of two games this week. ,Fatigue could be an issue for both teams, as the ...

Tyrese Maxey's late surge helps 76ers hold off Hornets
Paul George poured in 29 points to match his season high and Tyrese Maxey notched the final 11 Philadelphia points as the 76ers survived for a 110-104 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.,Maxey ended up with 10 of his 21 points on free throws as Philadelphia won consecutive g...

Sixers hope to build on recent momentum in visit to Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets haven't played often in December against teams with a worse record than them in recent years, but that doesn't necessarily make Tuesday night's task any easier, when the Hornets will receive a visit from the Philadelphia 76ers.,The 76ers have won just four games this season, bu...

76ers get rare win, avenge earlier home loss to Pistons
Tyrese Maxey had 28 points and six assists as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers rolled past the Detroit Pistons 111-96 on Saturday night.,KJ Martin supplied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, while Ricky Council IV had 17 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 points and six rebounds.,Paul Geo...

76ers limp into Detroit to face 'selfless' Pistons
The foundering Philadelphia 76ers offered a mixed bag in injury news on Friday.,They won't have star center Joel Embiid for the fourth consecutive game on Saturday night when they play the Pistons. He'll miss the team's visit to Detroit due to left-knee-injury management and personal reasons.,Paul G...

Jalen Green scores 41 points as Rockets outlast 76ers in OT
Jalen Green scored a season-high 41 points and Alperen Sengun came up big in overtime as the Houston Rockets posted a 122-115 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday., ,Sengun (22 points, 14 rebounds) and Amen Thompson (19 and 13) each registered a double-double for Houston, which complete...

Rockets, 76ers a tale of contrasts
After finishing with a .500 record last season, the Houston Rockets are playing aggressively and unselfishly -- and they're surging. ,The Rockets will look to sweep their two-game road trip Wednesday night when they visit the scuffling Philadelphia 76ers. ,Houston improved to 13-6 with a hard-fought...

Clippers put together blowout, drop 76ers to 3-13
James Harden scored 23 points and Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers earned their fifth straight win by pounding the Philadelphia 76ers 125-99 on Sunday.,In the opener of a four-game road trip, Los Angeles shot 58 percent from the field and 40 percent from...

Tyrese Maxey, 76ers host Clippers in matchup of short-handed squads
Sunday's showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and visiting Los Angeles Clippers is not going to materialize in the way Paul George had hoped.,After five seasons with the Clippers, George signed a four-year, $212 million deal with the Sixers in the offseason. However, the team has won only three t...

Short-handed Sixers snap 5-game skid with win over Nets
Jared McCain scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey added 26, and despite playing without Joel Embiid or Paul George, the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing skid on Friday with a 113-98 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets for their first NBA Cup victory.,The rookie McCain posted his seventh conse...

Paul George has bone bruise in knee, out at least 2 games
The Philadelphia 76ers will be without Paul George for at least two games due to a bone bruise in his left knee.,The team said Thursday that an MRI on George's knee showed no structural damage after he went down early in the third quarter of Wednesday's 117-111 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.,At...

Still in search of cohesion, 76ers set to face Nets
As the Brooklyn Nets begin a road swing on Friday with a visit to Philadelphia, the host 76ers are ending one of their own swings away from home that went poorly for the sputtering club. ,The 76ers into Friday's NBA Cup East: Group A matchup against the Nets on a five-game losing streak, including a...

76ers' Paul George exits with hyperextended left knee
Philadelphia forward Paul George hyperextended his left knee in the third quarter on Wednesday and missed the remainder of the 76ers' 117-111 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.,A similar injury to the same joint led to George sitting out the 76ers' opening six games this season.,Philadelphia coach ...

Paul George injured in 76ers' loss to Grizzlies
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points and Desmond Bane recovered from a dismal performance to post a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night.,Joel Embiid, playing in just his fourth game this season, ...

76ers' Paul George injures left leg, exits game at Grizzlies
Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was injured in the opening seconds of the third quarter of Wednesday's game against host Memphis and taken to the locker room.,George, 34, appeared to suffer a left leg injury with 11:21 left in the third after grabbing a rebound under the Memphis basket, possib...

Report: Sixers' team meeting calls out tardy Joel Embiid
With frustration growing after a 2-11 start to the season, the Philadelphia 76ers held a team meeting Monday night, pointing some of the blame at former league Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, ESPN reported Tuesday.,With NBA championship aspirations after spending more than $400 million to put toge...
Processing the Distrust: Philadelphia 76ers Devolve Into NBA Laughingstock
With drama surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers less than quarter of the way into the season, they have truly devolved into the NBA laughingstock....