Three observations after Embid injury scare lead Sixers to crucial win over Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Make it seven straight wins for the Sixers with one game remaining in the 2023-24 season. The team recorded another crucial victory on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center, taking a 125-113 decision over the… Read More »
It’s March Madness in the NBA! With only two weeks left in the regular season, many teams are still vying for play-off placement. Which East prospect can avoid the Celtics side of the bracket? Will the Rockets bounce the Warriors out of the play-in tournament? Our NBA writers break down the playoff races to take… Read More »
The long grind of the regular season is coming to an end, with a new, more urgent grind on the horizon. Here are a few burning questions facing the NBA, a month away from the start of the playoffs. The refereeing has become lighter, the number of fouls has dropped and the scores are not… Read More »
So you’re in Indianapolis for a big game. Or a concert. Or convention. How do you get around and what should you do before and after the main event? Whether it’s the Indy 500, Comic Con or the NFL Combine, major rotating events like the NBA All-Star Game, or even natural draws like the upcoming… Read More »
The trade deadline brought another change of scenery for Buddy Hield, the third midseason move of his career. And yet his move to Philadelphia offered a different twist than the first two blockbusters that uprooted the Bahamian gunslinger. Midway through his rookie campaign in New Orleans, Hield landed in Sacramento, remember, when the Kings parted… Read More »
Kyle Lowry has made a fantastic impact since joining the 76ers. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see… Read More »
It’s the first of the month and Week 19 is approaching, and so are the fantasy basketball playoffs. Fighting for a spot in the playoffs can get ugly, so you should try to control your destiny as much as possible. As we head into fantasy season, we’ll be checking for weaknesses in every matchup so… Read More »
Kings face frustratingly obvious trend despite team denial originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – When it was announced that several Miami Heat players, including their star Jimmy Butler, would miss Monday’s game against the Kings, Sacramento fans had one reciprocal reaction. “Blowout loss inbound.” “A double-digit defeat in sight.” “We are so… Read More »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »
After the highest-scoring All-Star Game in league history, the NBA’s signature seasonal event once again feels at a crossroads as efforts to make Sunday’s final event more competitive failed. The East defeated the West 211-186 in Indianapolis, a game that simultaneously stoked fears that there is too much offense in the current product and that… Read More »