NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round series against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night due to a sprained right ankle and soreness in his right hip. The 76ers added their center to the injury report hours before trying to tie the Eastern Conference semifinals. Advertisement…
Subscribe to Dunker’s Place First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones start breaking down the second-round playoff action! They react to the Knicks and Timberwolves’ Game 1 wins, then discuss possible adjustments we could see from the Sixers and Spurs. Advertisement They also offer a preview of the other second-round series (Lakers-Thunder and Cavs-Pistons) by delving…
Rotations always get a little shorter as teams progress through the NBA playoffs, but depth players should be ready in case their number is called. For the Knicks, that was Ariel Hukporti in Game 1 on Monday night. Advertisement Hukporti saw the court just three times in New York’s first-round matchup against the Hawks, but…
BOSTON – As a crowd of Philadelphia faithful gathered in a corner of TD Garden, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey emerged from the tunnel to celebrate with their fans after a stunning comeback from a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the heavily favored Celtics. “We want Boston,” Philadelphia fans chanted. Advertisement The phrase became a battle…
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics appeared to be advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs after a 32-point road victory in Game 4 in Philadelphia. But the 76ers’ convincing back-to-back victories in Game 5 and Game 6 have left a Boston team that once seemed favored to emerge from the Eastern Conference on…
The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics aim to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs with road wins, while the Denver Nuggets look to force a Game 7 against the injured Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. The back-to-back losses have the Atlanta Hawks analyzing their arsenal of defensive schemes and bench rotations…
Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, April 26 after recovering from appendix surgery that kept him out of the first three games of the NBA playoffs and the Sixers’ only game in the play-in tournament. Embiid started for the 76ers in Game 4 and played most of the first half against the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum let his final 3-pointer (a dagger, in NBA parlance) fly and the ripping of the net could be heard on the other side of the court. Tatum pounded his chest in a moment of pure adrenaline for the big bucket that calmed the crowd, crushed hopes of a late 76ers…
When the Los Angeles Lakers lost Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, their two leading scorers during the regular season, just two weeks before the start of the 2026 NBA playoffs, it seemed like a fatal blow to their chances of not only competing for the NBA title, but even getting out of the first round…
As the Philadelphia 76ers return home to prepare for the regular season finale on Sunday, one has to wonder what happens now with Joel Embiid? The big man received some bad news Thursday when he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had to undergo surgery in Houston. The Sixers lost a critical game to the Rockets…
