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Sixers hold off Raptors, 117-110, as postseason rotation could be materializing

PHILADELPHIA — One would assume the 76ers’ playoff rotation has been decided.

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Despite Tyrese Maxey’s 37 points, Sixers lose second game in as many nights

PHOENIX — Joel Embiid let the ball drop from his hands as the whistle blew with about 4 minutes, 6 seconds to play Saturday night, then trudged to the end of the Philadelphia 76ers’ bench.

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Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and the Sixers dominate the Pacers, push streak to eight games

INDIANAPOLIS — Joel Embiid briefly looked like he would return to the floor, when he received a replacement 76ers jersey from an equipment staffer during a timeout with less than six minutes remaining against the Indiana Pacers.

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Sixers rally late for 133-130 victory, snap Bucks’ 16-game winning streak

MILWAUKEE — James Harden got free from the defense and pulled up for 3, sinking the shot that got the 76ers back within one.

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David Murphy: Three thoughts on the Sixers after a split with the Grizzlies and Celtics

The weekend was quintessential Sixers: a two-game stretch that gave you every reason to think they can compete in a playoff against the best the NBA can offer, and several reasons to wonder whether they can actually win four times in seven games.

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Joel Embiid’s MVP push, starting lineup among Sixers storylines to watch down NBA’s stretch run

PHILADELPHIA — The All-Star break is incorrectly billed as the NBA season’s midway point, given that the 76ers have only 25 regular-season games remaining before a crucial playoff run.

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Sixers stay focused, defeat Houston Rockets, 123-104

For many NBA teams, a lack of focus is prevalent at this time of the season.

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Sixers rally, then hold off Sacramento Kings in wild victory without Joel Embiid and James Harden

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A collection of 76ers raised their arms over their head in a combination of relief and joy as the final seconds ticked off.

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James Harden’s triple-double, balanced scoring lead undermanned Sixers to 123-111 rout of Pistons

DETROIT — No Joel Embiid, no P.J. Tucker, no problem for the 76ers.

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Sixers lose to Wizards, 116-111, as Joel Embiid’s 48 points are not enough

WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid clearly thought about attempting the potential game-tying three-pointer with less than a minute to play, but tried to drive to the bucket instead.

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Sixers’ defense clamps down in overtime of 133-122 victory over Lakers

PHILADLEPHIA — Joel Embiid waved his index finger, Dikembe Mutombo style, as Patrick Beverley fired a desperation jumper after the shot-clock buzzer sounded.

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Griner case latest in string of high-profile prisoner swaps

Delicate negotiations between the United States and Russia led to basketball star Brittney Griner’s return in exchange for notorious arms dealer once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death.”

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David Murphy: Ben Simmons and the Nets’ loser energy were no match for a Sixers team that taught its injured stars a lesson

PHILADELPHIA — Loser energy is a difficult thing to overcome. One team had it. The other team had the opposite. Ben Simmons and two future Hall of Famers were on the first team. James Harden and Joel Embiid were not on the second. Somewhere within all of those facts is…

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Mike Sielski: Joel Embiid’s 59-point game against the Jazz showed his greatness and the Sixers’ familiar shortcomings

After completing what was, both in its statistical measure and in the overall quality of his play, a performance as good or better than any in the 60-year history of the 76ers, Joel Embiid lounged at his locker in the Wells Fargo Center, his feet submerged in a bucket of…

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Joel Embiid’s career-high 59 points lifts Sixers to 105-98 victory over Utah Jazz

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid bent over at the 76ers’ free-throw line as “M-V-P!” chants rained down from the Wells Fargo Center stands.

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Hawks use third-quarter surge to top Sixers, 104-95

ATLANTA — Dejounte Murray had nobody blocking his path to the basket. Yet the Hawks guard still opted for the highlight play, flipped the ball back to trailing teammate Onyeka Okungwu for the rim-rocking two-handed slam.

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Georges Niang rains three-pointers as Sixers stun the Suns

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers did something they were unable to do in their previous six games against the Phoenix Suns: win.

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1-4 Sixers are again uninspiring in 119-109 loss to Raptors

TORONTO — At times, it was as if the Toronto Raptors were playing five-on-zero.

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Sixers beat Pacers for first win as James Harden scores 29

PHILADELPHIA — The pesky Indiana Pacers would not lay down, until James Harden sent Bennedict Mathurian to the floor.

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‘There is no safety net’: music festivals in UK raise ticket prices as costs soar

Organisers grapple with increasing financial challenges amid ongoing effects of Brexit and the pandemic

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Sixers’ fourth-quarter rally falls short in 90-88 loss to Milwaukee Bucks in home opener

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden willed the Sixers back in the final quarter. P.J. Tucker broke the tie with less than a minute to play.

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Joel Embiid and James Harden pace Sixers in victory over Hornets in preseason finale

PHILADELPHIA — The side of P.J. Tucker’s knee inadvertently banged into Joel Embiid’s head as the 76ers’ All-NBA center fell to the ground late in the second quarter of Wednesday’s preseason finale against the Charlotte Hornets, a collision that resulted in Tucker taking an early visit to the home locker…

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Tyrese Maxey continues preseason tear, raising already high expectations for Sixers star

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers feels the next step in 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey’s evolution is getting his shot without a play being called for him.

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Tyrese Maxey shines again in Sixers’ preseason win over Cavaliers

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden delivered a long bounce pass to the streaking Tyrese Maxey, who converted through contact to the delight of the home crowd getting its first glimpse of the 2022-23 version of the 76ers.

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17 pressing questions for 17 Sixers players ahead of the NBA’s unofficial start

PHILADELPHIA — Monday will be about talking for the Sixers, who will hold their annual media day to unofficially lift the curtain on the 2022-23 season before heading to Charleston for training camp.

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