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Could some help be on the way for the Philadelphia 76ers after a rough loss on Monday night? Find out which key veterans are nearing their return to the court.
Joel Embiid is listed as 'questionable' on the initial injury report ahead of Friday's game between the Sixers and Magic in Orlando due to left knee injury mana
You can now change that to 15-4 after the Sixers had 14 turnovers in their overtime loss to Denver. However, six of those turnovers belonged to Embiid, who made quite a few head-scratching plays down the stretch of a game in which he reached 40 minutes for the first time in a very long time.
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Sixers' VJ Edgecombe speaks on his 'delusional' confidence as a rookie
Rookie VJ Edgecombe stuffed the stat sheet on Wednesday, helping the Sixers pick up their fourth win in five games.
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The Sixers had a 107-103 road win over the Cavaliers to move them to 24-8 during the 2001 season. Iverson had what appears to be one of his most efficient scoring outings ever, dropping 54 points while shooting 20-of-30 from the floor, 4-of-7 from deep and 10-of-13 from the line. Sheesh.
The Sixers have clearly vaulted themselves into the top half of the NBA with their recent play. Can they go higher?
The Sixers' loss to a Nuggets team down all five starters is inexcusable. It's also a byproduct of the slog that is the 82-game regular season.
Tyrese Maxey is enjoying an MVP-caliber season in Philly and could shatter the Sixers franchise record for 3PM in a single season.