Articles by Blair Hopkins (42)
Despite a halftime jersey retirement ceremony for Allen Iverson, the Sixers fall to the Wizards tonight, 122-103. On a night where the Wells Fargo Center actually looked like it hosted passionate basketball fans, the Sixers failed to get a win for their city. The game didn’t look good from the get-go, as the […]
The 76ers (15-42) dropped their 11th game in a row tonight, losing against the Milwaukee Bucks, who hold the worst record in the NBA, 130-110. The embarrassing season goes on for this Sixers team, reaching a new low tonight. The hapless Bucks, who normally have trouble scoring the ball, lit the […]
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks (32-23) come to Philly tonight to face a depleted Philadelphia 76ers (15-40) squad. The Sixers are a day removed from a very active tread deadline for them. In the end, the Sixers dealt away veterans Evan Turner, Spencer Hawes, and Lavoy Allen and brought in a […]
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the 76ers in Philly tonight, 112-98. The Sixers started off hot, jumping out to a 35-26 lead after the 1st quarter. The Lakers drew closer in the 2nd, but the Sixes still led 64-61 at half. It was the second half where everything started to unravel for the Sixers. The […]
Jeff Green and the Boston Celtics (17-33) defeated the 76ers (15-35) in Philly tonight 114-108. Green torched the Sixers for 36 points on 11-18 shooting from the field. Five of those 11 were from 3-point territory. But it wasn’t Green alone who was responsible for the Sixers downfall, Celtics’ center Jared Sullinger went to work […]
The Atlanta Hawks (23-21) are in town tonight to face the 76ers (15-31) at 7:30 p.m. The Hawks come in currently sitting in the 4th seed of the Eastern Conference. They are one of the few teams in the East that possess a winning record. This is the Sixers’ first time seeing this […]
Evan Turner’s double-clutch layup as time expired lifted the 76ers (15-31) to a 95-94 victory over the Boston Celtics (15-33). It was a back and forth game all night, as there were six lead changes and 12 ties throughout the game. The Sixers played much better team defense tonight than many of their games of […]
Goran Dragic and the overachieving Phoenix Suns are in Philly tonight to face the 76ers at 7 p.m. The Suns are coming in fresh off of a win last night in Cleveland, where Markieff Morris lit up the Cavs for 27 points and 15 rebounds off the bench. The Suns’ depth in their frontcourt is […]
In a season where Evan Turner has had his share of ups and downs, he exploded tonight for a career-high 34 points, as the Sixers (14-28) end their 3-game losing skid, beating the Knicks (15-27) tonight 110-106. Turner was spectacular from the get-go, making 9 of his first 12 shots in the first […]