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Brandon Apter

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Triple-Double for Durant; Thunder Handle Sixers

Photo courtesy of Yahoo! Sports A night after routing the Celtics without Kevin Durant, he came back against the Sixers (14-30) with reckless abandon tallying a triple-double. The Thunder (35-10) took care of the business, 103-91. Philadelphia kept things close through every quarter except for the second, which ended up being the difference maker.  It […]

Brandon Apter  •  25 Jan 2014
Thunder Roll Into Philly Tonight to Face Sixers

Photo courtesy of NBA.com No Kevin Durant? No problem for the Thunder (34-10) last night as they easily disposed of the Boston Celtics 101-83.  The come to the Wells Fargo Center to face the Sixers (14-29) winners of their last six straight. Those included victories over Golden State, San Antonio and Portland. The Sixers, on […]

Brandon Apter  •  25 Jan 2014
Franco, Biddle Represent Phillies Prospects in Top 100

Photo courtesy of woodbat.blogspot.com MLB.com has officially released their list of top 100 prospects for 2014 and two Phillies prospects, Maikel Franco (#26) and Jesse Biddle (#53), are the lone representatives. There has been plenty of spotlight this offseason on Franco with his breakout season in the minors last year his potenitial upcoming playing time […]

Brandon Apter  •  24 Jan 2014
Live To See Ten More Days: Sixers Resign Dedmon

According to CSNPhilly, the Sixers will give Dewayne Dedmon another 10-day contract offer. The original contract, set to expire Thursday, was a solid trial run for Dedmon, who is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game for the Sixers in just under 15 minutes of floor time. Dedmon, a 24-year old from USC, has played in five […]

Brandon Apter  •  23 Jan 2014
First State Basketball: A Look at the 87ers

Not too far away from the outskirts of Philadelphia, home of the Sixers, is the new NBA D-League team for the Liberty Ballers, the Delaware 87ers. Playing in their inagural season, the 87ers can been seen at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware, only 45 miles away from Philadelphia. For those of you who […]

Brandon Apter  •  23 Jan 2014
Different Night, Same Story; Sixers fall to Bulls 103-78

Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer both tallied double-doubles as the Sixers were again never able to get into an offensive groove, shooting just over 35% from the field. The ended up falling to the Bulls 103-78. Now losers of six of their last seven, the Sixers have a day off before heading to Washington to face the Wizards. […]

Brandon Apter  •  18 Jan 2014
Saturday Night Game Preview: Sixers vs. Bulls

The Sixers (13-26) will not have much time to hang their heads after a 101-86 loss to the Heat last night as they find themselves in Chicago for an 8PM matchup tonight with the Bulls (18-20). The Sixers beat Chicago to move to 3-0 early in the season by a score of 107-104. Much like […]

Brandon Apter  •  18 Jan 2014
LeBron, Heat Overpower Sixers, 101-86

  LeBron James and the Heat were too much for the Sixers on Friday night A 114-110 win over the Heat to open the season, including a 19-0 run to start things, may have been a fluke. Sixers fans likely didn't expect the same performance, but perhaps something similar. Some fight, some grit, something. Unfortunately […]

Brandon Apter  •  17 Jan 2014