76ers close; fall to Celtics, again

Ray Allen led all scorers with 22 points as the Celtics defeated the 76ers, yet again, 84-80.  The win was the Boston Celtics 14th straight.  The 76ers gave the Celtics all they could handle for the second time this season. Also, for the second time, the Sixers came up just short.  After Tuesday nights 45-point [...]

Tough 4th quarter does Sixers in; lose to Lakers 93-81

The 76ers aren’t quite there, yet. They fell to the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 93-81, Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center.  Both teams started the game off cold, trading missed shots for the first few minutes of the opening quarter.  Then the game opened up a bit for the Sixers and they [...]

BEAT LA! Belief may be 76ers best weapon

The 76ers are riding high, having won seven of their last nine games. Their improved play has sparked renewed interest in the team from the media and fans. Which is saying a lot considering the current state of the Philly sports scene. The Philadelphia Flyers currently hold the NHL’s best record. The Philadelphia Eagles are preparing [...]

76ers continue their roll; defeat Clippers 105-91

Jrue Holiday led the Sixers with 24 points in a 105-91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.  The win was their third in a row, putting them at 10-15 for the season.  Spencer Hawes continued his strong play finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds.  Elton Brand and [...]

Sixers defense stars; stifles Blazers 88-79

The Sixers won back-to-back games for the first time this season, with an 88-79 victory over the Portland Trailblazers, Tuesday night.  As has been the case in the majority of the Sixers 5 wins this season, defense has been the star.  Believe it or not the Sixers defense hasn’t been all that bad so far this [...]

Nocioni injured; Iguodala to return to lineup Tuesday

Nocioni Injured in Practice The 76ers announced that Andres Nocioni suffered a left foot contusion at Mondays practice. He was taken for  X-rays, which were negative. He’s currently listed as day-to-day, which puts his availability in jeopardy for tomorrow nights game against the Wizards.  Iguodala Update   Andre Iguodala returned to 76ers practice Saturday after [...]

Back in the game

After a two-day hiatus from making NBA game picks, Bullshome is back in the game. Wednesday’s match-ups begin with the Chicago Bulls playing the second game of their “Circus Trip” as ESPN likes to call it. In the the road trip the Bulls will play seven west coast teams in 12 days including five of [...]

76ers Lose to Mavs in Familiar Fashion

Early into the 2010-11 campaign the Sixers have given fans a reason to believe they could be improving, and also reasons to think they aren’t quite there yet. The Sixers fell to the Dallas Mavericks Friday night in Dallas, 99-90 in a game that ended in an all too familiar fashion. Fall behind early, stick [...]

Sixers/Mavs Pre-Game: Starting Line-up, Injury Update, Player of the Game Pick

76ers @ Mavericks  8:30PM ET  76ers Starting Line-up Jrue Holiday Evan Turner Andre Iguodala Elton Brand Spencer Hawes Injury Update -Obviously, Andre Iguodala is in the starting lineup after missing the last two games with Achilles heel tendinitis. -Lou Williams is also available tonight according to head coach Doug Collins.  -Maverick, Caron Butler is listed [...]

Maybe Deng should stay in Chicago

After the first two or three games of the season, I was ready to ship Luol Deng to the Philadelphia 76ers for Andre Iguodala whether the potential for the three-way trade for Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony was an option or not. Deng was zombie-like on the court producing minimal with body language asking “what should [...]

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