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Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
standings
game recap
Updated 5 months ago

Inside the Miami Heat locker room on Sunday night, everybody's eyes were on a giant television set showing the end of the Orlando-Boston game. Miami goes to Charlotte for a play-in game on Tuesday, while Orlando goes to Philadelphia for a win-and-you're-in game on Wednesday. The Orlando-Philadelphia winner will play No. 2 Boston in Round 1, while the Orlando-Philadelphia loser will play the Miami-Charlotte winner on Friday to decide who plays No. 1 Detroit in an East quarterfinal series.

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76ers tune-up for NBA play-in tournament with 126-106 win over Bucks in Rivers' possible final game

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
game recap
coaching
Updated 5 months ago

Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points and the Philadelphia 76ers tuned up for the play-in tournament with a 126-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night in what could be Hall of Fame coach Doc Rivers' final game. The 76ers did not immediately know at the final horn their Eastern Conference opponent. The Bucks played without All-Star and former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, while the 76ers were without Joel Embiid after he was stricken last week with appendicitis.

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Are 76ers' Tyrese Maxey, Paul George playing vs. Bucks with Joel Embiid out, playoff seeding on the line?

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
injury
standings

It has come down to the final game of the regular season, and the Philadelphia 76ers still don’t know where they will finish in the Eastern Conference. There are still several scenarios where they can finish as the No. 6, No. 7, or No. 8 seed. For them, their best bet is to finish either […] The post Are 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Paul George playing vs. Bucks with Joel Embiid out, playoff seeding on the line? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey doesn't have time to be 'timid' despite finger injury

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
injury
game recap

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to battle adversity as Tyrese Maxey drives a critical late-season push. With Joel Embiid sidelined following an appendectomy, the urgency has intensified, placing even greater responsibility on Maxey despite a lingering finger injury. Maxey powered the 76ers to a crucial 105–94 victory vs. the Indiana Pacers on Friday, snapping a three-game […] The post 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey doesn’t have time to be ‘timid’ despite finger injury appeared first on ClutchP...

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76ers waive Cam Payne, converts two-way guard before playoffs

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
waiver
Updated 5 months ago

The Philadelphia 76ers have made a final decision regarding the places of Cameron Payne and Dalen Terry as they near the end of the 2025-26 regular season. After experiencing a failed campaign last year, Philadelphia rebounded with a solid season as they find themselves back in the playoff picture. Despite seeing stars Joel Embiid and […] The post 76ers waive Cam Payne, converts two-way guard before playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Atlantic Notes: Knicks, Embiid, Grimes, Ingram, CMB

Hoops Rumors, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
coaching
analysis

The nine players the Knicks used in Thursday’s win over Boston will likely make up the team’s playoff rotation, head coach Mike Brown said after the game, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. That group includes starters Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Miles Bridges and Josh Hart, plus reserves Mitchell Robinson, Miles […]

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Joel Embiid Undergoes Appendectomy

RealGM, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
injury
Updated 5 months ago

Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent successful surgery on Thursday afternoon in Houston. Embiid has appeared in 38 games this season, averaging 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 31.6 minutes. Embiid has a PER of 24.5. NBA players have roughly needed two to three weeks to recover from an appendectomy before returning to game action.

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76ers rumors: Nick Nurse's pressure to win could result in unique Philadelphia hot seat scenario

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
rumor
coaching

The Philadelphia 76ers once again find themselves in purgatory after the recent loss of Joel Embiid, who is out indefinitely after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Currently sitting in the No. 8 seed with a realistic range between 6th and 10th, the lack of clarity may as well result in questions being asked of head coach […] The post 76ers rumors: Nick Nurse’s pressure to win could result in unique Philadelphia hot seat scenario appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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