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The Golden State Warriors' attempt to rejoin the ranks of NBA contenders starts now. While they missed the playoffs for the second straight season, they had two elements that should embolden them to make an all-in push for the crowd...

The Wizards managed to push into the postseason, but will that be enough to keep Beal happy?

Playoff Bell Ringer: Sixers advance to second round with 129-112 Game 5 win Share this story Sixers Bell Ringer playoff standings: Tobias Harris - 1 George Hill - 1 With Joel Embiid unavailable for Game 5, the Sixers shifted to small ball by inserting Matisse Thybulle in the starting lineup. Initially, the lack of rim protection hurt Philadelphia, with Bradley Beal (32 points) easily getting to the rim with frequency. The Sixers offense certainly looked perky, though, finishing the game 51.2 pe...

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Wizards’ 2020-21 season came to an unceremonious end with a 17-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, who were playing without their best player, Joel Embiid. Despite the absence of an MVP-level performer, the Sixers pummeled the Wizards to close out the series 4-1. The Wizards had their own injury travails, of course. Starting center Thomas Bryant was out with a torn knee ligament, as he has been all season, and Davis Bertans was sidelined with a strain...

Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is tired of Ben Simmons' scoring being the focus of so much criticism.

Rui Hachimuras Wizards stave off elimination against 76ers Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Wizards forward Rui Hachimura celebrates after making a three-point shot against the Sixers on Monday in Washington. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS AFP-Jiji Jun 1, 2021 Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal proved to be too much to handle Monday as the Washington Wizards st...

Real-time observation: The 76ers wasted sweeping opportunities and lost Joel Embiid in Game 4 76ers Joel Embiid lost to injury In the first half, they lost the ability to sweep the Wizards and lost the fourth game away 122-114. Although their inability to sweep is a big problem, everyone now turns their attention to injury reports, which is an area that this team is familiar with. This is what I see. Kindness • In the first half of this game, the 76ers did not perform well. Joel Embiid left t...

The Sixers lost Game 4 on the road after losing Joel Embiid to injury in the first half, making a series win a bit dicier than it looked just 24 hours ago.

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Wizards avoided the sweep with an entertaining 122-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Second-year forward Rui Hachimura produced his best game in weeks — 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds — to lead the team to its first post-season win of 2021. Hachimura scored efficiently — he had an offensive rating (points produced per individual possession x 100) of 147 and he scored 20 on a 12.5% usage rate. He also had several possessions of solid on-b...

Wizards Stay Alive With Game 4 Win Over the 76ers "We just got back to playing Wizards basketball the way we know how." Get to know D.C. with our daily newsletter We dive deep on the day’s biggest story and share links to everything you need to know. Get the free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsle...