Game Recaps

It's over.

What an extraordinarily disappointing ending to the season that was. The Sixers fell on their home floor in game 7 to the Atlanta Hawks...

Rob Josey

Jun 22, 20216 min read

The two best words in sports...

Game 7. What more needs to be said? The Sixers actually showed some backbone for a change and came away with a 104-99 victory over the...

Rob Josey

Jun 19, 20214 min read

No words.

Seriously, no words. But because this space is what it is, I will try to articulate some thoughts following an absolutely mindnumbingly...

Rob Josey

Jun 17, 20213 min read

Evened up

That was abysmal. A 103-100 gut punch. I won't waste any time. Let's get to it. --An 18-point lead squandered. 13 at halftime. 4 with...

Rob Josey

Jun 16, 20213 min read

Regaining control of the series

The Sixers are back in the driver's seat. After dropping game one their own homecourt, they returned the favor, punching the Atlanta...

Rob Josey

Jun 13, 20214 min read

Righting the ship

That's more like it. Tuesday night's matchup proved that, while the Atlanta Hawks are definitely a feisty opponent, when the Sixers...

Rob Josey

Jun 11, 20214 min read

An inauspicious start...

Well that was unexpected. Don't get me wrong, the Atlanta Haws are a very good team. In fact, since handing the controls over to Nate...

Rob Josey

Jun 8, 20214 min read

Bring on ATL

After a minor blip on the radar, the Sixers finished the job on Wednesday night, defeating the Washington Wizards 129-112 in game 5 to...

Rob Josey

Jun 4, 20213 min read

So...hold off on those brooms...

About that sweep I was so sure was gonna happen...excuse my while I shove my foot in my mouth. I swear, whenever I start to feel...

Rob Josey

Jun 1, 20214 min read

Get ready to bust out the brooms

Yeah, this series is all but over. The venue change from Philadelphia's own Wells Fargo Center down to the Capital One Arena in D.C. did...

Rob Josey

May 30, 20213 min read

Make it 2-for-2

Taking care of business. That's the intro. No lengthy preludes to analysis necessary. The Sixers clamped down on a lesser opponent and...

Rob Josey

May 28, 20215 min read

The real season opens with a win over the Wizards

After the strangest scheduled regular season in recent NBA history (2019-2020 notwithstnding--that one was a special, unpredictable...

Rob Josey

May 24, 20214 min read

Final Week in Review: First place is ours

Indeed it is. The Sixers split their final four games of the regular season last week, dropping contests in Indiana and Miami and closing...

Rob Josey

May 17, 20215 min read

4/19-4/25/21 Week in Review: Four games...four losses

Well that wasn't good. In a week full of absences form key players, the Sixers faced stiff competition in home tilts against a surging...

Rob Josey

Apr 26, 20214 min read

4/12-4/18 Week in Review: Sixers sweep trio of tough games behind dominant Embiid

Whew. That was a week. The Sixers had three games against quality opponents, and came out on top in all of them. And I really mean...

Rob Josey

Apr 19, 20219 min read

4/5-4/11 Week in Review: Two solid wins sandwich one frustrating loss

The Sixers have been fairly consistent in recent weeks, but in a somewhat frustrating way. They haven't had any stretches of great...

Rob Josey

Apr 12, 20219 min read

3/29-4/4 Week in Review: Embiid returns amidst 2-2 slate

The headline says it all. The Sixers welcomed back franchise star Joel Embiid this weekend which almost overshadows the results of the...

Rob Josey

Apr 6, 202112 min read

3/22-3/28 Week in Review: Sixers finish 2-1 in Cali

It has to be said--the Sixers are playing well without Joel Embiid. They have not played the toughest schedule of late, and obviously the...

Rob Josey

Mar 29, 20219 min read

3/15-3/21 Week in Review: Three solid wins and one tough loss

The Sixers just keep chugging along despite missing several key players at various points (chiefly Joel Embiid's extended absence). In a...

Rob Josey

Mar 23, 20218 min read

3/8-3/14 Week in Review: Embiid's injury casts dark cloud over undefeated trio of games

Sometimes it really feels like Philadelphia sports teams and their fans can't have nice things. The Sixers played their first slate of...

Rob Josey

Mar 15, 20219 min read