Articles by Blair Hopkins (42)
The Sixers (5-7) are coming off of a 3-game road trip where they failed to win a game. They return home tonight to face Rudy Gay and the Toronto Raptors (4-7) at the Wells Fargo Center at 7 p.m. The Raptors are coming off of a 2-game home stand where they gave up […]
The 6-1 Spurs travel to Philly tonight as Brett Brown will get the chance to coach against the team he grew up with in the NBA. Brown, formerly an assistant coach under Greg Popovich for over a decade, has this Sixers team off to a surprising 4-3 start. His guys have […]
Andrew Bynum returns to the city he never played a game for tonight as the Cavs face the Sixers tonight at 7 p.m. The Cavs come into tonight's game with a 2-3 record. Kyrie Irving continues to come into his own as a young point guard in this league, leading his […]
John Wall and the Washington Wizards take a road trip up to Philly tonight to face the 76ers at 7 p.m. The Wizards are 0-3 and are looking to achieve their first win of the season tonight. John Wall leads the team in points per game, (19) assists per game (8.7) and steals […]
Andre Iguodala returns to the Wells Fargo Center tonight for the first time as a Warrior, as Golden State tries to give the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season. Golden State started their season off with an impressive win over the Lakers, in which Klay Thompson torched L.A. with […]
(Photo: NY Times) Derrick Rose and the 1-1 Chicago Bulls travel to Philly to face the surprising 2-0 76ers. The Bulls started their season off with a loss against the Heat on opening night. They looked overmatched against the champs, even with their former-MVP back in the lineup. Rose put up […]
After being down for 3 and a half quarters of the game, the 76ers went on a tear at the end of the 4th quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 109-102. John Wall came out and had his way with the Sixers defense from the start. He scored 13 of the Wizards first […]
Welcome the 1,2,3,4,5, Sixers, I am Greg and this will be my forum to spout off about the Sixers and NBA. I will write in this format all season, mostly because it can be quick and easy or drawn out and thoughtful, and that flexibility will be handy given my hectic schedule. After a game […]
Wow. After losing 15 consecutive regular season games to the Heat, the 76ers finally find a way to defeat them, winning tonight 114-110. With arguably the most unrecognizable roster in the NBA, the Sixers have officially shocked the basketball world tonight. Rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams burst onto the NBA scene tonight. […]
Training camp for NBA teams is underway as we near the start of this year's season. The Sixers, probably the most unrecognizable team in the NBA, have 13 new players on their training camp roster. Many of these players have a legitimate shot at making the team this year, so we can expect a […]