76ers

The Sixers (38-19) are led by Joel Embiid, who is putting together another MVP-caliber season. The All-Star center is averaging 33.1 points and 10.2 rebounds ...

Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2023/02/22/memphis-grizzlies-steven-adams-injury-update-out-philadelphia-76ers/69932652007/) fared in 2023 NBA All-Star Game](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2023/02/19/ja-morant-states-nba-all-star-game-2023-jaren-jackson-jr-memphis-grizzlies/69915154007/) Steven Adams and the Grizzlies have historically been one of Embiid's toughest matchups. [Are Memphis Grizzlies ready for playoff push after NBA All-Star break?](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/grizzlies-podcast/2023/02/21/grizzlies-podcast-memphis-ready-for-playoff-push-after-all-star-break/69925683007/) James Harden and Tyrese Maxey are also both averaging more than 19 points per game, but the Grizzlies' backcourt of Desmond Bane and Ja Morant can say the same. ](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2023/02/22/memphis-grizzlies-luke-kennard-out-vs-philadelphia-76ers/69933911007/)John Konchar and David Roddy are among the players who will likely receive increased playing time in Kennard's absence.

The 76ers trailed by four points with 1:20 left in the fourth quarter and closed the game on a 10-1 run.

While most of the Sixers struggled to score, Harden had 31 points on 10-16 shooting against one of the best defenses in the league. “It all started with the airball,” Harris said about his eventual game-sealing 3. [Desmond Bane](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/desmond-bane-RMfzp7Dmg0eKlvuF/) paced Memphis with 25 points and eight rebounds on 4-of-12 from 3-point range. Despite not having their best offensive firepower for most of the night, they gutted out a win against one of the best teams in the Western Conference. Down the stretch, Harden’s rebound and outlet to Embiid sealed the win for the Sixers. The first is that they were able to come back despite shooting 40.5 percent from the field.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid slogged through illness and even played the rare role of victim on a dunk attempt. With a few big buckets and his own ...

[Harden told John Hao](https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/nba-star-james-harden-sends-shoes-video-chats-with-msu-shooting-survivor/) to “stay strong” in a video message. He was 2 of 14 for nine points in the half. Bane hit four 3s and scored 19 points in the first quarter. ... Harden reached out to a Michigan State student left paralyzed after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others. We found a way to win a couple of games going into the break, kind of on our terms.” Embiid, who finished 7 of 25 from the floor, tied it at 100-all on a jumper. There’s going to be adverse moments throughout the season,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. Whatever the reason, Embiid missed his first six shots and Sixers fans booed when he tossed up a 28-foot airball in the second quarter. Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Jackson had 18 and Morant 15 for the Grizzlies. He most recently played in Sunday’s All-Star Game, scoring 32 points in 27 minutes. “I always think two-way is better than one-way,” Embiid said. “We need this to prepare us, get us ready.”

Joel Embiid's final stat line in Philadelphia's 110-105 win over Memphis -- 27 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal and 6 blocks in 38 minutes -- was the ...

And the big man said that he came out of the All-Star Break feeling much better -- leading to him being left off the injury report -- and that he hopes it stays that way moving forward. [Desmond Bane](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066320/desmond-bane) went 7-for-8 in the first quarter, scoring 19 points to help stake Memphis to a 37-22 lead after the opening 12 minutes, but shot a combined 3-for-12 over the rest of the game for six points. Next time it comes along, take some time off and keep doing the same thing." In some ways, that is a microcosm of the 76ers' season. "As much as you don't want it to happen, it's part of basketball, not making shots. He grabbed 17 defensive rebounds, blocked those six shots -- including a massive rejection of the latest spectacular dunk attempt by

Throughout most of Thursday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Philadelphia 76ers looked like they were dealing with an All-Star-break hangover as ...

After last year's disappointing postseason performance, the Sixers have been questioned for their heart and toughness. Philadelphia stormed back from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit and ended the game on a 10-1 run en route to their fifth straight win. James Harden spearheaded the comeback by dropping a game-high 31 points with seven rebounds and seven assists.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, James Harden scored 31 points, and Joel Embiid had 27 points and 19 ...

Bane hit four 3s and scored 19 points in the first quarter. He was 2 of 14 for nine points in the half. [Harden told John Hao](https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/nba-star-james-harden-sends-shoes-video-chats-with-msu-shooting-survivor/) to "stay strong" in a video message. Embiid, an offensive non-factor most of the game, tied it at 100-all on a jumper. Down by nine points late in the game, the Sixers took over. Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Jackson had 18 and Ja Morant 15 for the Grizzlies.

Joel Embiid had six blocks, leading a 76ers defense that kept them in it on a cold shooting night.

That's five — count it — five wins a row for the Philadelphia 76ers, who almost certainly seemed out of this one through most of the action. Despite shooting ...

Markannen (43 points) outdueled SGA (39) in the contest as Utah attempts to stay alive in the play-in race. But the real star of this new-look Laker show has to be the man, the myth, the Mo. (Naturally, it was the first time the Jazz had led since the second quarter.) SGA had a shot for the win, but it rimmed out. That left Nassir Little (26 points), Cam Reddish (24), and Trendon Watford (15) to lead a Blazers squad that has now lost three of its last four. It’s the first time these two have won together in Dallas, and thank goodness for that. The Raptors, who we once assumed were a lost cause and a rousing disappointment for this season’s ages, have now won six of seven and look pretty, pretty good. Toronto is now 3-1 since reacquiring Poeltl at the trade deadline, while New Orleans — led in this one by a casual 36-piece from Brandon Ingram, all for nothing — dropped its second straight and its sixth out of its last 10. His tip-in with 10.4 seconds remaining effectively sealed the win for Boston, which has now won eight of its last ten games to remain atop the East. The more, the merrier! On Thursday, he dropped yet another triple-double — 24 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists — shot 61.5 percent from the field, and helped to carry Denver past the Cavs and an epic Evan Mobley performance. Despite shooting just seven-of-25 from the field, Joel Embiid finished with a routine 27 points and 19 rebounds, while James Harden (31-7-and-7) and Tobias Harris (20 points) helped balance Philly’s onslaught, particularly down the stretch as they clawed their way from behind. Are the Grizzlies fine in the West?