The Sixers have appeared hesitant to lean into their best offensive stuff this season. On Tuesday, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey took over as a tandem until it was time for VJ Edgecombe to have the final word.

Chet Holmgren scored 29 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers for a 129-104 win Sunday at Paycom Center.

The Thunder (26-5) hope to get back into the groove of things and break a two-game losing streak. Their first real challenger to their back-to-back aspirations was revealed on Christmas. They suffered a shocking 117-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to 22 points.

The Celtics defeated the 76ers, 109-108. Celtics Top Performers Jaylen Brown – 32 PTS | 3 REB | 6 AST | 4 3PM Anfernee Simons – 19 PTS | 4 REB | 3 3PM 76ers Top Performers Tyrese Maxey – 26 PTS | 8 REB | 14 AST (ties career-high) | 4 3PM Joel Embiid ...

VJ Edgecombe is off to a productive rookie campaign with the 76ers, and the NBA recently recognized him for a defensive highlight.

The Philadelphia 76ers' big three have played very few games together, but things have been bad when they are all on the court.

Tyrese Maxey has made the NBA All-Star Game once before, but notching a starting spot would be a major accomplishment.

After a perfect preseason, the Philadelphia 76ers finally hit the floor to open up their regular season on Tuesday night. For the first battle of their 2022-2023 schedule, the Sixers paid a visit to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Last season, the Sixers ...

Despite not having any players score above 15 points and being down 7 entering the fourth quarter, the Bulls clawed back against the 76ers to win despite Joel Embiid scoring 31 points and Tyrese Maxey netting 27.