Marreese Speights News

Marreese Speights converted a go-ahead three-point play with 1:10 to play and the Philadelphia 76ers beat New Jersey 82-79 on Wednesday night, extending the Nets' franchise worst start to 0-8. Thaddeus Young had 20 points to lead the 76ers, and Speights finished with 19 points and nine rebounds as Philadelphia snapped a two-game losing streak.

The 76ers' Elton Brand, scoring against Suns defenders Channing Frye and Amar'e Stoudemire, has been sitting at the end of close games.

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash looked across the court at the 76ers and saw a young team with a lot of potential.

Steve Nash scored 21 points and made 20 assists as the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Monday.

As fellow B/R Featured Columnist Harrison suggested a few days back, the absolute beating the Sixers received at the hands of the Celtics the other night suggests an alarming trend for Philly fans: that the Celtics are simply too talented for the Sixers to compete with this year.

The Detroit Pistons led for most of the game. But what was more impressive was how they reacted when they found themselves behind.

Andre Iguodala and the Philadelphia 76ers did just enough to win. With the Sixers still stinging from a 31-point loss three nights earlier, that was just fine by them.

Eddie Jordan's substitution pattern is like the rest of the 76ers : not quite there yet.

On Saturday, the 76ers racked up their best offensive effort in 19 years. On Tuesday night, the result was much different.

The best news about last nighta s season opener in Orlando is that thanks to the Phillies and Game 1 of the World Series, few people actually witnessed the debacle put on by the 76ers.

The 76ers seemed ready to deliver a quick knockout in the undercard bout of a weekend chock full of Philadelphia-New York fights.

Center Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a season opening 120-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night in Orlando.

1 of 1 Samuel Dalembert #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers jumps for the opening tip against Dwight Howard #12 of the Orlando Magic on October 28, 2009 at Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.

By Henry Abbott The two key events of Dionte Christmas's recent life: He was cut by the Philadelphia 76ers.

There are just two-days remaining before the start of the 2009-10 NBA season for our Philadelphia 76ers and after all the changes that went on with the squad this past summer and a preseason filled with unbelieveable highs and disturbing lows, we're sure a lot of you out there in Philadunkia nation have no idea what to expect from the Sixers this ...

The 76ers practiced today at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. They're taking tomorrow off, then they'll be back in the gym Monday and Tuesday before flying to Orlando on Tuesday afternoon for Wednesday's season opener against the Magic.

I went to 76ers shootaround this morning at St. John's, hoping to get a minute with Marreese Speights.

Dionte Christmas, the former Temple University basketball star who was cut by the 76ers on Wednesday, was arrested last night in North Philadelphia, police said.

One of the 76ers' most impressive players in the preseason has been second-year forward/center Marreese Speights.

Mike James made two of three free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining to lift the short-handed Washington Wizards to a 90-89 pre-season victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.