Council, Dowtin, Bona, and Justin Edwards formed the whole Philly bench against the New York Knicks. Edwards stole the headlines but there is a lot to be said about the other three.
The severely shorthanded Sixers fell to a 118-102 loss Tuesday night to the Western Conference-leading Thunder.
Has the Sixers' second-year wing Ricky Council IV failed to solidify himself as a rotation player? Discussing Council's season and more in another edition of 5 Sixers thoughts.
Despite most — this beat writer included — assuming that the Sixers would have their doors blown off by the NBA's best team defense and individual scorer, the nine players donning red, white and blue played with absolutely no expectation that they were going to be on the wrong end of a blowout.
Martin (foot) is out of his walking boot but has yet to take the court, Ky Carlin of USA Today reports. Martin hasn't played since Dec. 23 due to a stress reaction in his left foot. Until Martin is able to return to action,
Around the midway point of the season, the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers are clearly trending in opposite directions.
George said it's important to keep fighting with 43 regular-season games remaining: “To me, it means something. Obviously, coming to Philadelphia, it meant something."
Tyrese Maxey admitted that this season has not been fun. The 76ers star is still trying to focus on staying positive.
The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks faced off on Wednesday night in Philly for only the second time this season. Both the Sixers and Knicks held championship aspirations and major moves made in the summer,
In the second half, the Sixers showed signs of the team they were supposed to be without Joel Embiid. But their dreadful first half sunk them to 15-24.
With Karl-Anthony Towns sidelined with a sprained right thumb — and as The Post first reported, also a bone chip in the same digit — the Knicks flushed a 16-point first-half lead before barely pulling out a 125-119 overtime win Wednesday night over the Sixers at Wells Fargo Center.