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Hornets Hot Play Continues As They Surge Past Sixers

Scott Prather — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:01:12 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets have now won 4 of their last 5 games after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 111-99 on Tuesday night. Eric Gordon and Greivis Vasquez combined to finish with an impressive...

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Hornets Set Sad Franchise Record In 77-62 Loss To 76ers

Scott Prather — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:39:31 +0000

No Anthony Davis. No Eric Gordon. No Austin Rivers. No bueno for the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night. With their game being televised nationally on ESPN, the Hornets scored the fewest points in franchise history. To call it ugly would be an insult to ugly basketball everywhere. Monty Williams was...

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New Teams Enter "Serious" Dwight Howard Trade Talks

Scott Prather — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:58:27 +0000

The disgruntled Magic Center has wanted out of Orlando since last year. Could a deal finally be in place that would send him to the West Coast? Two new teams have entered the Howard trade talks. Those teams are...

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5 NBA Champions Who Crushed the Competition on Their Way to the Title

Danny Groner — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:03:35 +0000

The number one seed San Antonio Spurs are the talk of the NBA this week after they completed a sweep of the Clippers, bringing them into the Western Conference finals against the Thunder starting on Sunday.

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76ers Top Celtics In Ugly Game, Force Game 7

Scott Prather — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:03:09 +0000

The 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers refuse to go away. Tuesday night in front of their home crowd, they topped the Boston Celtics 82-75, forcing a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Jrue Holiday (pictured above) made the Philly fans feel like it was a Holiday with his play, finishing with

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Bradon Bass Has Career Night, Celtics Defeat Sixers

Scott Prather — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:06:23 +0000

Brandon Bass, the least talked about member of the Boston Celtics starting five, exploded for a playoff career-high 27 points on Monday night, igniting Boston to a 101-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5. Bass, a former LSU Tiger and Louisiana native, was low-key after his awesome performance, saying...

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Celtics Demolish 76ers In Game 3

Scott Prather — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:43:22 +0000

The Boston Celtics figured they could "flip the switch" in Games 1 and 2 of their playoff matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. It cost them in Game 2. However, in Game 3, the switch was flipped on from start to finish, as Boston cruised to an impressive 107-91 over Philly. Kevin Garnett was a monster, finishing with...

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Charlotte Bobcats and 6 Other Worst Teams Ever

Danny Groner — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:04:00 +0000

The Charlotte Bobcats made history last week when they lost their 23rd consecutive game, ending the season with the worst winning percentage in NBA history — a paltry .106, thanks to a 7-59 record. The Bobcats surpassed the futility of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who finished 9-73 and a .110 winning percentage.

Here’s a look at how the Bobcats shape up against some of the worst of the worst in professional sports:

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Jolly Philadelphia 76ers Fan Busts Out 'The Goonies' 'Truffle Shuffle' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:30:07 +0000

During a recent Philadelphia 76ers basketball game, a fan who goes by the appropriate name of “Big Daddy” put on quite a show for the other spectators.

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Sixers Hand Hornets 4th Straight Loss

Scott Prather — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:06:33 +0000

Eric Gordon returned to the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night and dropped 22 points on the Philadelphia 76ers, but it wasn't enough as the fleur-de-bees fell 101-93.

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Hornets Acquire Xaiver Henry In 3 Team Trade

Scott Prather — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:46:21 +0000

Desperate for outside shooting, the New Orleans Hornets made a trade today to acquire second year shooting guard Xavier Henry from the Memphis Grizzlies. Henry, a 20 year old sharp shooting two guard out of Kansas, was taken 12th overall in the 2010 NBA draft.

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