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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — James Harden might have side-eyed questions this week — much like he did in a playful reaction in his Houston days — about his future with the Philadelphia…

DAN GELSTON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers' penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers.The 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON — Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a finish the NBA had never seen before.After struggling in back-to-back games, Tatum…

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum missed his first six 3-pointers before he drilled two straight clutch ones late in the game that pushed the Celtics past the Philadelphia 76ers 95-86 on…

ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Having silenced the TD Garden crowd and put the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics on the brink of a second-round exit, 76ers players barely cracked a smile as they…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA  — James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in…

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 23 and the Boston Celtics spoiled Joel Embiid's MVP coronation, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-102 Friday night to…

ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 on Wednesday night, spoiling the return of reigning league MVP Joel Embiid.The…

Associated Press BOSTON — James Harden was asked for most of this season to be a facilitator for a 76ers team built around big man Joel Embiid.With the MVP finalist sidelined for the opener of his…

Associated Press NEW YORK  — Joel Embiid, limping throughout the game and perhaps lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8…