The Philadelphia 76ers were ready to celebrate a rare road win last season. They led the Nuggets in Denver by two March 23 and needed to prevent a desperation shot from going in. The way their season played out last year, the Sixers had no such luck.

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith is a diehard New York Knicks fan. However, he was not shy to say that the Philadelphia 76ers' starting backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe will soon emerge as the best guard tandem in the NBA.

Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics knocked Philadelphia from the ranks of the unbeaten 109-108 on Friday as the NBA Cup in-season tournament began.In the NBA Cup, all 30 NBA teams were drawn into six five-team groups with each club playing four games through November 28 that will count in round-robin Cup play and the regular-season standings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden showed in Game 1 he could still be as great once as he ever was in his prime. The Beard just overall these days isn’t as great as he once was in his halcyon days with Houston. Harden’s occasional big postseason games ...

The 76ers beat the Wizards, 139-134, in overtime on Tuesday night. Tyrese Maxey had 39 points and 10 rebounds while rookie V.J. Edgecomb had a relatively quiet 14 points, six rebounds and four assists.