2012 Playoffs

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Six Offseason Questions for the Sixers

1. What are some of the few things we learned from the Sixers’ playoff run? We learned how far the mere youth and athleticism of this group can take them. Philadelphia took full advantage of the injured…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 7 Recap: The Ride Ends

Game 7, for a game the Celtics predominantly led, had a series of major momentum swings between the teams. Unfortunately, the pendulum swung the Celtics’ way at the end. The Celtics started off…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 7 Preview: All Or Nothing

The 76ers and Celtics will tip-off at 8:00 tonight, on national television, the world that stays home on Saturday nights will be watching, and one team will advance and one team will go home. It’s…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 7 Roundtable: Staff Predictions And Reflections

For game 7, here at The Sixer Sense we are doing yet another roundtable question session. I’ve asked our staff members to chime in on some questions I had about the series, and I answered them as…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 6 Recap: Sixers Got All The Answers

The 76ers, with their backs against the walls, responded well enough to defeat the Celtics 82-75, forcing a winner-takes-all Game 7 up in Boston on Saturday night. Like most of the games in this series,…Read More

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Sixers-Celtics Game 6 Preview: Go Away Or Go Home

The 76ers season is on the line tonight, at home, in front of 20,000 fans and likely Allen Iverson,…Read More

Kevin Garnett Calls Philly Fans “Fair-Weather” Fans. Is He Right?

From John Finger of CSNPhilly.com comes this nugget from Kevin Garnett: Garnett loves the big stage…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 5 Recap: Second Half Stumble

The Boston Celtics came one step closer to securing a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, ousting…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 5 Preview: Swing Game

The 76ers and Celtics take the court in Boston, which hopefully isn’t dangerously slippery, for…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 4 Recap: An Unconventional Win

Despite not hitting their tenth field goal until the 28th minute of the game, the 76ers somehow pulled…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 4 Preview: Pulling Out All Of The Stops

The Sixers and Celtics meet up again tonight for Game 4 of their second round series, with the Celtics…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 3 Recap: What A Letdown

Coming into Game 3 with all the momentum, the Sixers then decided to remind everyone that they were…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 3 Preview: A Series Of Adjustments

Once again, the 76ers and Celtics will meet up, this time with a tied series and the Sixers having all…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 2 Recap: Sixers Don’t Let It Slip Away

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 82-81, evening this series at one and providing hope…Read More

The Myth Of The Motor, And Lavoy Allen

During the Sixers-Celtics replay this afternoon, the announcers (Dick Stockton, Mike Fratello, and Chris…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 2 Preview

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Boston Celtics in Game 2 tonight. Will the events in Game 1 repeat…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Recap: Sixers Let It Slip Away

The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 92-91 to, honestly, steal Game 1. The game had plenty…Read More

Sixers-Celtics Game 1 Preview

The Philadelphia 76ers visit the new Garden in Boston for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.…Read More

Sixers-Celtics: Series Preview From The Sixer Sense Staff

Because we (again) have only two days to prepare for the series, in lieu of individual pieces from our…Read More

Sixers-Celtics: Regular Season Review

The Celtics-Sixers series featured 3 games, down from the usual 4. Each told a different story, which…Read More