Ian Thomsen Conference semifinal preview No. 4 Celtics vs. 8 Sixers N.B.A. Roundup Bulls Beat but Lose Derrick Rose to a Torn A.C.L. 89 82 2012 Playoffs Push the Brink Repay Loss Raptors With weight of Philly on him Iguodala sends past Eliminate Hawks 8380; Up Next NBA playoff roundup Andre discard topseeded Bob Kravitz Reseeding playoffs worth look John Smallwood in land unknown Wennington Pressure's now Benjamin Polk Injuryriddled stay alive for another day keep season with win over Gimpy Gibson vows play Thursday out options Weekend Review DUI crash and supermoon Notebook | put down 31 Brian Hendrickson Eightseeded push depleted brink elimination cry foul lack free throws

Sixers advance to second round with win Sixers oust injury-riddled Bulls from playoffs. Sixers and Bulls set to face off in Game 6 tonight The Sixers can close out the first round series against the Bulls tonight when they host Chicago at the Wells Fargo Center. Getting off to a good early start is very much a key. Sixers add another scalp to playoff belt Sixers add another East scalp to their playoff belt. Sixers Beat the Bulls to Advance for the First Time in Nine Years The sight of Philadelphia 76er great Allen Iverson sitting on the bench with a towel wrapped over his head, hands wrapped in his towel covering his face leaving only his red eyes peeking through. That was a sight that tugged at the heartstrings of every avid Sixer fan. The Sixers had just lost another playoff series only a couple years after the magical run to the NBA Finals in 2001. Sixers' fans show their love after playoff win over Bulls Broad Street Baller went ballistic with the hugging, tearful, hysterically high-fiving hordes of happy fans at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday after a 79-78 nail-biter over the Chicago Bulls sent the Sixers into the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2003. HEAVENLY MOM: No one but no one was happier than Lamont "Monty G" Anderson of South Philadelphia — 380 pounds of ... Sixers-Bulls: Game 6 scouting report PLAYERS TO WATCH: SIXERS: Jrue Holiday: The point guard has been able to get the most quality shots for the Sixers, but hasn't been able to knock them down at a very good rate. Not only will he need to shoot well, he will need to do it early. Sixers — amazingly — beat Bulls, move on IN THE END, none of it really made much sense. John Smallwood: Sixers in land of the unknown DOUG COLLINS had no choice. He had to watch film of the Sixers' mind-boggling loss to the Chicago Bulls in Game 5. Schedule for Sixers in Round 2 Both the Sixers and Celtics have some work to do tonight to close out their first-round series, but the NBA is looking ahead to the possible Round 2 schedule with the various possibilities. Guards got the job done for the Sixers Once the 76ers figured out that the way to beat Chicago was to get up and down the court, scrambling the Bulls offense - as they did in their out-of-this-world performance in Game 2 - the Bulls put the clamps to the Sixers.
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