In the most anticipated season in years, the Sixers are 11th in the Eastern Conference at the halfway point. They started the season with a record of 3-14, gained some ground in December, but now find themselves at 15-27 after their recent free fall.

James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

Officially good to go

Despite a good game from Paul George and a huge second half from Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers dropped their fourth straight game.

With so many usual rotation players out of action, it led to some unlikely standouts against the Western Conference contender ... to come from somewhere, Justin Edwards used this game as an ...

Following an 0-3 road trip that took them past the regular season's midway point, the shorthanded Sixers are tumbling into Friday’s matchup against the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.

Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102

Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed 76ers 115-102 Saturday night.

Indiana held Philadelphia without a basket over the final 3:10 as it extended a six-point lead to 13. Forcing 17 turnovers certainly helped the 76ers. Getting outrebounded 50-32 against a team still improving on the glass did not. Pacers: Travel to Paris for two games against San Antonio, the first on Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Saturday night. Indiana has won two straight and eight of nine and is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings.

But Detroit (21-21) is ninth in the East this time around. Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham has a chance to earn an All-Star selection, and new additions such as Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. have added some much-needed 3-point shooting.

We’re inching closer and closer to the NBA’s annual midseason break. The 2025 All-Star Weekend runs from Feb. 14-16 as all 30 teams take a six-day break from games. We’ll hit the trade deadline a little bit before then on Feb.