Austin Krell

New On SI: "Listen guys, if I'm going to war, I'm taking VJ Edgecombe." "He told me right before the ball tip, 'I'm going to kill this kid.'" A feature story - full of stories and anecdotes you didn't know - on the person and competitor, VJ Edgecombe. si.com/nba/76ers/onsi…

Good morning, Game 1 is tonight. Who’s winning Sixers/Knicks? @SixersOnSI has predictions: si.com/nba/76ers/onsi…

Jaylen Brown is right, even if exaggerating about "ruining" the game. But he could've ended the series in Games 5 or 6 or not been a -23 in the series. Led his team to 56 wins, got a bunch of worthy MVP conversation, and now going out like a toddler instead of losing with class.

Tomorrow's Broad Street Bulletin is going to be a monster. And since the Sixers beat the Celtics, it's going to be one of the two free newsletters this month. You can enter your email here and get it for free: broadstbulletin.com

A 30-point Game 7 for Tobias Harris.

@KayTeeeOh @PanasonicDX4500 Imo it’s more deserved now because he didn’t just leave quietly after the contract was over. He took a veiled shot at a former teammate when he came back to Philly and then told the fans to enjoy the Play-In.

@PanasonicDX4500 I think scoring zero points in an elimination game is a completely valid excuse to hate on him

I honestly don't get when we all started hated on Tobias Harris. Like it was terrible having him on the Sixers but I'm supposed to be mad he said yes when someone offered him $180 million?

Joel Embiid is PROBABLE for Game 1 against the Knicks with a right hip contusion. Paul George is not on the injury report. Setting up a likely full-strength Game 1 on both sides of NYK/PHI.

Single-game tickets for Sixers/Knicks in Philly are available for purchase here as of right now: nba.com/sixers/tickets…

Joel Embiid has learned so much about basketball and life in comparatively little time. It wasn't until he learned to trust that he finally had a signature playoff series. On getting over one hump and what it'll take to get over the next one: si.com/nba/76ers/onsi…

Looks like the Sixers are restricting firsthand sales of Round 2 to the Greater Philly area! Resale is obviously a free for all, but I do like seeing this step taken on the firsthand level at least.

With the qualifier that there were a handful of DHOs that counted as assists and some pretty simple kick-outs when Boston funneled the ball to certain players, Embiid's passing reads and execution were very, very good in Games 6-7.

Earlier this season, I talked to several coaches in VJ Edgecombe's life about his journey to Philly. They would tell you he was destined to hit 5 threes in a Game 7. That he would win a Game 2 almost by himself. That he'd do what he's done as a rookie: si.com/nba/76ers/onsi…

@TimBontemps The power of Tim Bontemps on full display.

That was my 16th Game 7 of my career — more than 10% of them that have ever been played in the NBA (helped by seeing four of them in the bubble in 2020). Setting the bubble games aside, the road team is now 9-3 in those games — part of a big recent league-wide trend in Game 7s.

Joel Embiid: "I have a message for our fans. Last time we played the Knicks, it felt like [Philly] was Madison Square Garden East. We're gonna need the support. Don't sell your tickets. This is bigger than you...If you need money, I got you."

It is only the first round of the playoffs, but the Sixers have a GREAT—not a mediocre, not a good, a GREAT—series win in the Joel Embiid era. Six thoughts on Game 7, a night that Philadelphia didn't think was possible, but is now etched in history: si.com/nba/76ers/onsi…

Joe Mazzulla on what changed from the regular season to the playoffs for the Celtics: “What changed in this series is Joel Embiid came back.”

Embiid scored 34 points on 26 shots and committed just 1 turnover.