Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers explain why they took the Chicago Bulls so seriously in their road win on Saturday.

Simons and Ayton lead the way, with Simons dropping 24 on 6-12 three-point shooting, adding four boards, and three assists. Ayton posted a double-double putting up 22 points, and pulling down 15 rebounds. Avdija also added a double-double, scoring 16 with 10 rebounds.

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The Philadelphia 76ers rank near the bottom of the power rankings while the Detroit Pistons are surging in the East.

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

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NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.

Over at FedExForum, the Memphis Grizzlies thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 for their fifth straight victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

NBA rumors suggest the Philadelphia 76ers may explore trades as Joel Embiid's injury fuels speculation about becoming sellers.

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings! Last time, we looked at X-Factors. This week, I wanted to do something a little different by examining a major weakness for each