Month: November 2017

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Delaware 87ers Win Second Straight Game As They Beat Suns 103-96

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The Delaware 87ers seemed to be turning down the right road as they now have won their second straight game of the season and their second win overall on the season. The 87ers beat the Northern Arizona Suns 103-96 at the Bob Carpenter Center on Tuesday night and dominated the game early on which lead the charge for the win. It all started in the first quarter where the 87ers just crushed the Suns with outscoring them 31-18 in the first quarter. Sevens center Christian Wood led the way for the team with scoring 11 points in the quarter. Also, … Continue reading Delaware 87ers Win Second Straight Game As They Beat Suns 103-96

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Sevens Get First Win Of The Season With A 98-92 Win Vs Raptors 905

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The Delaware 87ers have not had the best of luck this season with going winless in their last 8 games but that all that changed Saturday when the Sevens finally earned that first win of the season. The 87ers took down the Raptors 905 98-92 at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario Canada, Saturday night. So how did the Sevens get their first win? Well, it all started in the first quarter where at first for the Delaware 87ers were not looking so hot. The Raptors came out of the gate really hot by going on a 5-0 run to start the … Continue reading Sevens Get First Win Of The Season With A 98-92 Win Vs Raptors 905

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Sevens Acquire Christian Wood, Waive Carlos Lopez

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The Delaware 87ers announced Monday, that team has acquired Christian Wood as a returning player. To make room for Wood, the 87ers waived center Carlos Lopez. Wood is a familiar face to the Delaware 87ers where he played in the 2015-2016 season averaging  17 points, nine rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 29 minutes per game. The 6 foot 1 inch, 220 pound power forward started his journey with the Sevens by signing with the Philadelphia 76ers in September 2015. During the 2015-2016 season, Wood was called up twice from the G-League to join the Sixers. The California … Continue reading Sevens Acquire Christian Wood, Waive Carlos Lopez

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Delaware 87ers Fall To 0-3 On the Season With A 117-90 Loss To Westchester

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After a disappointing 113-111 home opener loss last night, the Delaware 87ers fell even further behind with another loss to the Westchester Knicks Tuesday night which ended 117-90. The loss is the Sevens third straight loss and it was Westchester’s third straight win on the road. Delaware fell behind early in this game 12-0 and really never could dig out of that hole. Westchester on the other hand was on fire throughout the game as they had a 32 point lead at one point. The game started out with Westchester going on a 12-0 run, right out the gate in … Continue reading Delaware 87ers Fall To 0-3 On the Season With A 117-90 Loss To Westchester

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NBC Sports Philadelphia To Broadcast Four Sevens Games of the 2017-2018 Season

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The Delaware 87ers announced Monday that they have a  television broadcast partnership with NBC Sports Philadelphia for the 2017-2018 NBA G-League Season. Four games are scheduled to be broadcast this season which they are November 6 vs. Westchester; November 21 vs. Wisconsin Herd; December 27 vs. Raptors 905 and January 19 vs. Long Island. Dei Lynam, Tom McGinnis, Brian Seltzer and Varun Raghupathi are returning to the television booth for the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast. Dei Lynam is returning for her second season as the color analyst for the Sevens broadcast. Lynam is a familiar face in the Philadelphia area … Continue reading NBC Sports Philadelphia To Broadcast Four Sevens Games of the 2017-2018 Season

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Delaware 87ers Drop Season Opener 118-109 vs Maine Red Claws

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The G-League season officially started Friday and the Delaware 87ers battled it out on the road in the season opener vs the Maine Red Claws. The game was close throughout until the Red Claws took control in the final minutes of the game and gave themselves a 118-109 victory over Delaware. The game started out with Maine’s Jabari Bird making a jump shot to get the first points of the game on the scoreboard. Then Delaware answered back with 4 straight buckets to take the lead for first time in the game with 10 minutes left in the 1st quarter … Continue reading Delaware 87ers Drop Season Opener 118-109 vs Maine Red Claws