When is the Sixers home opener? <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The Sixers will tip-off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The game will be carried nationally on ESPN.<\/p>\n
SEPTA offering free rides home <\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
SEPTA has partnered with Fulton Bank to offer free rides on the Broad Street Line for fans heading home from the game.<\/p>\n
The free rides will begin at 8 p.m. and run until midnight, shuttling fans from NRG Station to stops along the Broad Street Line.<\/p>\n
SEPTA will provide Sports Express trips before the game starting at 7 p.m., and regularly scheduled trains will run every eight minutes.<\/p>\n
Sixers fans can connect with the Broad Street Line from dozens of bus routes, according to SEPTA. There is a free transfer from the Market-Frankford Line and the City Trolley routes at 15th Street\/City Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Broad Street Line is also a short walk from Regional Rail stations in Center City, and is accessible from the PATCO for fans coming from South Jersey.<\/p>\n
Sixers win season opener <\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia 76ers grabbed a 106-100 victory over the defending NBA champion New York Knicks on Tuesday night, thanks to new additions LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 28 points.<\/p>\n
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James finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, starting his NBA-record 24th season. Brown, in his first game with the 76ers after coming over from Boston, contributed 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Simons made three 3-pointers and Caldwell-Pope had two, giving the Knicks trouble as they keyed in on the team’s stars.<\/p>\n
Brown had a strong debut for the 76ers. Maxey led all scorers, and both Simons and Caldwell-Pope capitalized on defensive lapses.<\/p>\n
Matt Cord returns as PA announcer <\/p>\n
Local perspective:<\/p>\n
Sixers’ longtime public address announcer Matt Cord will return behind the mic at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cord announced his retirement at the end of last season, but was lured back for another year when the Sixers added LeBron James and Jaylen Brown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“When I retired, I wanted to retire, I wanted to have more time for myself,” Cord said. “Then [the Sixers] made a trade for Jaylen Brown on July 1 and my phone started blowing up a little, and then on July 24 LeBron James signed with the Sixers and my phone just blew up like crazy.”<\/p>\n
The Sixers never found a replacement for Cord during his six-month retirement. He will play a role in finding the next voice of the Xfinity Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information provided by the Philadelphia 76ers and previous FOX 29 News reports.<\/p>\n
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