Sixers Stun Celtics, and Phillies Fire Topper!

The Ringer's Philly Special

The Ringer

Sports

4.8 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Sixers staved off elimination and defeated the Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round series. Sheil, Tony Bunz, and Cliff recap the big Sixers win, then get into the Phillies firing manager Rob Thomson. Were the Phillies justified in moving on? How much blame should be placed on Dave Dombrowski? What’s the outlook for the remainder of the season? Sixers' big win - (01:47) Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson - (20:44) Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Sheil Kapadia Guests: Anthony Dabbundo Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Spraub and everybody, it's Logan Murdoch here from the Ringer.
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0:31.5	Ringer NBA. 100 dogs run fast.
0:47.4	And that's this team.
0:51.4	I'm not here.
0:52.4	Yeah.
0:53.0	Yeah. Welcome to it. It's truly a really a feeling a feeling a year.
1:11.6	Welcome to the ringers, Philly thing here. Welcome to the Ringers.
1:14.2	Philly special.
1:14.9	Shield Capote here.
1:16.4	I told Anthony Dubundo and ace producer Cliff Augustin,
1:19.6	I almost thought about throwing on the Philly Tucks tonight.
1:22.5	You know, this was supposed to be a pod about Rob Thompson being fired, and we, of course, will get to that.
1:29.8	And the Phillies having the season from hell and a Sixers funeral.
1:35.0	You know, I was getting ready.
1:36.0	Let me go on basketball reference.
1:37.4	How many years has it been since they made the finals, won a championship, got past the
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