News Category: Philadelphia 76ers

Jalen Brunson sliced his way through the defense for 47 points, and the New York Knicks made creating offense difficult in the fourth quarter for the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Brunson’s effort guided the Knicks to a 97-92 victory at Philadelphia and a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The result took place much to the delight of a vocal gathering of Knicks fans in the 76ers’ home building, resulting in

Despite being limited in more ways than one, Joel Embiid saved the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. On Sunday, the reigning Most Valuable Player will look to help the Sixers even their Eastern Conference first-round series at two wins apiece when they host the New York Knicks in Game 4. Embiid poured in a playoff career-high 50 points while still struggling on his surgically repaired left knee in a 125-114 win over the Knicks in Game

The first two games of the Eastern Conference matchup between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers could have gone either way. The Knicks pulled out two dramatic victories in the opening round. Game 3 will see the series shift to Philadelphia on Thursday night. The Knicks captured Game 1 in a close battle and then scored eight straight points in the final 30 seconds to basically steal Game 2, 104-101, on Monday. Jalen Brunson

Philadelphia attempts to even the Eastern Conference first-round series with the New York Knicks at 1-all on Monday night, but the 76ers might be without point guard Tyrese Maxey as reigning MVP Joel Embiid works his way back to health. Maxey, the team’s leading scorer (26.9 points per game) in the regular season, was downgraded to questionable on the official injury report released Monday with an illness and was not a participant in the gameday

The best New York Knicks team in a decade was built with a Philadelphia flavor. Now the 76ers are the first hurdle to clear for the Knicks as they look to embark upon the franchise’s longest playoff run this century. New York will host Philadelphia on Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. The Knicks earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference after going 50-32 — their best seed and top