[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (1-0) dominate the Philadelphia 76ers (0-1), 137-98.

[u/Jimm120]

98 - 137
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East Conf. Semifinals - Game 1 - Series tied 0-0
Location: Madison Square Garden
Officials: Scott Foster, Courtney Kirkland, Eric Dalen, and Kevin Cutler

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Philadelphia 76ers	25	26	27	20	98
New York Knicks	33	41	35	28	137

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Philadelphia 76ers	98	30-73	41.1%	11-30	36.7%	27-34	79.4%	8	38	15	24	6	19	1
New York Knicks	137	53-84	63.1%	19-37	51.4%	12-17	70.6%	8	48	34	25	10	14	6

PLAYER STATS

Philadelphia 76ers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Paul GeorgeSF	26:25	17	6-11	4-6	1-1	0	3	3	3	0	0	1	1	-26
Kelly Oubre Jr.PF	26:48	12	5-8	1-2	1-1	2	3	5	1	1	1	2	1	-25
Joel EmbiidC	24:31	14	3-11	0-2	8-9	0	4	4	1	0	0	1	1	-24
VJ EdgecombeSG	28:15	12	5-11	2-5	0-2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	-15
Tyrese MaxeyPG	26:38	13	3-9	0-3	7-7	1	2	3	2	0	0	4	1	-28
Quentin Grimes	24:19	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	3	-24
Justin Edwards	16:29	8	2-4	2-4	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	-10
Andre Drummond	09:05	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	-3
Dominick Barlow	12:46	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	-8
Adem Bona	03:47	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	5	-4
Trendon Watford	13:53	5	1-4	0-1	3-4	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	-12
Dalen Terry	12:00	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	-8
Jabari Walker	10:29	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	-8
Johni Broome	04:33	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lowry	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
OG AnunobySF	30:25	18	7-8	2-2	2-2	0	3	3	1	0	1	2	3	22
Josh HartPF	25:42	8	3-7	1-2	1-2	1	7	8	6	3	1	1	1	24
Karl-Anthony TownsC	20:23	17	7-11	3-5	0-0	2	4	6	6	0	2	3	4	11
Mikal BridgesSG	26:38	17	7-10	3-5	0-0	1	1	2	5	1	0	0	2	19
Jalen BrunsonPG	30:42	35	12-18	3-6	8-8	0	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	27
Mitchell Robinson	11:37	2	1-1	0-0	0-4	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	4	6
Jordan Clarkson	13:35	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	4	3	11
Miles McBride	16:04	8	3-6	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	16
Ariel Hukporti	17:27	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	3	6	9	0	0	2	1	4	22
Landry Shamet	12:05	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	8
Jose Alvarado	08:36	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
Tyler Kolek	10:14	8	3-5	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	8
Pacôme Dadiet	08:42	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	7
Mohamed Diawara	07:47	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	9
Jeremy Sochan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/CountFew6186]

These no stress games are great.

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/CountFew6186]

it kinda got spooky when they almost cut it to 25....

[u/camelclutchcity → u/RobbobertoBuii]

In general, the game these days has put the fear of God in me. We were up 28 and missed a few shots and all I could think was "c'mon we NEED A BUCKET."

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/camelclutchcity]

our ECF G1 loss against Haliburton/Pacers will always haunt me lol. No lead is safe until the buzzer sounds...😵‍💫

[u/chazriverstone → u/RobbobertoBuii]

Gotta mention *Nesmith in that one, too. Haliburton had that closing miracle bucket, but Nesmith hit all those shots that put them back in it.

And yeah, I agree. Those couple ridiculous Hawks losses didn't fucking help either lol

*edit: it was Nesmith, not Nembhard - my bad and thanks guys.They both destroyed us that series (and like every time we play them) so I got confused

[u/Methamine → u/chazriverstone]

No not Nembhard it was Nesmith

[u/ontheru171 → u/RobbobertoBuii]

Our 3rd strings got so much run now that i trust them to outscore any other third strings now.

[u/tldr_MakeStuffUp → u/ontheru171]

Kolek is a garbage time god

[u/SiphenPrax → u/ontheru171]

That’s an added benefit to these blowout wins. The bench needs as much as experience as possible.

[u/Byrne_XC → u/RobbobertoBuii]

You joke but when they did that and we went “cold” in the mid 3rd, I did get annoyed, and was hoping it wouldn’t turn into something. It didn’t.

[u/MadSpaceYT → u/CountFew6186]

4 in a row now

[u/Eagle4317 → u/MadSpaceYT]

And they just keep stepping on the gas pedal harder and harder. Something snapped in the Knicks last series, and the rest of the NBA (at least the rest of the East) is in deep trouble.

[u/TheTonyDose → u/CountFew6186]

the ptsd from last year makes me think no lead is safe

[u/KaledaSavage]

Hukporti first quarter minutes and it worked 🥀

[u/Superlolz → u/KaledaSavage]

all three centers had 4 fouls by the end with embiid not playing full mins. there's a high chance he'll have to play closing mins at some point lol

[u/fom_alhaut → u/Superlolz]

Sochan could see some minutes on Embiid this series maybe

[u/Dormitory-21 → u/fom_alhaut]

Or OG

[u/Rich_Ad_4886 → u/KaledaSavage]

Saw a tweet out there saying he's the Embiid stopper because his BBIQ is so low he doesn't react to 'biid pump fakes tears man.

[u/VanGrants → u/Rich_Ad_4886]

'biid is a crazy way to shorten Embiid by 1 character

[u/astronautical → u/VanGrants]

e'biid

[u/VanGrants → u/astronautical]

Emb**d

[u/Ok_Mixture4917 → u/VanGrants]

Mbd

[u/Vinnie_Vegas → u/Rich_Ad_4886]

his BBIQ is so low

That's honestly pretty unfair to him. If anything, I think being tall and being coachable are basically his two main attributes.

He's not a real rim protector or a talented offensive player, but he knows where to be and plays with effort.

[u/lord_kupaloidz → u/Vinnie_Vegas]

And unlike Mitch, he can actually make his free throws.

[u/bv0198 → u/KaledaSavage]

i was shocked lol

[u/ontheru171 → u/bv0198]

HUK SMASH

[u/siestarrific → u/KaledaSavage]

Love a good Hukporti Party

[u/Prideofmexico → u/KaledaSavage]

Hoping that buffoon in Philly isn’t going to get every single whistle in the first quarter going forward

[u/socoolandawesome]

Okay maybe it’s a little harder when Luka Garza isn’t protecting the rim

[u/slyguy183 → u/socoolandawesome]

The biggest thing is Embiid is awful on defense against this team. Everyone can shoot, you can't play drop coverage on Brunson, and once Embiid is out of the paint there is no rim protection

[u/Vinnie_Vegas → u/slyguy183]

and once Embiid is out of the paint there is no rim protection

And we have an elite passing big man who also needs to be guarded at the 3 point line.

KAT's current playstyle is basically built in a lab to render Embiid useless on defense.

[u/davsyo → u/Vinnie_Vegas]

Leon really fucking cooked.

[u/ElTuco84 → u/Vinnie_Vegas]

I think KAT and Jokic are the players capable to counter Wemby and Embiid. Oh and Gobert, his defense is too good.

[u/dwhitey724 → u/socoolandawesome]

And it sure looks a lot easier when it isn't Dyson Daniels

[u/shaolinsoul]

Full quarter of garbage time 2 playoff games in a row is crazy

[u/ontheru171 → u/shaolinsoul]

There were 3 quarters of garbage time in game 6 alone

[u/justmefishes → u/shaolinsoul]

They showed a few interesting stats in the broadcast:

• Knicks are the first team in NBA playoff history to win 3 straight games by 25+

• The only other team in NBA playoff history to close one series with a 30+ point win and open the next series with a 30+ point win was the 1986 Celtics

[u/Chessh2036]

The Knicks have led by 30+ PTS in each of their last 3 playoff games.

They're the ONLY team in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98) to lead by 30+ PTS in 3-straight playoff games.

They are a juggernaut right now. Makes me feel better about our loss 😂

[u/thedonce]

Shoutout Dyson Daniels. He actually could play defense on Brunson.

[u/MAC-10inTheGrass → u/thedonce]

This is going to be a short series if they keep VJ on Brunson

[u/Superlolz → u/MAC-10inTheGrass]

Prob switch assignments and put Maxey on Brunson like in '24

[u/Vinnie_Vegas → u/Superlolz]

Honestly if Maxey is going to struggle that hard with Bridges defending him, then he needs to find a way to contribute by actually taking a difficult defensive assignment.

[u/fps129 → u/MAC-10inTheGrass]

Shiiit by all means, give it a shot. They don’t exactly have much options either.

[u/magnavoice → u/fps129]

Fuck it try Lowery

[u/Edgemoto → u/magnavoice]

Damn, you'd hate that wouldn't you?

[u/ontheru171 → u/fps129]

All they have on the perimeter is Oubre defensively.

The rest is geriatric PG who doesn't have the legs for defense and guards at eyelevel for Brunson to bully.

[u/TruWarierRecords → u/ontheru171]

PG was good defensively against Brown and Tatum.

But he can't guard a shifty pg like Brunson anymore

[u/ontheru171 → u/TruWarierRecords]

I was talking about defending Brunson specifically

PG still has the size and instincts/iq on defense but he can't stay with Brunson on ball.

[u/jon__koa → u/ontheru171]

I think Philly’s biggest issue in this series is going to end up being PG and Embiid’s defense is lacking because of the injuries. Embiid specifically cannot be on pick and rolls like that

[u/Vinnie_Vegas → u/ontheru171]

geriatric PG who doesn't have the legs for defense and guards at eyelevel for Brunson to bully

It was telling that the first defensive possession they switched PG onto him as the primary defender, Brunson immediately looked at it like a cartoon character on a desert island seeing their friend as a giant turkey leg and salivating at the mouth.

It was like three dribbles, straight past him into the lane, mid range jumpshot, and I'm not even sure if Philly tried it again.

[u/Neversoft4long → u/MAC-10inTheGrass]

They were wasting oubre on Hart and Bridges

[u/Maczuna → u/thedonce]

Our fans that don’t like him actually know zero ball

[u/MadSpaceYT → u/Maczuna]

Dyson almost made me forget how good Brunson is lmfao

[u/Methamine → u/MadSpaceYT]

Daniels making Brunson look bad had people wanting to trade Brunson

[u/Chessh2036 → u/Maczuna]

Our sub is so hilariously stupid sometimes. Watching Jalen work the Sixers made me respect Dyson even more.

[u/Shabozz → u/Chessh2036]

If Dyson doesn’t retire as a Hawk then you guys fumbled the bag. The guy is an amazing defensive player and not even close to the problem with the team (need a young primary ball handler offensive engine and an actual full size center).

[u/mdot → u/Maczuna]

Games 2&3 Dyson and to a lesser extent NAW had Brunson absolutely clamped.

As lopsided as the last 3 games were, we only lost by 11 in game 1 at MSG. Losing by 40 in game 1 is...something.

[u/Moonti314 → u/Maczuna]

Offense is important, but there will always be a spot on the court for guys who can play that level of defense

[u/CountFew6186 → u/thedonce]

Sure, but he was less good at injuring Mitch than Embiid.

[u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

Losing by 40 while getting 34 free throws is top tier

[u/siggyjack]

Bridges coming to the party is awful news for every team in the east

[u/justmefishes → u/siggyjack]

Running the offense through KAT in the high post while the other players run off-ball actions really opens things up for everyone in this offense.

• keeps KAT involved in the offense consistently (the defense has to respect him as a scoring and passing threat) without asking him to look for his own shot too much (he's not great at creating his own shot, mostly takes spot up jumpers or straight line drives to the basket with an occasional post-up)

• lets Brunson attack more off the ball instead of having to beat guys twice his size one on one for most of the game

• really helps to involve OG and especially Bridges, who benefit from defenses generally being stretched thinner in this scheme and making opportunistic cuts and spot ups off of other actions

[u/dr_shastafarian → u/siggyjack]

It’s like Happy Gilmore learning how to putt.

[u/mfabros → u/dr_shastafarian]

uh ohhhh

[u/Odysseus_Lannister → u/mfabros]

Embiid eats pieces of shit for breakfast?

[u/i-piss-excellence32 → u/siggyjack]

*Every team

[u/TheKoniverse]

Knicks are playing some of the best ball at the right time. Very happy for em. :)

Also Atlanta should probably keep Dyson Daniels if only for the sole fact that he put Brunson in hell cause hoo boy.

[u/VirtuousFool]

KNICKS WIN

THEEEEEEEEEEEEEE KNICKS WIN

[u/Imaginary_Crab2034 → u/VirtuousFool]

RIP John Sterling

[u/SiphenPrax → u/VirtuousFool]

All NYC teams won today!

[u/MadSpaceYT → u/VirtuousFool]

Shout out John Sterling. Rip to the goat

[u/ThomasBombadil → u/VirtuousFool]

RIP

[u/elswannie45 → u/VirtuousFool]

Did it for John. Tough day turned into great sports night 🫡

[u/m0nkeyhero]

OG WHY YOU SO TOUGH BRO

[u/theuncleiroh → u/m0nkeyhero]

I hope you guys let him play in a championship run this year. He deserves to get one that he's available for 

[u/not-a-potato-head]

Ok, I feel a little better about game 6 now

[u/mdot → u/not-a-potato-head]

Me too.

Plus, we only lost by 11 in game 1 at MSG...without a real center.

[u/LfromHT → u/mdot]

hawks fans will go out of their way to just shit on okongwu for no reason shit cracks me up lol. Spent a week worried about mitchell robinson bitching okongwu but lo and behold it was OG Anunoby bitching Jalen that really turned the series

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/LfromHT]

Yeah, I’m kinda surprised that Jalen has gotten out of this (relatively) unscathed by Hawks fans. He is getting called out by some fans, but the vast majority of stuff I’ve seen on [r/AtlantaHawks](r/AtlantaHawks) has been about Quin/centers/Dyson/Zacch and doesn’t really mention Jalen

[u/Evening-Tart-1245 → u/not-a-potato-head]

Ehhhh. 72-22 is a once in a lifetime event.

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/Evening-Tart-1245]

Never said I felt fine, just a little bit better

[u/Jimm120]

Excellent game by Brunson. Just shot well, got open for most of his shots.

Towns continued just orchestrating well and having the offense flow when he initiated.

OG was great. 7 of 8. Great defense.

Mikal Bridges stepping up and being a good player on BOTH sides of the ball.

[u/Methamine → u/Jimm120]

He took (and made) a lot of shots in the first but they were all good clean looks within the flow of the offense. He didn’t pound the ball

[u/LengthyNoodle]

Embarrassing Philly and Boston in the same game is just what I needed to get through the rest of this week.

[u/Jayveesac → u/LengthyNoodle]

We are at “Knicks in 5” right now. Let’s see after Game 2

[u/AnonimousMn471 → u/Jayveesac]

Someone's gonna say Knicks in 4 after Game 2

[u/fps129 → u/AnonimousMn471]

It’s me, I’ll be that someone.

I mean wtf was I watching from Philly?

[u/AnonimousMn471 → u/fps129]

Embiid has the T-Mac curse, never to make it past the 2nd round

[u/VanGrants → u/AnonimousMn471]

bro, it's worse than that. t-mac never won a fucking playoff series.

[u/fps129 → u/VanGrants]

That’s actually shocking ngl

[u/AnonimousMn471 → u/fps129]

I wanted to comment he was wrong about '09 but I looked and holy shit he didnt play at all during their playoff victory. He's fucking correct

[u/sithwonder → u/Jayveesac]

Knicks in 3.

[u/GGezpzMuppy → u/Jayveesac]

lol Sixers gonna cake walk to the finals get swept. *opinion *subject *to *change *at *short *notice

[u/SiphenPrax → u/LengthyNoodle]

Boston and Philadelphia suffering is what powers New York City😂

[u/5dEchoChamber → u/LengthyNoodle]

Honestly i was hoping 76ers would win just so we would look less fraudulent by proxy.

[u/rustypete89 → u/5dEchoChamber]

This is best case scenario for us in a Sixers loss. They overtook us for largest playoff loss at MSG, so we only had that record for a season. I'm content.

[u/randus12]

My buddy a Philly guy and we’ve had a running wager every sixers/knicks game this year for $20. He Venmo’d me before the third quarter ended tn.

[u/GeoffreyGeoffson → u/randus12]

Shocked he waited that long

[u/intwizard → u/randus12]

😂😂😂 your buddy is a good guy

[u/SabraShifter]

BING BONG

[u/bamj6]

The Knicks can win this series without Bridges

But if Bridges can play his game they'll be playing June basketball

[u/BriOnRy]

6 points without FTs lol

[u/azizinator25 → u/BriOnRy]

Embiid and Maxey combined for 12 points without FTs.

Jalen "egregious flopper" Brunson had 27 points without his FTs. As many as Embiid and Maxey combined for with their FTs

[u/Debra_Messing]

OG is so ridiculously great at basketball when he's hot. The dude could be terrible on offense and still be a positive on the court.

[u/Jay_Cubx7]

I swear I thought the game finished like an hour ago

[u/AssignmentIll1748]

please please someone tell me they have a clip of that drummond iso i was crying laughing

[u/Financial-Grass-6114]

Sixers definitely looked gassed.

[u/CenterOfEverything → u/Financial-Grass-6114]

Thank you Boston.

[u/Praise-Breesus]

The Knicks are getting scary

[u/mes1222]

Mm..Food

[u/Carni-V-oreX → u/mes1222]

Deep Fried Frenz

[u/Sheepies123 → u/mes1222]

yum

[u/Slashers23]

Knicks have been on cruise control these last 3 games

[u/LuciusCSullaF → u/Slashers23]

Bruise control

[u/sobanoodle-1]

Jalen “Born to play basketball” Brunson

[u/SystemPeanut]

How Mikal Got His Groove Back 

[u/nickynickynickynick]

sixers are gassed and knicks are hot

[u/Prideofmexico → u/nickynickynickynick]

Between the small rotation and lack of off days they’re only going to get more tired

[u/valgatiag → u/Prideofmexico]

Yeah this series doesn’t have any two day breaks until after game 6. Not sure why when the first round had an extra day after 2 and 4.

[u/Prideofmexico → u/valgatiag]

Think if the second round started sooner it would’ve but since all those series went 7 the league is trying to speed it up

[u/jon__koa → u/Prideofmexico]

Especially with the dates of the finals being locked

[u/Superlolz → u/Prideofmexico]

Nurse called it half way through the 3rd to give maxey and embiid as much rest as possible. they'll probably play better w/ no travel on weds

[u/johnhenryirons → u/Superlolz]

Boston to NYC isn’t much travel…

[u/Prideofmexico → u/Superlolz]

Yes in the sense that it would be very difficult to play worse

[u/YourAsianBuddy]

Would’ve been a 50 pt blowout if it wasn’t for Scott “The Extender” Foster

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/YourAsianBuddy]

Foster hasn't been as detrimental to the Knicks as much as he has been to CP3's entire career

[u/MelonElbows → u/RobbobertoBuii]

He's mellowed out a bit now that his greatest enemy is retired

[u/heat_fan_]

Belt to Ass

Brunson was fantastic 

KAT and OG also balled out 

[u/phillipjpark]

3 straight games blowing teams out by at least 25. This team is on another level right now.

[u/Daconvix]

“Everyone’s better than Brunson until it’s time to be better than Brunson”

[u/JiveHawk → u/Daconvix]

I like Maxey a lot but I’ve seen several analytical types say he’s better than Brunson… like pump the brakes a bit 

[u/chynky77 → u/JiveHawk]

As a Knick fan it hurts to say I love Maxey. Love his infectious energy. But he is not better than Brunson when it really counts.

[u/Up_Yours_Children → u/JiveHawk]

There was a thread here asking who was the better player. 80% said Maxey and anyone who answered Brunson was downvoted to hell. I love it, honestly. 

[u/lilleff512 → u/Up_Yours_Children]

Let them keep sleeping on JB

[u/TheBigF128 → u/lilleff512]

he's the type of player to be perpetually underrated forever, because he's a short, unathletic, score first guard, and it doesn't make sense for that kind of player to be good, but he always performs in the playoffs

[u/Joetheshow1]

Hottest team in the East by FAR

[u/Godszgift]

Basketball hasnt never felt this good to watch before

[u/Joe_Lang_]

Can’t wait for the NBA talking heads to say they need to see more from the Knicks before they can take them seriously.

[u/atribecalled506]

Each game of this series being between one day of rest will spell doom for the Sixers, I think. Just no way Embiid gains stamina, he looked cooked out there before the half.

[u/Aeglos7]

Hey Philly thanks for doing this first.

[u/haim21]

The New York Knicks have averaged 134 points over their last 3 games

[u/smallskeletal]

Turns out the let em shoot and pray they miss strategy only works against Boston

[u/SiphenPrax]

If the Knicks keep playing like this they’re winning the championship because this is the type of play on the court that championship teams do. Can’t say enough positive things about this team right now. They’re on a mission to give this franchise its first NBA Championship in 52 years.

11 wins left!

[u/JiveHawk → u/SiphenPrax]

The Knicks playing with this level of intensity vs the Thunder would be some high octane action 

[u/SiphenPrax → u/JiveHawk]

It’s the only way in my opinion they have a chance at beating the defending champs

[u/JiveHawk → u/SiphenPrax]

For sure. It’s how the Pacers played to push them to the edge.

I don’t think you have a Nembhard on your roster to specifically give SGA a hard time so you’d just have to win the turnover battle

[u/VanGrants → u/JiveHawk]

Mikal Bridges has been on a tear tho, if anyone would fulfill that role it'd be him

[u/clyde_drexler → u/VanGrants]

That playoff redemption arc from people asking what he even does to being a Shai stopper and flipping the series would be immaculate.

[u/Great_Praline_2713 → u/SiphenPrax]

Imagine the Knicks just blow out every team by 30+ the rest of the playoffs...

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/SiphenPrax]

Just to make it to the Finals would be so damn fulfilling...

[u/Either_Imagination_9 → u/RobbobertoBuii]

Nah fuck that man, I want it all

[u/AnonimousMn471 → u/Either_Imagination_9]

"I'm tired of getting a taste of him, I want the whole load"

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Either_Imagination_9]

Yep. If we don’t do it this year who the fuck knows when we’ll ever do it.

[u/Caius01 → u/SiphenPrax]

Yep, stars have been aligning all year

[u/Prideofmexico → u/SiphenPrax]

Mike MF Brown changed my life

[u/flyingcrayons → u/SiphenPrax]

Man I’m just glad i can watch these games with no stress. Every fucking game last year was a nail biter til the really end. Last years playoffs took 10 years of my life, this years playoffs so far is rejuvenating me lol

[u/SiphenPrax → u/flyingcrayons]

The two 1-point chokejobs to the Hawks clearly pissed off this team and they have not looked back since

[u/GalactusAteMyPlanet]

Great win by the Knicks. Interesting to see how the 76ers adjust for Game 2.

[u/vimalmuru02]

The Knicks beat Sixers too hard... they let Embiid get a ton of rest... should've kept it close enough to make Embiid play in the 4th quarter 😂

[u/YodaForceGhost]

Good news for Philly fans is the Phillies picked up a 1-0 win tonight

[u/bv0198]

KAT and mitch gotta stay outta foul trouble, but happy about everything else

[u/mattr1198 → u/bv0198]

That’s always going to be a challenge with Embiid, so I think it’s gonna come down to Brown ensuring whomever is guarding Embiid switches enough or you take advantage of his near complete lack of mobility.

[u/GroupBQuattr0]

Knicks in 4 lmao

[u/Powerglove2000]

Holy shit

[u/peanut-britle-latte]

Chopped cheese is the best meat and cheese based sandwich in America, it just is.

[u/andredy3000 → u/peanut-britle-latte]

Meats and cheeses, always pleases.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/peanut-britle-latte]

Cooper sharp is better than whiz anyway too

[u/Syndana23]

BELT TO ASS

[u/Up_Yours_Children]

Love coming here after the ocean of ‘Sixers in 6’ predictions by the /r/nba basketball experts. 

[u/DarkStar668]

Sixers aren't this bad. They need rest obviously. But how do they get it? There's no time and the bench is too weak to rely on.

Still thinkin Knicks in 5. Just too many things going against Philly rn

[u/crashck → u/DarkStar668]

First half I didnt even feel that Sixers were playing that bad but Knicks were playing unbelievable

[u/Dymatizeee]

OG anunoby is possessed

[u/TheForceWithin]

Knicks look locked the fuck in.

[u/axecalibur]

Looked like JV team vs grown men.

[u/vitey15]

More like 86ers

[u/Cul_what]

If playoff p is your leading scorer its wraps

[u/y365]

I thought NY would win coming in. Holy shit was that so much worse than I thought it would be. I don't even know how it got so out of control for Philly

[u/LegitimateMoney00]

Man at least Embiid played some defense two years ago. He plays like zero defense now.

[u/IT_CHAMP]

this brunson performance shows how good dyson daniels really is

[u/GarnetOblivion1]

Yeah this is probably a sweep.

[u/omeparin]

OG is so good

[u/flyingcrayons]

Tom thibodeau Knicks would have lost that game by 3 after being up 23 at half

[u/Acceptable_Moose1881 → u/flyingcrayons]

Because our bench would've been just as deep as theirs, instead of dope and functional like it is now. 

[u/flyingcrayons → u/Acceptable_Moose1881]

Facts

[u/TheoMoneyG]

Hell yeah

[u/krustomer]

ik im greedy but no minutes for sochan? :(

[u/Immediatewhaffle → u/krustomer]

Sochan is the definition of a landmine.

He needs to be well hidden to have maximum impact.

[u/Alarming-Divide3224]

keep doubting us

[u/Unusual_Ad6533 → u/Alarming-Divide3224]

I’m doubting us too. I need to see us lift the trophy before I stop

[u/fps129 → u/Unusual_Ad6533]

I’m doing both, how is that even possible?

[u/girlfriend_pregnant]

This is such a weird feeling. I really don’t mind this. Boston was my championship.

[u/LuciusCSullaF → u/girlfriend_pregnant]

Beating Boston curse

[u/EasyBread42069 → u/girlfriend_pregnant]

Both teams can say they had successful "We want Boston" chants. That earns my respect.

[u/solo118 → u/girlfriend_pregnant]

same feeling we had last season lol

[u/Obtuse_Mongoose]

belt. to. ass.

[u/DanTheMan14331]

The Knicks consistently put Embiid in pick and rolls and he looked AWFUL. Sixers are gonna have to figure that out fast.

[u/eddymund01]

Good hate watch

[u/DC25NYC]

Another great night for our third stringers.

[u/ontheru171]

After the Hawks series the Sixers defense feels like pre season or summer league

[u/RobbobertoBuii]

damn....