Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Sixers blew their chance to tie the series. Now, down 3-1, their season is on the line as they head back to New York for Game 5 against the Knicks. Game 4 could have ended differently. It should have ended differently. The Sixers had plenty of opportunities to close it out and tie their series against the Knicks. Instead, the Sixers’ offense fell apart to end the fourth quarter and they’re returning to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday following a 97-92 defeat, with their season on the line. As the Sixers try to extend this series in Game 5, there are plenty ..read more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Sixers have been a disaster with Joel Embiid off the floor in the postseason, which led to the reigning MVP playing the entire second half in a Game 4 loss. Every possession and every decision matters in the postseason. One turnover or one wrong call can cost your team a game. Well, the Sixers wasted several possessions and a bold decision by Nick Nurse backfired in Sunday’s 97-92 loss in Game 4 to the Knicks. New York now has a commanding 3-1 series lead with a chance to end the Sixers’ season Tuesday night. Every year the Sixers are a mess when Embiid ..read more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images It’s been hard to tell if the Sixers are actually playing at home against the Knicks in this series. Joel Embiid voiced his displeasure after Sunday’s Game 4 loss. Joel Embiid was met with boos almost every time he went to the free throw line Sunday afternoon ... at a Sixers home playoff game. The Wells Fargo Center sounded like MSG South for most of the Sixers’ 97-92 Game 4 loss to the Knicks. It wasn’t much better during the Sixers’ Game 3 win Thursday where Embiid dropped a playoff career-high 50 points. It’s been a disappointing atmosphere and certainly ..read more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images 47 points from Jalen Brunson and another dominating Knicks effort on the boards doomed the Sixers, who fell apart offensively down the stretch in the Game 4 defeat. Postseason Bell Ringer standings (including Play-In): Tyrese Maxey - 2 Joel Embiid - 1 Nico Batum - 1 For the first three quarters of a critical Game 4, things were mostly going how supporters of the hometown Philadelphia 76ers might have hoped. The Sixers controlled the action most of the way and held a double-digit lead in both the first and third quarters. The wheels completely fell off in the ..read more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images With their season essentially on the line, the Sixers couldn’t grab a rebound or score down the stretch as the Knicks won Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. If it’s not one Villanova Wildcat, it’s another. The Sixers dropped Game 4 of this first round series 97-92 to the New York Knicks, falling to a 3-1 deficit. Joel Embiid, who played the entire second half, went for 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists before running out of gas in the fourth quarter. Tyrese Maxey finished with 23 points, shooting 8-of-21 along with six rebounds and six assists ..read more

Game Details Who: New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers When: 1:00 p.m. ET Where: The Center, Philadelphia, PA Watch: ABC Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic Follow: @LibertyBallers libertyballers ..read more

Game Details Who: New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers When: 1:00 p.m. ET Where: The Center, Philadelphia, PA Watch: ABC Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic Follow: @LibertyBallers libertyballers ..read more

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports After a strong showing from the supporting cast and a historic 50-point performance from Joel Embiid in Game 3, can the Sixers keep things rolling to make it 2-2 against the Knicks? The Sixers did exactly what they needed to in Game 3. To win their first game of the series against the Knicks, the Sixers answered with a 125-114 victory, powered by a host of strong contributions and a playoff career-high statement from Joel Embiid. After a crushing end to Game 2, this was just the kind of response that was needed to make this a competitive series. And as the early ..read more

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Things are getting so weird we don’t even have time to talk about Tyrese Maxey’s flu, Kelly Oubre Jr,’s car crash or Josh Hart channeling Ray Allen. Fans are losing their minds and it’s the NBA that’s really to blame. The Sixers got their first win of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at The Center on Thursday, a 125-114 victory over the New York Knicks. Joel Embiid, battling discomfort in his knee from his surgically repaired meniscus and a reportedly minor case of Bell’s Palsy on top, was simply masterful... that is assuming he should have been allowed ..read more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Despite battling through a sore knee and Bell’s palsy, Joel Embiid had a playoff-career-high 50 points against the Knicks on Thursday night. Game 3 against the New York Knicks had the chance to get away from the Sixers early on Thursday night. After some egregious officiating blunders cost the Sixers at the end of Game 2, emotions were running high early in Game 3. Kyle Lowry was called for a flagrant-1 midway through the first quarter, and Joel Embiid got called for one—while perhaps narrowly avoiding another—shortly thereafter. With 4:34 left in the fourth ..read more