The first-round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks hasn’t featured a healthy Joel Embiid, but that hasn’t stopped the seven-time All-Star from clocking long shifts. After going through a two-month recovery period following meniscus surgery, Embiid returned with intentions of having a major impact on the Sixers’ playoff run, which started with a series against the New York Knicks. Despite dealing with multiple setbacks at this point, including a case of Bell’s palsy in addition to his knee concerns, Embiid has averaged 40 minutes on the floor through four games, which ..read more

Game 4 was a pivotal matchup for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they would look to avoid reaching elimination point in the first round of the playoffs. The Sixers looked to come out on top in the first half, following dominant performances from reigning MVP Joel Embiid and recently named Most Improved Player, Tyrese Maxey, with the partnership combining for 27 points. Despite their early dominance, Jalen Brunson led the Knicks' second-half surge, finishing the game with 47 points on 52 percent shooting en route to a New York win. The second half was a rather low point for Philadelphia in the serie ..read more

The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves in a difficult position ahead of their Game 4 matchup on Sunday, but they were at least gaining a bit of momentum in their first-round series against the New York Knicks. After dropping the first two games on the road at Madison Square Garden, a Joel Embiid 50-piece allowed the Sixers to get in the winner’s circle for the first time during the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Going into Game 4, the Sixers hoped to even the series and looked forward to having home-court advantage. Unfortunately for them, Knicks fans traveled very well. The Wells Fargo Center felt like ..read more

On Thursday night, the New York Knicks hit the road attempting to take a 3-0 series lead on the Philadelphia 76ers. They were unable to do so, largely due to the dominant play of Joel Embiid. The reigning MVP had a breakout performance in Game 3, erupting for a playoff career-high 50 points. Despite dealing with multiple injuries, Embiid put together an outing strong enough to get his team in the win column. It was an efficient night for the Sixers star, going 13-for-19 from the field and 19-for-21 from the free-throw line. Thanks to this stellar outing, the Sixers were able to secure a 125-11 ..read more

Earlier on in the week, the Philadelphia 76ers returned home to the Wells Fargo Center for their playoff series against the New York Knicks, looking to grab a pivotal game that would prevent their rivals from taking the set to elimination point. While the story surrounding their win was rightfully focussed on Joel Embiid, who dropped a career playoff-high 50 points, doing so on an efficient 68 percent from the field, Sixers’ head coach Nick Nurse felt that another player on his team had a great impact as well; Cameron Payne. Payne would check into the game in the second quarter and made his im ..read more

Coming off an impressive win in Game 3, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves with an opportunity to tie their first-round series on Sunday afternoon. Game 4 once again went down to the wire, and Joel Embiid and company now find themselves on the brink of elimination. Led by an impressive showing from Jalen Brunson, the Knicks were able to secure a 97-92 victory and take a 3-1 lead in the series. The Sixers had an opportunity to land a second straight win, but their fourth quarter struggles were too much to overcome. Countless people have chimed in on the Sixers dropping Game 4 on their home ..read more

On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves with a chance to tie their first-round series with the New York Knicks. As it’s been for most of the series, things came down to the final moments of play. Led by a dominant outing from Jalen Brunson, New York was able to secure a 97-92 win on the road. In the fourth quarter, the Sixers struggled to get any sort of offense going. Joel Embiid ended up taking most of the blame for this, as he scored just one point in the final 12 minutes. However, Tyrese Maxey doesn’t see it that way. During his postgame media availability, Maxey spoke ..read more

On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers took on the New York Knicks as they looked to tie up their playoff series following their win on Thursday night. In the early stages of the game, it looked as if things would go the way of the Sixers, as Joel Embiid came out in the first quarter dominating, dropping ten points on 50 percent shooting while coming up with six rebounds. While the reigning MVP would continue to storm through, the same could be said for recently crowned Most Improved Player Tyrese Maxey, who put up 14 points in the first two quarters while also recording three shots from ..read more

The New York Knicks’ injury report suddenly looks a little more crowded heading into the Game 5 matchup at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. As expected, the veteran center Mitchell Robinson is listed as questionable. Lately, Robinson’s been dealing with an ankle sprain. Heading into Game 3 last week, the Knicks considered Robinson a game-time decision. At the time, his status was due to injury management. As he checked in for 11 minutes during the Knicks’ Game 3 loss on the road against the Sixers, Robinson left the game with a sprained ankle. The Knicks ruled Robinson out for the rest ..read more

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for Game 5 of the first round series against the New York Knicks, the home team is preparing to be without one of their key reserves. New York veteran Bojan Bogdanovic was already dealing with a setback ahead of the Game 3 matchup in South Philly. Now, he’s dealing with a separate injury, which will ensure he’s off the court for Game 5. Going into Game 4, it was revealed that Bogdanovic was battling a wrist injury. While surgery is a possibility in the offseason, the veteran didn’t intend to shut down his playoff run prematurely. Instead, Bogdanovic wanted to ..read more