The Philadelphia 76ers did well to advance to round 2 of this year’s playoffs. Unfortunately, the New York Knicks were too much for Philly to handle. As Game 4 ended with a 144-114 victory for the New York Knicks, the team completed a 4-0 sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Insult was added to the injury of the 76ers getting swept by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals when Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena was taken over by Knicks fans for Game 3 and Game 4 of the series.
The Sunday night 144-114 exit to the New York Knicks became the sixth instance of Joel Embiid losing in the second round of the playoffs. The search for an NBA Finals appearance for the Philadelphia 76ers continues after a decade with the star Cameroonian center.
The New York Knicks delivered a merciful end to their four-game domination of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Minnesota Timberwolves evened their series with the San Antonio Spurs in a feisty game Sunday night.
Everybody thought that the Philadelphia 76ers would put up a fight against the New York Knicks in the second round. Well, the series ended in a 4-0 sweep by NY, and Philly fans were not too happy about it.
After Game 4’s 144-114 loss to the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe, following the final game of his rookie season, made a guarantee for the 2026-27 season.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Philadelphia 76ers had a tough end to their season with a four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Knicks. However, there were plenty of reasons for optimism for the team in a season where their expectations were unclear.
One year ago, the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years. Now a year later, the Knicks are back in the same spot, but having done it in even more historic fashion.
PHILADELPHIA — Had the Sixers cared enough to punch back for a Game 4 victory, you could maybe have seen a world in which the environment in their home building prepared them for the daunting task of going back to New York for a Game 5.
Joel Embiid is still looking for the first conference finals berth of his NBA career, but he is apparently not sweating it one bit. Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers were embarrassed in Game 4 of their second-round series against the New York Knicks on Sunday.
Although the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers are currently competing for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals, Karl-Anthony Towns understands that certain things are bigger than sports.
Paul George had already given Skip Bayless ammunition before Game 3, but what followed made the commentator’s mockery feel even sharper. After the Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 2 to the New York Knicks, Bayless called George “Playoff Pee” on ESPN’s First Take, a twist on the forward’s old “Playoff P” label.
Joel Embiid was back. The result didn’t change. The Knicks handled the Sixers 108-94 in Game 3, taking a 3-0 series lead and moving one win from another trip to the Eastern Conference finals.
The 76ers are fighting two battles as the Eastern Conference semifinals shift back to Philadelphia. One is on the floor, where they return home down 2-0 in the series against the New York Knicks after a 108-102 loss in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden.