The Knicks put the 76ers back on the back foot with a Game 1 avalanche

The Knicks did not win Game 1 by catching one lucky shooting wave. They won because Philadelphia had no answer once New York stretched the floor, attacked the paint and kept the ball moving, which is why this opener felt like a series problem and not a one-game accident.

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