Mitch was ill, Embiid was sore, and the Sixers are growing sour. New York swept the home half of their second-round series, and it’s now time to do the same, only a few miles out southwest.
The Knicks took a 2-0 series lead Wednesday night, grinding out a 108-102 victory over the 76ers at Madison Square Garden. New York trailed after the first quarter, 33-31, and stayed close through three, tied at 89 heading into the fourth.
The New York Knicks fell short in the conference finals last season, but their hopes of finally reaching the NBA Finals continue growing stronger with every playoff performance.
The New York Knicks edged out the Philadelphia 76ers 108-102 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 6, extending their series lead to 2-0.
Since moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the New York Knicks have looked like one of the best teams in the league and a legitimate contender.
After missing Game 1 to go to the Met Gala, Ben Stiller made his return to Madison Square Garden to root for his favorite NBA team alongside fellow New York Knicks superfan Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.
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 New York Knicks may be up 2-0 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the East semifinals, but it looks like one of their star guys, OG Anunoby, suffered a hamstring injury late in the contest.
The New York Knicks traded punches with the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, but in the end, they did land the decisive blows — taking a 108-102 victory to push their series lead to 2-0.
The New York Knicks rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 108-102 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The New York Knicks secured a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night, but they can’t be secure yet. The Philadelphia 76ers are fresh out of overturning a 3-0 series deficit last season and New York might be down one of its vital stars.
The New York Knicks are feeling good about themselves after securing a 108-102 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday. As a result, they go up 2-0 over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jalen Brunson withstood a tweaked Philadelphia 76ers defense to drop 26 points in Game 2. Brunson deflected any praise directed toward him, though. He chose to give his New York Knicks teammate Mikal Bridges his roses, after locking up Tyrese Maxey in this NBA Playoffs contest.
The Sixers won’t have their anchor. Now they’ll have to adjust on the fly. Philadelphia has ruled out Joel Embiid for Game 2 against the Knicks, per the NBA injury report.
The Knicks knew full well that the 76ers could make it their mission to go at their bigs in this series, hoping to get them in foul trouble. That became abundantly clear from the jump on Monday, as Joel Embiid continuously sought out contact, leading to both Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson seeing early whistles.
A lot of 76ers fans have spent the past day and a half convincing others, if not themselves, that the Knicks' hot shooting can't, and won't persist. Some of that is true.
Michael Jordan terrorized several NBA franchises over the course of his illustrious career, but his accomplishments and moments against the New York Knicks – in Madison Square Garden especially – might be unmatched.
The Knicks' early pounding of the 76ers in Game 1 of the second round allowed a few of the lesser-seen faces on the bench to get some extended run. One player who's been limited to just garbage time so far in the playoffs and took the floor Monday with the contest out of hand was rookie Mohamed Diawara.
The Sixers took a loss in Game 1. Joel Embiid took a shot that drew attention. Embiid, who underwent an emergency appendectomy less than a month ago, appeared to grimace after taking contact to his midsection from Knicks forward Mikal Bridges during Monday’s game.
The New York Knicks have hit never-before-seen heights of dominance through their Eastern Conference semifinals opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks gave the Sixers a public spanking on Monday at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, N.Y.