The Philadelphia 76ers have gone down 2-0 in their first-round series against the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs in heartbreaking fashion. They had double-digit leads in both games but were unable to seal the deal in crunch time, leading to some brutal losses.
Both the refs and the Sixers were bad late Monday, but the superstar duo of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey shined bright. The Sixers continue to be the most unnecessarily dramatic team in Philadelphia sports history.
Good news in what was definitely the biggest result affecting the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. It was a quiet Monday night for Philadelphia 76ers fans.
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Despite trailing by five in the final minute of Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks hit back-to-back threes and scored eight unanswered points in total to take a 2-0 series lead with a 104-101 victory.
The goal of teams who start an NBA Playoff series on the road is to steal Game 1 or 2 away and get homecourt advantage back. For the Philadelphia 76ers, it looked like that would be achieved in Game 2 on Monday night.
Nick Nurse expressed frustration and disappointment after a critical sequence in Game 2 against the New York Knicks. Following the Knicks' stunning victory, Nurse claimed that he attempted to call a timeout twice during the frantic final moments of the game but was ignored by the referees on both occasions.
Despite appearing on the verge of stealing home-court advantage, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 2 to the New York Knicks, in large part due to a controversially wild series of events that saw the Knicks hit back-to-back threes to take the lead with 13 seconds remaining.
A pair of NBA stars openly expressed frustration with the league's officiating Monday night after suffering devastating losses in Game 2 of their respective playoff series.
It’s not a good time for Philadelphia 76ers fans. Their team is down two games to nil to Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks after a painful 104-101 loss at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 2 against the New York Knicks in heartbreaking fashion. This contest was pretty much theirs to lose as they had a five-point lead with 47.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey wasn’t even supposed to play on Monday night. This is after the All-Star point guard was listed as questionable to play ahead of Game 2 against the New York Knicks due to an illness.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey has been downgraded to questionable vs. the New York Knicks in Game 2 of their first-round NBA playoff series.
Tobias Harris’ tenure in Philadelphia is reportedly nearing an end. Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer said the 76ers are not expected to bring back the 32-year-old unrestricted free agent.