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 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 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 NBA began awarding the Defensive Player of the Year following the 1982-83 season. Since then, the award has been given out 42 times. How many of the 42 can you name in five minutes?
Tension boiled over between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks in Game 2 of their second-round series in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
The New York Knicks protected their home turf after outlasting the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-102, in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series in the playoffs.
Jalen Brunson scored eight of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who took control of their Eastern Conference semifinal final by stopping the Philadelphia 76ers down the stretch to earn a 108-102 win in Game 2.
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 took control in the fourth quarter on Wednesday to outlast the Philadelphia 76ers 108-102 to take a 2-0 series lead. Wednesday’s matchup was a back-and-forth battle from start to finish.
The New York Knick are hopeful to make a deep playoff run this postseason behind the greatness of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. New York’s stars, however, will need the very best out of their role players and a bit of injury luck.
The New York Knicks are trying to take control of their second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 on Wednesday night. After the Knicks dominated Game 1, the 76ers fired back with a more spirited effort in Game 2 as expected.
Ben Stiller is back in the Garden! Stiller went viral for ditching the New York Knicks’ Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers to attend the Met Gala.
The New York Knicks are taking on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 with the hopes of taking a 2-0 advantage over Philly. However, the club will have to do so without Mitchell Robinson, as he was ruled out in the last minute before the 7 p.m.
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 New York Knicks kept their momentum in a Game 1 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. New York defeated the 76ers 137-98, and it really wasn’t close throughout the entire game.
It’s the NBA Finals or bust for the New York Knicks. Or at least that’s what team owner James Dolan feels, as he stated in a recent interview that the Knicks must “absolutely” reach the championship round.
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.
It does not take much for championship-starved Big Apple basketball fans to daydream about what an NBA title run by the New York Knicks might look like.
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.