Knicks edge 76ers as Warriors-Wolves suspended
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points as the Knicks overcame a strong first-half performance by Joel Embiid to secure a close win during a tense game.
- On Saturday, the New York Knicks edged the Philadelphia 76ers 119-112, with Jalen Brunson scoring 31 points and praising the team's fight.
- A 30-13 third-quarter run reversed momentum as Joel Embiid, Sixers center, scored 28 in the first half but was held scoreless in the third quarter.
- Officials rejected Philadelphia's foul claims as Tyrese Maxey, Sixers guard, missed a pressured 3 in the final seconds, and OG Anunoby stole from Embiid.
- The result leaves the Knicks 27-18 and third in the Eastern Conference, while the Golden State Warriors' visit to the Minnesota Timberwolves was suspended until Sunday after a Minneapolis shooting.
- The Knicks hope back-to-back wins, following a 54-point Wednesday blowout of the Brooklyn Nets, signify a turnaround; Jalen Brunson said, `we don't make it easy on ourselves, but I liked the way we fought.
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Knicks edge 76ers as Warriors-Wolves suspended
The New York Knicks edged a contentious clash with the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Saturday, as Jalen Brunson poured in 31 points to help get his team's season back on track.
FILADELFIA (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, OG Anunoby added 23 points and the New York Knicks surpassed the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday 112-109, a match after giving the biggest beating in the history of the franchise. The Knicks crushed the Nets 120-66 on Wednesday and then exploded with a third quarter of 30 points in a test that seemed tougher on another’s court. New York ended up pocketing his first win in three Sixers duels this s…
PHLY Sixers Podcast: Sixers' scoring DISAPPEARS in third again, suffer first loss to Knicks - PHLY Sports
The Philadelphia 76ers drop their first of the season to the New York Knicks following a 112-109 final. The Sixers led 64-60 at the half behind Joel Embiid’s 28-point first half, but Jalen Brunson and the Knicks held the 76ers to just 13 points in the third and opened a 90-77 advantage by the end of the frame. New York did just enough in the fourth to hold off Tyrese Maxey and Co. to secure the first win of the year over their division rival. Em…
Passed close to the disaster, Jalen Brunson (31 points) and the Knicks held on and finally dropped (112-109) Joel Embiid's Sixers (38 points).
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