New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers series preview, predictions: Can Embiid, 76ers upset another rival?
Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul George will play key roles in this series.
This is the real Eastern Conference Finals. (That is with all due respect to Detroit and Cleveland, but neither of those teams has looked on the level of New York or Philadelphia in the playoffs. ) This is also a showdown between two teams that looked like the best version of themselves in the first round of the playoffs, after leaving us with a lot of questions during the first 82 games.
That is especially true of the 76ers — we only saw Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey together for 22 regular-season games, and even in those games, they never clicked as they did in the last three games against Boston. Now two long-time rivals meet again in the playoffs, and whichever team comes out of this series should be a heavy favorite to make the NBA Finals. Here's what you need to know about New York vs.
Philadelphia. When does the Knicks vs. 76ers begin?
Game 1 between Philadelphia and New York is on Monday night, May 4, at Madison Square Garden in the heart of Manhattan. Games will be played every other day, up until Game 7 when there would be a two-day break. New York vs.
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