76ers lack finisher without Joel Embiid, go cold in fourth quarter of Game 2 loss to Knicks
Mike Brown wasn’t going to take the Philadelphia 76ers lightly. Even with star center Joel Embiid surprisingly sidelined for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks head coach warned that Philly still possessed plenty of firepower. “We know that [Tyrese Maxey is] going to be ultra aggressive,” Brown said ahead of Wednesday night’s game at Madison Square Garden.
“Paul George is ...
Mike Brown wasn’t going to take the Philadelphia 76ers lightly. Even with star center Joel Embiid surprisingly sidelined for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks head coach warned that Philly still possessed plenty of firepower. “We know that [Tyrese Maxey is] going to be ultra aggressive,” Brown said ahead of Wednesday night’s game at Madison Square Garden.
“Paul George is going to be aggressive. [VJ] Edgecombe is going to be aggressive. Those guys probably see it as an opportunity for more touches for themselves.
Those guys are all capable of stepping their game up to another level. ” But while those three players had their moments on Wednesday night, the Sixers badly lacked a finisher in their 108-102 loss to the Knicks. Maxey managed only five points on 2-of-7 shooting in the fourth quarter.
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