Knicks prove they can win a slugfest to take 2-0 series lead over 76ers
New York held Philadelphia to just one field goal over the final six minutes and 52 seconds of the fourth quarter to claim a so-grimy-it’s-golden 108-102 win.
NEW YORK — Maybe you thought Joel Embiid missing Wednesday’s Game 2 of the 2026 Eastern Conference semifinals series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers threatened to sap all the drama out of the Sixers’ attempt to get right and get level after their Game 1 destruction . Well, Mike Brown didn’t. “They’re still a good team, you know?
” the Knicks head coach said before Game 2. “They’ve got a lot of guys that can put the ball on the floor and attack the rim. They can shoot 3s.
They still like to get out in transition. They’re a good team with [Embiid] — obviously, they’re a really good team, because he’s a Hall of Famer, All-NBA selection — but without him, they have some guys that are capable of stepping up. ” Some of those guys did step up Wednesday.
Tyrese Maxey attacked off the bounce, scoring 15 of his 26 points in the second quarter, resting for just 72 seconds in the first half and playing the entire second half — a 46-minute, 48-second performance for the All-Star point guard. Paul George came out scorching hot, drilling his first four shots on his way to a five-3-pointer evening, while also sliding across defensive matchups like the two-way star he’s long been. VJ Edgecombe and Kelly Oubre Jr.
Continue to the original source for the full article.