3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following Game 3 loss to Knicks at home

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers are facing elimination as they fell to the New York Knicks 108-94 as they now trail the series 3-0. They are in a position that nobody wants to be in as there has been no instance of a team rallying to win a series after trailing 3-0 in NBA history. The Sixers will now have to dig deep in order to avoid elimination on Sunday afternoon.

The Sixers were led by Kelly Oubre Jr. with 22 points and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid had 18 points, six rebounds, and five assists, and Tyrese Maxey had 17 points and seven assists. Paul George had 15 points and five rebounds while VJ Edgecombe added 11 and seven rebounds.

Here are the three biggest takeaways following the loss: Bench scoring an issue The Knicks received a big spark from their second unit all night long as former Sixer Landry Shamet hopped off the bench and scored 15 points for them. Mitchell Robinson had six points and Jordan Clarkson had four while Jose Alvarado had three points. Total that up and New York received 28 bench points.

The Sixers did not score a single bench point until the 11:00 mark of the fourth quarter when Quentin Grimes drilled a 3-pointer. The Sixers have to find a way to get some type of scoring from the bench unit as this series moves forward. Coach Nick Nurse stated on the bench unit: "Just trying to find the right combinations of who stays and who comes in, and try to make sure we generate some makeable shots and things like that.