Game ID: 22300927
Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 15 16 25 17 73PHI 15 22 26 16 79
NYK vs PHI ScoutingNYK vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 38 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 39 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 15 since 1/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anunoby missed 15 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 40 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 16 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 41 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 17 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 42 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 18 since 1/29, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
OUT Robinson missed 43 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 44 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 29 min since (82% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 45 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 32 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 13 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 27 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK Harris back 2/22 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Melton back 2/23 after 18, 14 min since (55% of 26)
BACK Batum back 2/22 after 9, 17 min since (63% of 26)
NEW Hield 24 to 31 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 14 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 28 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Hield 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Reed 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 15 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 29 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 8 min since (64% of 12)
PHI availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 16 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 30 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 12 min since (98% of 12)
NEW Hield 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 17 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 31 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 13 min since (108% of 12)
NEW Lowry 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Reed 19 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 4 since 3/05, returns tonight: 28 min (73% of 38)
OUT Embiid missed 18 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 32 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/03 after 3, 11 min since (92% of 12)
NEW Reed 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 18 to 26 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 19 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 33 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/12 after 4, 28 min since (73% of 38)
NEW Reed 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 18 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 20 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 34 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/12 after 4, 32 min since (85% of 38)
NEW Reed 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Dowtin Jr. 12 to 17 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 21 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 9 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Covington missed 35 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/12 after 4, 35 min since (92% of 38)
NEW Reed 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bamba 13 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 103, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 20 and Brunson at 18 a game. Without Anunoby (17 straight), Robinson (42 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 24 and Harris at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Maxey (3 straight), Embiid (17 straight), Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 112 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 20 free throws a game to New York's 15. Call it New York 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/29 vs GSW 99-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-110. NYK shot 37% (35 of 95) to GSW's 45%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Brunson led with 27 (11 of 25, 4 of 7 from three); DiVincenzo added 16, Hart 14. Q2 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Hartenstein's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ CLE 107-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 107-98. NYK shot 49% (42 of 86) to CLE's 45%, 16 of 39 from three. DiVincenzo led with 28 (11 of 22, 6 of 14 from three); Bogdanović added 20, McBride 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. NYK trailed 51-53 at the half and won the second half 56-45. Sims was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/05 vs ATL 100-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-116. NYK took 12 more shots (99 to 87), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to ATL's 51%, 16 of 52 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. The glass went 40-51 against them. DiVincenzo led with 21 (7 of 24, 5 of 17 from three); B. Bogdanović added 19, Achiuwa 15. Q2 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 18 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 88-65 against them. Hart's -26 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs ORL 98-74 — NYK notes
NYK won 98-74. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to ORL's 34%, 16 of 33 from three, and got to the line 8 times to ORL's 20. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Hart added 19, Achiuwa 15. The hinge was Q3, 25-15: a lead of 16 became 26. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/10 vs PHI 73-79 — NYK notes
NYK lost 73-79. NYK shot 32% (26 of 80) to PHI's 39%, 9 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 19 times to PHI's 13, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 19 (6 of 22, 1 of 9 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); DiVincenzo added 15, Bogdanović 10. Q4 was theirs, 17-16, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 63-56 against them. Sims's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 95, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 18 and Brunson at 18 a game. Without Anunoby (18 straight), Robinson (43 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 104, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 23 and Harris at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Maxey (4 straight), Embiid (18 straight), Melton (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-5 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 21 free throws a game to New York's 14. Call it New York 107, Philadelphia 105, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/14 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ayton at 28 and Simons at 26 a game. Without Sharpe (28 straight), Walker (4 straight), Hagans (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 89, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 12 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 18 and Brunson at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Robinson (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 89 a night to Portland's 118 and the line, where Portland takes 20 free throws a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 110, Portland 105.
3/16 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 88, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and DiVincenzo at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Robinson (45 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 88 a night to Sacramento's 112 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to New York's 31. Call it Sacramento 111, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
3/18 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 83, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (46 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 83 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New York 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
3/03 @ DAL 120-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 120-116. PHI shot 45% (40 of 88) to DAL's 47%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DAL's 23 — 29 points from the stripe to their 20. PHI turned it over 8 times to DAL's 17. Harris led with 28 (11 of 19, 3 of 6 from three); Maxey added 24, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q1, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Reed was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/05 @ BKN 107-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-112. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to BKN's 49%, 12 of 28 from three. Oubre Jr. led with 30 (11 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Harris added 18, Payne 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 89-77 against them. They led by as many as 14.
3/06 vs MEM 109-115 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-115. PHI took 11 more shots (102 to 91), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to MEM's 45%, 13 of 35 from three. Oubre Jr. led with 25 (7 of 21, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Reed added 17, Payne 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. They led by as many as 15. Payne's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs NOP 95-103 — PHI notes
PHI lost 95-103. PHI took 9 more shots (88 to 79), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to NOP's 44%, 9 of 37 from three. Harris led with 21 (9 of 19, 0 of 5 from three); Oubre Jr. added 20, Reed 17. Q4 was theirs, 34-19, the deficit cut from 23 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 84-61 against them. Martin's -17 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ NYK 79-73 — PHI notes
PHI won 79-73. PHI shot 39% (31 of 80) to NYK's 32%, 9 of 30 from three. PHI turned it over 13 times to NYK's 19. Oubre Jr. led with 18 (6 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Hield added 16, Reed 13. The hinge was Q2, 22-16: from level to 6 ahead. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 95, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 18 and Brunson at 18 a game. Without Anunoby (18 straight), Robinson (43 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 104, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 23 and Harris at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Maxey (4 straight), Embiid (18 straight), Melton (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-5 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 21 free throws a game to New York's 14. Call it New York 107, Philadelphia 105, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/14 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. Without Middleton (15 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 94 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 22 and Reed at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (19 straight), Melton (7 straight), Covington (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 102 a night to Milwaukee's 120 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 18. Call it Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/16 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 93 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 18 and Reed at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Embiid (20 straight), Melton (8 straight), Covington (34 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Miller at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 33 percent from three to Charlotte's 28. Call it Philadelphia 110, Charlotte 104.
3/18 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 93 a night and allowing 99, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Embiid (21 straight), Melton (9 straight), Covington (35 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 18 and Robinson at 16 a game. Without Herro (11 straight), Richardson (14 straight), Love (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Philadelphia 107, Miami 104, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
PHIBH B. Hield
CP C. Payne
KL K. Lowry
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
PR P. Reed
TH T. Harris
NYK/PHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
76ers beat Knicks 79-73, allowing the lowest points total in the NBA this season
NEW YORK -- — When a miserable first quarter ended and they had just 15 points, the Philadelphia 76ers felt good about where they were.
The New York Knicks had been every been as bad.
The 76ers kept up the good defense and eventually played just a little better offensively, holding the Knicks to the lowest points total in the NBA this season and winning 79-73 on Sunday night in the ugly opener of a two-game series.
Kelly Oubre Jr . had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who missed their first nine 3-point attempts before making one in the final minute of the first quarter, which ended in a 15-all tie.
“Any defensive coach would take that quarter,” swingman Buddy Hield said. “Offensively, no, but we got great possessions ... and we figured out a way to weather the storm and we made plays when we needed to make plays.”
Less than two months after Joel Embiid scored 70 points by himself to set a 76ers franchise record, it appeared for a while that neither team might get that many Sunday.
Philadelphia led 37-31 at halftime, the lowest-scoring first half in an NBA game since Portland led Detroit 34-31 on March 30, 2019, in a game the Pistons won 99-90.
The scoring picked up in the second half, when the 76ers finally got enough contributions to snap a three-game losing streak. Hield had 16 points and Paul Reed added 13.
Tobias Harris finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who had been handled by the Knicks in the two previous meetings this season but can now split the series with a victory when the teams meet again Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
With Embiid still recovering from knee surgery and fellow All-Star Tyrese Maxey missing his fourth straight game because of a concussion, the 76ers are without more than 60 points per game from their lineup.
They didn't need the extra offense on a night the Knicks shot 32.5% from the field and 22.5% from 3-point range. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 19 points but shot just 6 for 22.
“We were sending a lot of people at him and he was having to work really hard to get into the paint, and we weren’t letting him get there that often,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said.
New York also is missing an injured All-Star in Julius Randle , along with fellow frontcourt starters OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson . The Knicks turned to their defense to beat Orlando on Friday night, allowing what had been an NBA season-low 74 points.
That lasted just two nights, with the Knicks committing 21 turnovers that led to 17 Philadelphia points.
“Obviously, we didn’t shoot the ball well. Turnovers were bad, I think I had six or seven myself, but you've just got to try to flush it,” Knicks forward Josh Hart said. “We've got them again on Tuesday and try to come out and play better.”
Hield and Reed combined for Philadelphia's first 12 points in the fourth quarter, with Reed's 3-pointer with 3:32 left giving the 76ers the only double-digit lead of the game at 73-63.
There was some shoving in the period. Oubre fouled Donte DiVincenzo , who was trying to get up as Oubre was still standing over him. DiVincenzo wrapped up Oubre's legs and knocked him beyond the baseline, with Isaiah Hartenstein pushing Oubre. Both Knicks and Reed got technical fouls.
Cam Payne's 3-pointer ended Philadelphia's 0-for-9 start began a 10-0 run — though points came so slowly that calling it a run may be inappropriate — which gave Philadelphia a 20-15 edge early in the second.
The Knicks will leave for a four-game trip to the West after Tuesday's game and coach Tom Thibodeau said he expected his injured players to travel with the team, adding the hope was that Anunoby would be cleared to play.