Game ID: 42300111
Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks
Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 25 33 21 32 111PHI 34 12 36 22 104
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 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 34 min since (96% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Burks missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/05, returns tonight: 23 min (189% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (91% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Burks missed 3 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/28 · 2 days' restOUT Burks missed 4 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 10 min since (43% of 24)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 5 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 5 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Harris missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Melton missed 20 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
BACK Maxey back 4/04 after 2, 33 min since (87% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 4/02 after 29, 28 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Martin back 3/31 after 2, 16 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 10 min since (81% of 12)
PHI availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 28 min (83% of 34)
OUT Melton missed 21 since 3/01, returns tonight: 16 min (60% of 26)
BACK Maxey back 4/04 after 2, 40 min since (106% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 4/02 after 29, 28 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Bamba back 4/07 after 3, 15 min since (115% of 13)
BACK Martin back 3/31 after 2, 18 min since (145% of 12)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 10 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 18 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/12 · 2 days' restOUT Lowry missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 24 min (85% of 29)
BACK Maxey back 4/04 after 2, 40 min since (106% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 4/02 after 29, 30 min since (87% of 35)
BACK Harris back 4/09 after 3, 28 min since (83% of 34)
BACK Melton back 4/09 after 21, 16 min since (60% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 4/07 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 16 min since (134% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 12 to 20 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Martin missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 4/04 after 2, 40 min since (105% of 38)
BACK Harris back 4/09 after 3, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 4/12 after 2, 24 min since (85% of 29)
BACK Melton back 4/09 after 21, 11 min since (40% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 4/07 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 13)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 12 min since (103% of 12)
NEW Batum 26 to 32 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restOUT Martin missed 3 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Harris back 4/09 after 3, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 4/12 after 2, 24 min since (83% of 29)
BACK Melton back 4/09 after 21, 11 min since (40% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 4/07 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 11 min since (95% of 12)
PHI availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 4 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Harris back 4/09 after 3, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 4/12 after 2, 29 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Bamba back 4/07 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 13)
PHI availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Melton missed 3 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 5 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Harris back 4/09 after 3, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 4/12 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
PHI availability going into 4/28 · 2 days' restOUT Melton missed 4 since 4/14, returns tonight: 7 min (27% of 26)
OUT Bamba missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 6 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Lowry back 4/12 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
PHI availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 4 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 7 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 4 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Melton back 4/28 after 4, 7 min since (27% of 26)
NEW Embiid 35 to 40 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 105 a night to New York's 112. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/09 @ CHI 128-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-117. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 45 (13 of 24, 7 of 12 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 24, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/11 @ BOS 118-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-109. NYK shot 49% (49 of 99) to BOS's 47%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 10 times to BOS's 16. The glass went 52-36 for them. Brunson led with 39 (15 of 23, 6 of 11 from three); DiVincenzo added 17, Hart 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-19: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 31. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/12 vs BKN 111-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-107. NYK shot 46% (38 of 83) to BKN's 50%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BKN's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 5 times to BKN's 12. The glass went 31-45 against them. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 25, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hart added 16, Anunoby 15. The hinge was Q3, 30-13: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 54-63 at the half and won the second half 57-44. Sims was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/14 vs CHI 120-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-119 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 51% (46 of 91) to CHI's 49%, 12 of 32 from three. NYK turned it over 21 times to CHI's 12, and CHI turned those into 15 steals. Brunson led with 40 (14 of 30, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); DiVincenzo added 25, Bogdanović 13. The hinge was Q4, 33-27: NYK came in trailing by 6 and left it level. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/20 vs PHI 111-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-104. NYK shot 40% (36 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 16 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 55-33 for them. Hart led with 22 (5 of 12, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Brunson added 22, McBride 21. The hinge was Q2, 33-12: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 12. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/22 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 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 35 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 33 a game. Without Melton (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/25 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 30 a game. Without Melton (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Philadelphia 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
4/28 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 36 and Maxey at 29 a game. Without Melton (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Philadelphia 113, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
4/30 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and Hart at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 35 and Maxey at 28 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it New York 110, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/07 @ SAS 133-126 — PHI notes
PHI won 133-126 in 2 overtimes. PHI shot 46% (52 of 114) to SAS's 45%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to SAS's 26. PHI turned it over 10 times to SAS's 25. The glass went 46-59 against them. Maxey led with 52 (19 of 41, 2 of 10 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 26, Reed 11. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead. PHI trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 79-62.
4/09 vs DET 120-102 — PHI notes
PHI won 120-102. PHI shot 45% (44 of 98) to DET's 40%, 13 of 37 from three. PHI turned it over 7 times to DET's 16. Embiid led with 37 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Hield added 18, Oubre Jr. 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-22: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/12 vs ORL 125-113 — PHI notes
PHI won 125-113. PHI shot 48% (42 of 88) to ORL's 45%, 18 of 37 from three. Embiid led with 32 (10 of 23, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Maxey added 28, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q1, 40-27: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/14 vs BKN 107-86 — PHI notes
PHI won 107-86. PHI shot 43% (41 of 96) to BKN's 39%, 14 of 44 from three. The glass went 57-42 for them. Maxey led with 26 (10 of 20, 3 of 7 from three); Harris added 21, Hield 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: PHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 28. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/20 @ NYK 104-111 — PHI notes
PHI lost 104-111. PHI shot 44% (36 of 81) to NYK's 40%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 22 times to NYK's 28. The glass went 33-55 against them. Maxey led with 33 (14 of 26, 3 of 9 from three); Embiid added 29, Lowry 18. Q3 was theirs, 36-21, turning a 12-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 90-68 against them. They led by as many as 13.
4/22 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 35 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 33 a game. Without Melton (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/25 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 30 a game. Without Melton (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Philadelphia 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
4/28 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 36 and Maxey at 29 a game. Without Melton (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Philadelphia 113, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
4/30 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and Hart at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 35 and Maxey at 28 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it New York 110, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PHIBH B. Hield
CP C. Payne
JE J. Embiid
KL K. Lowry
KO K. Oubre Jr.
NB N. Batum
PR P. Reed
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
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
Knicks beat 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of playoffs. Brunson and Hart score 22 points and backups star
NEW YORK -- — The familiar chants of “MVP! MVP!” for Jalen Brunson were replaced by a much different sound inside a raucous Madison Square Garden.
“Deuuuuuce!”
Deuce McBride, Brunson's backup, led a huge effort by New York's reserves in a 111-104 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 22 points, but Brunson pointed the credit elsewhere when asked in his interview on the court what it took for the Knicks to pull out the victory.
“Deuce McBride,” he said.
McBride finished with 21 points and outscored the 76ers by himself with 13 in the second quarter, when Joel Embiid had to leave after appearing to reinjure his surgically repaired left knee on a dunk. Embiid returned and rallied the 76ers into the lead in the second half, but Hart hit a couple big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Knicks pull it out.
Hart also had 13 rebounds for the No. 2-seeded Knicks, who had lost Game 1 the last three times they opened a series at home. They host Game 2 on Monday.
Embiid finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 33 points.
“They protected home court,” 76ers guard Kyle Lowry said. “We have to go, watch the film, understand what we need to do, what we need to get better at and go from there.”
Bojan Bogdanovic came off the bench for 13 points and Mitchell Robinson , the Knicks’ former starter at center who has been a reserve since returning from ankle surgery, had eight points and 12 rebounds while playing 30 minutes and leading the effort against Embiid.
The Knicks outscored the 76ers by 37 points when McBride was in the game, 27 when Bogdanovic was in and 20 with Robinson.
“They were the reason why we won the game,” Hart said. “When your top dog is not shooting well, you need other guys to pick it up for him and that’s what they did.”
Embiid was limited to 39 games this season and missed nearly two months after having left meniscus surgery Feb. 6. He still appears to be limited — certainly not the dominant player who score a franchise-record 70 points just before his injury – but helped the 76ers past Miami in a play-in game to earn the No. 7 seed.
The 76ers listed Embiid as questionable to play and coach Nick Nurse said before the game his big man would go through his warmups before the team determined if he would play.
That might have to be the plan again Monday.
“I think he is really a warrior and he’s battling,” Nurse said. “I think he absolutely wants to play. Let’s see how he turns out here tonight.”
Embiid did well when he was out there, but the Knicks had far better balance on the roster of their first team to win 50 games since they were 54-28 in 2012-13.
Brunson has been the biggest reason for that, a first-time All-Star who was fourth in the league in scoring with 28.7 points per game. He shot only 8 for 26, but had seven rebounds and seven assists.
And some of the scoring he usually supplies was picked up by McBride, a 2021 second-round pick whose real first name is Miles. He helped the Knicks outscore the 76ers 33-12 in the second quarter.
“I think their game plan probably was definitely more focused on getting the ball out of Jalen’s hands,” McBride said. “If that’s the poison they pick, you’ve got to make them pay.”
Embiid went down with 2:49 remaining after his dunk cut it to 49-46. The Knicks scored the final nine points of the quarter and led 58-46 at the break.
But Embiid returned to start the second half and the 76ers quickly turned around the game. His 3-pointer capped a 23-11 surge out of the locker room and tied it at 69, and Philadelphia eventually went ahead 78-72 after outscoring the Knicks 32-14 to open the third.
Bogdanovic, Robinson and McBride had the Knicks’ first three baskets of the fourth to move them back into the lead and Hart helped them hold on in the first playoff game between the teams since 1989.