Game ID: 42300113
New York Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 27 28 43 27 125NYK 29 29 27 29 114
NYK @ PHI ScoutingNYK @ 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.
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
PHI availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hield missed 2 since 4/28, returns tonight: 22 min (88% of 24)
OUT Bamba missed 5 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 8 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 5 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Melton back 4/28 after 4, 7 min since (27% of 26)
NEW Maxey 38 to 45 min over the last 5
NEW Embiid 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Oubre Jr. 31 to 36 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
NYK availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 46 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/06 · 3 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 24)
OUT Burks missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 47 min over the last 5
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.
4/12 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 101-104 — PHI notes
PHI lost 101-104. PHI shot 43% (36 of 84) to NYK's 41%, 13 of 36 from three. Maxey led with 35 (12 of 22, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Embiid added 34, Harris 10. Q1 was theirs, 25-18, but the other 3 periods went 86-76 against them. They led by as many as 10.
4/25 vs NYK 125-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 125-114. PHI shot 55% (41 of 75) to NYK's 49%, 15 of 31 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NYK's 19 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. Embiid led with 50 (13 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 19 of 21 at the line); Maxey added 25, Oubre Jr. 15. The hinge was Q3, 43-27: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 13. PHI trailed 55-58 at the half and won the second half 70-56. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
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.
5/02 vs NYK — 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 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 32 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hield (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and Hart at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 110, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
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 104-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 104-101. NYK shot 41% (37 of 91) to PHI's 43%, 11 of 33 from three. Brunson led with 24 (8 of 29, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Hart added 21, DiVincenzo 19. The hinge was Q3, 30-21: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 49-53 at the half and won the second half 55-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/25 @ PHI 114-125 — NYK notes
NYK lost 114-125. NYK took 15 more shots (90 to 75), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to PHI's 55%, 13 of 30 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 33. Brunson led with 39 (13 of 27, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Hart added 20, Anunoby 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. Hartenstein's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
5/02 @ PHI — 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 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 32 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hield (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and Hart at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 110, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
5/06 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and Anunoby at 16 a game. Without Achiuwa (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Turner at 20 a game. Without Smith (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 23 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it New York 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
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
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
PA P. Achiuwa
PHI/NYK 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
Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell's palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season.
The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery s ucked him into a depression — and that was before Embiid was hit with a form of facial paralysis. Embiid pushed aside the pain — mental and physical — and embraced the pressure after he vowed the 76ers were “going to win this series” against the New York Knicks .
Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-saving third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
After getting punished in New York, the Sixers pushed back.
“They want to bring the physicality,” Embiid said. “We can be physical, too.”
Embiid boldly stated “we’re going to win this series” after the 76ers dropped Game 2.
They at least have a shot now — the Knicks lead the series 2-1 and Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
Embiid was 13 of 19 from the floor, made 19 of 21 free throws and hit five 3-pointers.
Embiid, who scored a franchise-best 70 points against San Antonio in January, became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points on fewer than 20 shots in a playoff game.
Last season’s NBA MVP, Embiid finally turned the crowd -- which had a distinct New York flavor in South Philly --- into one rocking for the home team. The All-Star center played more like a sharpshooting guard in the third, when he saved the season.
The Sixers pecked away at a three-point halftime deficit when Embiid got hot. He hit one 3 and then two more —- the last two with assists from Tyrese Maxey — that gave the Sixers an 82-72 lead. His fourth 3 pushed the lead to 98-85.
Not bad for a career 34% 3-point shooter.
Maxey added two 3s in the quarter and the 76ers went a whopping 9 of 12 from beyond the arc for 43 points.
Embiid mostly kept his cool and was in the mix on both ends of the court all game. Embiid had 17 points, three fouls and he even grabbed Mitchell Robinson and dragged him to the court in a first half where they again weren't good enough to look like a team that could beat the Knicks.
Embiid was whistled for a flagrant foul on the play. Robinson suffered a sprained left ankle and left the arena in a boot.
“I didn't mean to hurt anybody,” Embiid said. “In those situations, I've got to protect myself.”
Embiid said he first started suffering from the affliction about a “day or two” before the Sixers played the Miami Heat on April 17 in the play-in tournament.
“My left side of my face, my mouth and my eye,” Embiid said. “It’s been tough. But I’m not a quitter. I’m going to keep fighting through anything.”
The Knicks won the first two games in New York, highlighted by Donte DiVincenzo 's go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in Game 2. Against the backdrop of two Villanova national championship banners they helped the program win, the trio of former Wildcats were largely stifled in Game 3.
Jalen Brunson did lead the Knicks with 39 points and 13 assists. Josh Hart — whose spectacular 3-point shooting in New York was an unexpected bonus for the Knicks — scored 20 points but DiVincenzo had five.
Hart said he was “all for tough playoff fouls” but Embiid's foul could have put Robinson out for a “serious amount of time.”
The Knicks must have felt at home inside a Sixers' arena that sounded more like Madison Square Garden as chants of "Let's Go Knicks!' echoed throughout the arena for a chunk of the game. John Starks wildly cheered them on from his courtside.
The Sixers countered with Allen Iverson, who along with Embiid and Billy Cunningham are the only players in franchise history to hit 50 points in a playoff game.
But nostalgia didn't matter much between teams that played each other in a postseason series for the first time since 1989.
This one could be shaping up as one to remember.
Embiid was serenaded with “MVP! MVP!” chants as he stretched the lead from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.
“Joel Embiid has been banned from the Empire State Building ,” was posted on the skyscraper's social media account.
Maxey finished with 25 points. Kelly Oubre Jr . had 15 points and showed no lingering effects following his reported involvement in a car crash after Game 2. Cam Payne hit three 3s and scored 11 points.
“I think Cam Payne was the MVP of the game," 76ers guard Kyle Lowry said.
Outside of a disputed call on Embiid's flagrant, Game 3 was played without any significant disputes with the officiating after the NBA said the referees missed several late calls in Game 2.
Embiid's 21 free-throw attempts were more than New York attempted the entire game; the Knicks made 13 of 19.
“I'll send my clips in like I do every game,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “They'll say marginal contact. Then they'll say marginal contact on Embiid and he'll be at the line 21 times. That's just the way it works.”