Game ID: 42500212
Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 31 30 28 19 108PHI 33 29 28 12 102
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 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 7 since 4/06, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 11)
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 15 min since (80% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (119% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/28 · 2 days' restBACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 15 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Kolek back 4/25 after 7, 4 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Hart 31 to 36 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Kolek back 4/25 after 7, 4 min since (32% of 11)
NYK availability going into 5/04 · 3 days' restBACK Kolek back 4/25 after 7, 6 min since (57% of 11)
NYK availability going into 5/06 · 1 day's restBACK Kolek back 4/25 after 7, 7 min since (66% of 11)
NYK availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restBACK Kolek back 4/25 after 7, 7 min since (66% of 11)
NYK availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 5/19 · 8 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 5/08, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
NYK availability going into 5/21 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 34 min since (103% of 33)
PHI availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 34 min since (107% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 6 min since (40% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 5 min since (48% of 10)
PHI availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 36 min since (114% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
PHI availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 36 min since (112% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (17% of 15)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW George 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 5/04 · 1 day's restOUT Walker missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 10 min (93% of 11)
BACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 37 min since (115% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (17% of 15)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW George 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 5/06 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 34 min since (107% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 15)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 5 min since (47% of 10)
PHI availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restBACK Walker back 5/04 after 2, 10 min since (93% of 11)
NEW George 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restBACK Walker back 5/04 after 2, 6 min since (56% of 11)
NEW George 32 to 38 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 98, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Embiid at 25 and Maxey at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Philadelphia's 111. Call it New York 118, Philadelphia 106, New York by 12.
4/25 @ ATL 114-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-98. NYK shot 49% (41 of 83) to ATL's 41%, 14 of 31 from three. Anunoby led with 22 (9 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Towns added 20, Brunson 19. The hinge was Q1, 27-20: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/28 vs ATL 126-97 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-97. NYK shot 57% (45 of 79) to ATL's 45%, 11 of 26 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ATL's 17 — 25 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 48-27 for them. Brunson led with 39 (15 of 23, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Anunoby added 17, Towns 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-22: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/30 @ ATL 140-89 — NYK notes
NYK won 140-89. NYK shot 59% (50 of 85) to ATL's 38%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ATL's 23 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. NYK turned it over 9 times to ATL's 19. The glass went 46-35 for them. Anunoby led with 29 (11 of 14, 4 of 6 from three); Bridges added 24, Brunson 17. The hinge was Q1, 40-15: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 61. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
5/04 vs PHI 137-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 137-98. NYK shot 63% (53 of 84) to PHI's 41%, 19 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHI's 34. NYK turned it over 14 times to PHI's 19. The glass went 39-28 for them. Brunson led with 35 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Anunoby added 18, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 41-26: a lead of 8 became 23, and the lead reached 40. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
5/06 vs PHI 108-102 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-102. NYK shot 51% (40 of 79) to PHI's 45%, 7 of 26 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to PHI's 18. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 21, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Anunoby added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q4, 19-12: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 47-40. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
5/08 @ 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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Embiid at 25 and Maxey at 25 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 97, shooting 56 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the defense, New York allowing 97 a night to Philadelphia's 107. Call it New York 115, Philadelphia 108.
5/10 @ 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 102 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Embiid at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 96, shooting 56 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia minus-5 and the defense, New York allowing 96 a night to Philadelphia's 109. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 107.
5/19 vs CLE — 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 127 a night and allowing 99, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight). 8 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 35 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Cleveland plus-0 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it New York 118, Cleveland 108, New York by 10.
5/21 vs CLE — 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 122 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Anunoby at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 34 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Cleveland minus-0 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it New York 117, Cleveland 108.
4/28 @ BOS 113-97 — PHI notes
PHI won 113-97. PHI shot 50% (39 of 78) to BOS's 40%, 15 of 42 from three. Embiid led with 33 (12 of 23, 0 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 25, Grimes 18. The hinge was Q4, 28-11: PHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 16. PHI trailed 50-57 at the half and won the second half 63-40. George was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/30 vs BOS 106-93 — PHI notes
PHI won 106-93. PHI shot 44% (39 of 89) to BOS's 42%, 11 of 33 from three. Maxey led with 30 (11 of 22, 3 of 5 from three); George added 23, Embiid 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-26: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 23. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
5/02 @ BOS 109-100 — PHI notes
PHI won 109-100. PHI shot 48% (39 of 82) to BOS's 40%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 23 times to BOS's 16 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. Embiid led with 34 (12 of 26, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Maxey added 30, Edgecombe 23. The hinge was Q1, 32-19: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
5/04 @ NYK 98-137 — PHI notes
PHI lost 98-137. PHI shot 41% (30 of 73) to NYK's 63%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to NYK's 17 — 27 points from the stripe to their 12. PHI turned it over 19 times to NYK's 14, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 28-39 against them. George led with 17 (6 of 11, 4 of 6 from three); Embiid added 14, Maxey 13. Q1 was theirs, 25-33, but the other 3 periods went 104-73 against them. Maxey's -28 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/06 @ NYK 102-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-108. PHI shot 45% (34 of 75) to NYK's 51%, 13 of 34 from three. PHI turned it over 18 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Maxey led with 26 (9 of 23, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); George added 19, Oubre Jr. 19. Q1 was theirs, 33-31, but the other 3 periods went 77-69 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -8 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/08 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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Embiid at 25 and Maxey at 25 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 97, shooting 56 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the defense, New York allowing 97 a night to Philadelphia's 107. Call it New York 115, Philadelphia 108.
5/10 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 102 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Embiid at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 96, shooting 56 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia minus-5 and the defense, New York allowing 96 a night to Philadelphia's 109. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 107.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
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
Jalen Brunson helps the Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the 76ers with a 108-102 victory
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and helped New York seize control of a close game after a run of blowouts, leading the Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Playing without the injured Joel Embiid , the 76ers put up a far better fight than in the Knicks' 137-98 romp in Game 1. The game featured 25 lead changes — the most in a playoff game in 11 years — and 14 ties. Neither team led by more than seven points.
“Most importantly it’s staying poised, staying composed,” Brunson said. “Just figuring out one just play at a time, one step at a time and not looking too far ahead.”
Those kinds of situations are made for Brunson, who made the tiebreaking basket with 5:06 remaining and added another jumper for a 103-99 advantage with 3:45 to play before Mikal Bridges ' basket made it a six-point game.
“They started switching a little bit and he got to his spots and scored a bucket and that’s what he’s expected to do for us,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said of Brunson.
OG Anunoby added 24 points for New York, though he left late in the game, went to the locker room and didn't return to the bench. Brown said after the game he didn't have an update on the forward's status.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Knicks, whose Game 1 victory made them the first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points.
Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points for the 76ers, who face another big climb after falling behind 3-1 against Boston in the first round.
The series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday, where Embiid will find out if gets his wish for the arena to be filled with Sixers fans or if New Yorkers made their way in.
Embiid was ruled out with right hip and ankle injuries after waking up with soreness and being unable to go through the 76ers’ morning shootaround.
But the 76ers, who won Game 2 in Boston without him while he was still recovering from a late-season appendectomy, got 19 points each from Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr . and 17 from VJ Edgecombe to nearly overcome their big man’s absence.
They were ahead for the final time at 99-96 after Oubre’s 3-pointer before Josh Hart — who had appeared to hurt his left hand or wrist in the third quarter and left the game — made a 3-pointer with 6:52 remaining.
“I thought we had maybe four wide-open shots in a row that didn’t go,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said. “We just needed to keep the scoreboard moving and we played great offense. We just didn’t shot-make.”
The 25 lead changes were the most since the Spurs and Clippers combined for 31 on May 2, 2015.
Maxey managed only 13 points in Game 1 but was back to leaving defenders in the dust Wednesday, scoring 15 points in the second quarter and 19 in the first half.
The Knicks did a better job on him in the second half, led by Bridges, who also contributed 18 points.