Game ID: 42500213
New York Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 31 21 24 18 94NYK 27 33 25 23 108
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 4/30 · 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
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)
NYK availability going into 5/23 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 33 min since (99% of 33)
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.
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 94-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 94-108. PHI took 8 more shots (84 to 76), but shot 43% to NYK's 50%, 9 of 32 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 32. The glass went 33-49 against them. Oubre Jr. led with 22 (7 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Embiid added 18, Maxey 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-27, but the other 3 periods went 81-63 against them. They led by as many as 12. Grimes's -17 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
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 108-94 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-94. NYK shot 50% (38 of 76) to PHI's 43%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 32 times to PHI's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 49-33 for them. Brunson led with 33 (11 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 23, Shamet 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 16. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
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.
5/23 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 33 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Bridges at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 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-8 a night and Cleveland plus-1 and the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 33. Call it New York 113, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
DT D. Terry
JE J. Embiid
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sochan
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
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
Jalen Brunson scores 33 points and helps Knicks take 3-0 lead over 76ers with 108-94 Game 3 win
PHILADELPHIA -- — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
Brunson shook off a 2-of-8 start from the floor and finished 11 of 22 in 38 minutes to send the Knicks to their sixth straight postseason victory.
“I'm Linus. Jalen's my blanket,” first-year Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “He helps me relax at a lot of different times during the course of the game."
With 2016 and 2018 Villanova national championship banners hanging in the rafters, the so-called Nova Knicks all took turns taking the fight out of the Sixers in the fourth quarter, turning a four-point lead into another double-digit victory.
Josh Hart had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mikal Bridges added 23 points, pushing the Knicks within one victory of their second straight conference finals appearance.
When Brown took the job after Tom Thibodeau was fired, the veteran coach said he wouldn't know what kind of team he really had until he got “into the trenches with them.”
Brown now sees the makings of a championship team.
“Yeah, OK, we might have a chance at this,” he said.
The Knicks have the luxury not to rush back forward OG Anunoby , who's averaging 21.4 points per game in the postseason. He sat out with a strained right hamstring and remains day to day.
Joel Embiid scored 18 points for the Sixers in his return after he missed Game 2 with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip.
"I thought he gave us everything he could," coach Nick Nurse said.
Embiid's return from an appendectomy helped spur the Sixers' rally from a 3-1 deficit in the opening round to stun the Celtics.
Beating the Knicks four straight times — including twice in New York — seems like a much harder hill to climb for Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers.
Kelly Oubre Jr . scored 22 points and Maxey added 17. Paul George scored 15 points in the first quarter, then went scoreless and missed all nine shots the rest of the game as the Sixers blew a 12-point lead.
George and Maxey each failed to shoot a single free throw.
The 76ers went 13 of 16 from the line while the Knicks made 23 of 32.
“I guess it's good when New York wins,” Embiid said.
The 76ers gamely tried to make it a series. Quintin Grimes hit his first two 3s of the game early in the fourth to trim the lead to 88-84.
The familiar faces in Philly — Brunson, Hart and Bridges all played for Villanova — seized control of the game.
Hart and Bridges made consecutive baskets that pushed the lead to 92-84. Brunson, the stone-cold shooter built for these moments, buried a 3 from the top of the arc that made it 95-86 during a 9-0 Knicks run, to the delight of the visiting fans.
Embiid openly pleaded with fans ahead of the series not to sell their tickets to New Yorkers.
Celebrity Row regulars at Madison Square Garden, Spike Lee , Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller all made the trip to Philadelphia, along with thousands of less famous Knicks fans — and the split crowd erupted in cheers, boos and the occasional middle finger on just about every basket.
Chalamet rose from his seat and applauded when Landry Shamet buried a late 3 in the third that stretched the lead to 85-76. Shamet had 14 points this entire postseason before he scored 15 in Game 3.