In a remarkable defensive showdown at Madison Square Garden, the Philadelphia 76ers secured a narrow victory over the New York Knicks with a final score of 79-73, despite being sans Embiid. This game marked the first time since January 2016 that neither team in an NBA game scored 80 points, underscoring the intense defensive efforts from both sides, with the total falling under 211.5. The win was particularly notable for the 76ers, who managed to snap a three-game losing streak. The Knicks, on the other hand, were 9 of 40 from 3pt range, setting a record for the fewest points conceded to their opponent in a single game this season just two days prior, only to break that record in this game by finishing with 73 points themselves. The game's low score also meant that the total combined points were the lowest in eight years, with both teams scoring a combined 152 points. Additionally, the Knicks' loss was a blow to their playoff positioning, as they are now not far from the 5th seed Orlando and 6th seed Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference standings. The Sixers are expected to get reinforcements with Tyrese Maxey returning.
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Knicks are going to the NBA Finals* * if Randle and Robinson get healthy
No headband, no problem for Josh Hart 😤 PHI-NYK Live on TNT https://t.co/t2ZmoRc1Jg
After 3: Knicks 87, Sixers 61 The only question left in this one is whether Tyrese Maxey, making his return from a concussion, will get some more minutes as New York has steadily pulled away. Josh Hart already has a triple-double, Jalen Brunson has 20, OG Anunoby 14 for NYK.
OG ANUNOBY, WE'VE MISSED YOU. 😍 (🎥: @nyknicks) https://t.co/gBZVlUzFmC
"No headband, no problem for Josh Hart!" https://t.co/UvhTtF7PoD
BBall Paul when he sees a loose ball and the chance to shoot an awkward 20-footer as the clock expires https://t.co/zaMq2IhlbY https://t.co/7MEJ42EWC0
Western Conference contenders collide! With two games separating the two teams, Anthony Edwards and the #3 in West @Timberwolves visit Kawhi Leonard and the #4 @LAClippers at 10pm/et on TNT. https://t.co/kIsIlDcBA7
Turns out Bojan and Burks barely doing anything doesn't matter so much when the Knicks have One More Actual Dude
Biggest ovation of the night comes for Josh Hart throwing off his headband which seems weird but the Knicks up almost 30 so I guess anything goes.
Helps when you have Anunoby in the corner, too. A lot more difficult to pull off aggressive pick-and-roll schemes with an extra shooter out there. https://t.co/xiAWVqo8mV
OG with the spin and slam! 💥 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/V19Lmt5UDX
The adjustment from JB tonight has been huge. He fought the blitzes on Sunday. He’s just hitting the roller tonight and Knicks getting great offense. Helps to have more spacing too of course.
OG Anunoby spins and throws it down with force 💪 PHI-NYK Live on TNT https://t.co/qlxnSjn2Rb
Josh Hart triple-doubles in the first 6.5 years of his career: 0 Josh Hart triple-doubles in the last 42 days: 4 Not sure I've seen anything like this before.
OG Anunoby with the spin and slam 😤 https://t.co/ZVfW1FQ81L
The Klaw gets loose before battle against the Timberwolves 🖐️ Tipoff at 10pm/et on TNT 🍿 https://t.co/eMJdNzI7wk
Obi Toppin running up and down the court, Myles stuffing Chet, Nembhard locking down SGA. Pacers up 10 hard to imagine a better start. https://t.co/uXmw2dTKgJ
.@nyknicks on fire in first half vs @sixers
That Brunson-Anunoby connection is back! 🗽 https://t.co/UxqWB7i22n https://t.co/kvCGsOqnvX
Jalen Brunson connects from deep and Action Bronson is loving it! PHI-NYK Live on TNT https://t.co/JgsHKJxK8o
Brunson behind the back to OG!! (via @nyknicks) https://t.co/BsQmBsEemG
One good way to tell if OG Anunoby is back is to look at the plus-minus column. https://t.co/q0GJs7mk2b
Brunson goes behind the back to OG! 🔨 https://t.co/ebq667vHHN
Brunson behind-the-back to OG for the slam 🔨 https://t.co/vvi1b9NtUH
Jalen Brunson drops off the behind-the-back dime to OG Anunoby for the slam! PHI-NYK Live on TNT https://t.co/dm1f5uS9L2
Jalen Brunson with two on the ball and the Knicks working to adjust. OG and Donte exchange on the left side so Donte is one pass away. Oubre is in at the nail but gives arm help, Hartenstein rolls and finishes. https://t.co/yPwd34DXXF
OG Anunoby's return lifts weight off Josh Hart and the Knicks https://t.co/QC3G6nPMo9 via @Newsday
Josh Hart has played every second thus far lol
Knicks didn't get their 26th point until there were about 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half on Sunday, so a 26-14 lead after one quarter of the rematch with the 76ers is pretty good progress.
After 1: Knicks 26, Sixers 14 OG Anunoby has an immediate impact in his return for NYK, with 5 quick points as New York's starters jumped out to an early lead. Good start for Tyrese Maxey, too, with 10 first quarter points. The rest of the team, though, is 2-for-10 overall.
Sixers trail by 12 at the end of the first quarter. 26-14 @nyknicks. Maxey with 10 points for the Sixers.
OG Anunoby sinks the stepback jumper in his first game back from injury! PHI-NYK Live on TNT https://t.co/qISik8wzNa
OG Anunoby has returned. https://t.co/FSfIsp0VZy
The OG Anunoby on/offs are inevitable
And Anunoby hits a short baseline jumper for his first attempt and Knicks are up 4-0 and I'm pretty sure htey've never given up a point with OG in the lineup.
Nice ovation for OG Anunoby as he returns to the starting lineup.
Anunoby is back offiically and starting -- Precious Achiuwa goes to the second unit.
Knicks starters: Jalen Brunson Donte DiVincenzo Josh Hart OG Anunoby Isaiah Hartenstein
Tyrese Maxey is back in the lineup! 🙌 The Sixers return to the Garden tonight looking to split the season series with the Knicks. 😤 🏀 https://t.co/icbSIzeSNb
Tom Thibodeau announces OG Anunoby will return tonight after missing the last 18 games as long as warmups go well & details what Julius Randle has left in his rehab before he returns #Knicks Read more: https://t.co/P3fsjFVWUg https://t.co/jexWjkApcS
Upon OG Anunoby's probable return tonight: The on/off numbers are still as extreme as they were at the time he got hurt. Knicks are exactly 30 (!!) points per 100 possessions better when he's on the floor, per @cleantheglass. Defense is 19.1 points per 100 better.
Tom Thibodeau says OG Anunoby will warm up with the intention to play tonight against Philadelphia.
Anunoby will go through warmups and decide but a go if all goes well.
OG Anunoby will warm up with the intent to play, Tom Thibodeau said.
Jalen Brunson breaks down this instant-classic presser moment between him and Josh Hart 🗣️😆 The college teammates, roommates, podcast co-hosts and @nyknicks standouts face Philly at 7:30pm/et on TNT! https://t.co/wCVtaQaJGg
Jalen Brunson: 27.1 PPG, 6.5 APG Tyrese Maxey: 26.0 PPG, 6.3 APG NBA All-Star PGs clash as #4 Knicks host #6 Sixers in an East showdown! ⏰ 7:30pm/et on TNT https://t.co/PBRWDs7yOe
Jalen Brunson is getting more attention from defenses, getting two on the ball in pick and roll. How do the Knicks handle it and what does it open up? That and MORE on the latest episode of @dunkerspotpod on YouTube! EP 289: https://t.co/DZ172jTtsA https://t.co/UA8QwpcBRw
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Knicks loss to star-less 76ers a reality check with playoffs on horizon A Philadelphia 76ers team even more depleted than the Knicks posted an all-time defensive showcase in a win at MSG on Sunday. @krisplashed https://t.co/fX98YhCtnS
Anunoby upgraded to questionable https://t.co/sJ7LWNrhj2
OG Anunoby back in time to play the Warriors coming off this road trip... https://t.co/PjzUt3RnvK https://t.co/hKWf8srNTo
Discussing the Sixers' gutsy win Sunday night at MSG and more on the latest Sixers Talk podcast. ⤵️ https://t.co/IAkJkfr3N1
The Knicks and Sixers combined to build the foundation and a few floors of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper Sunday, with Philly winning the lowest scoring game in eight years. Sixers will get reinforcements tomorrow with Tyrese Maxey returning, per @wojespn. https://t.co/PvPMzBo3SS
Per @bball_ref, Josh Hart is the first Knick to average over 43 minutes per game over a 9-game span since Jamal Crawford in 2008. https://t.co/mCHIHlbuFm
Josh Hart has been on the floor for 389 of the 432 total minutes (over 90%) the Knicks have played since the All-Star Break. https://t.co/mCHIHlbuFm
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. https://t.co/75Mq3PA8oV
73ers! Knicks' offense hits new low in loss to 76ers Scrum breaks out, too, making slugfest reminiscent of a game from the 1990s. https://t.co/wpbl35M6tf
76ers secure narrow win over Knicks in low-scoring battle #NewYorkKnicks #Philadelphia76ers https://t.co/urFjqXQOhE
Brunson and the Knicks host conference foe Philadelphia https://t.co/NrDboSjqos https://t.co/9adlHKhmxw
76ers, Knicks combine for 152 points, lowest in NBA since 2016 https://t.co/Uh9MzcqVAm https://t.co/IweNXUQfmZ
🏀 It's the N.Y. 73'ers! Knicks struggle to hold 4th seed, kept to lowest point total in 6 years https://t.co/cJ8QOfLCUB 🍎 All NY Daily News back pages for March, April https://t.co/HCMasgWbdM All sports https://t.co/6HF1QN8uIj All Knicks, Nets, NBA https://t.co/c6VXeZIDwk https://t.co/hTc7BHf6qI
OG Anunoby may return soon after missing 18th straight game https://t.co/F7K554tI9t https://t.co/vchWEsoPyx
Sixers’ defense shines in low-scoring win over Knicks https://t.co/DkbhaUTqPc
The Sixers played a gutsy game Sunday night and snapped their losing streak with a 79-73 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. @noahlevick gives his game observations at @nbcsphilly. https://t.co/gGqevQuNxc
🏀 Knicks get just 73 points in brutal loss to 76ers Playoffs near: 4th seed in the East, but they're not far from 5th seed Orlando or 6th seed Philly @Krisplashed Only 2 games between Knicks and No. 8 Miami Heat, which swept the East playoffs last year https://t.co/AySPRU2A0w
The #NBA can humble you. A game after the #Knicks defense holds the opponent to the lowest point total of the season (74), the offense scores the lowest point total of the season (73). The undermanned Sixers came to play.
The Sixers beat the Knicks on a cold night at MSG 🥶 https://t.co/gdZ1TXMxTu
Knicks score fewest points since 2018 in loss to 76ers that’s blow to playoff positioning https://t.co/0IDbrZUs9i https://t.co/oGEpVCqUPd
The 76ers and Knicks 152 combined points is the lowest total score in eight years 😯 https://t.co/V4ufrad5SO
The Sixers topped the New York Knicks, 79-73, in an offensive slog to snap a three-game losing skid. https://t.co/UXEldhmD44
A low-scoring and gritty game but the Sixers' defensive effort got the job done Sunday night against the Knicks. @NoahLevick details how the team was able to get back into the win column: ⤵ https://t.co/epcL8j15Kj
Tonight’s 79-73 win by Philadelphia is the first time since January 2016 where neither team in a game scored 80 points: https://t.co/sM3N2RvWM2 https://t.co/Msd3ziavtf
We are LIVE. How the hell did the Sixers win that game?!? @_devongivens and @KyleNeubeck are live reacting to Sixers-Knicks https://t.co/TO3cVcl9fi https://t.co/rhOZJyttOn
If not sure how they got it done but they did. Sixers defeat the Knicks in a slug fest to snap their 3-game losing streak. Postgame w/ @KyleNeubeck NOW on @PHLY_Sixers! https://t.co/WQxPpwnFhE https://t.co/pHDT73Ylca
Neither team scored 80 points in 76ers-Knicks 😳 Under 211.5 ✅ https://t.co/1QIN9YBQm3
My #Knicks scored just 73 points tonight in a loss at home to the Sixers. They were 9 of 40 from 3pt range. What a disgrace. Imagine buying courtside tickets to that garbage?
Sixers 79, Knicks 73. A hard fought, defensive win I didn't think this group was capable of sans Embiid. Postgame show coming shortly with @_devongivens! https://t.co/JMQcZJ2rmh https://t.co/Lsghd4cNRr
A final score in a 2024 NBA game: Sixers 79, Knicks 73.
Two days ago, the Knicks set the NBA record for fewest points conceded to their opponent in a single game this season (74). They just broke the record again the very next game tonight, finishing with 73 points themselves.
Sixers win in the Garden! https://t.co/2b9cU6rY2q
Two days ago, the Knicks set the NBA record for fewest points conceded to their opponent in a single game this season (74). They just broke the record the very next game tonight, finishing with 73 points themselves.