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Joel Embiid fought hard in Game 6, but his efforts were not enough to extend the 76ers’ season as they fell to the Knicks 118-115.
The 76ers live to see another day, beating the Knicks 112-106 in overtime in Game 5 behind Tyrese Maxey’s heroic night.
Joel Embiid scored a postseason career-high 50 points to lead the 76ers to a 125-114 win over the Knicks in Game 3 on Thursday night.
The 76ers coughed up a five-point lead with less than a minute remaining, falling to the Knicks 104-101. They are now down 2-0 in the first round series.
Joel Embiid had an injury scare to his left knee and the 76ers were demolished on the glass in their 111-104 loss the Knicks in Game 1.
The 76ers got demolished by the Knicks 106-79 on Tuesday night. Harris added to his long list of disaster performances, scoring just two points in the loss.
Kyle Lowry impressed in his 76ers debut, but the team ultimately fell to the Knicks 110-96 on a night where not much else went right.
While all eyes will be on the Philadelphia 76ers surrounding the Ben Simmons situation, there are also moves the team could make to improve along the edges of the roster at the trade deadline.
It is the shot that will define Villanova basketball forever. Kris Jenkins with the long-range three-pointer at the buzzer to win the National Championship — well, shots don’t get any bigger than that. The play that led to Jenkins heroics was brilliantly designed and executed to perfection. Break down of the shot and two plays that made it possible.
Villanova played the way a Philly team should on a national scale in one of the biggest games of the year in all of sports. That kind of scrappiness and grit is what makes a team memorable and lovable, particularly in the city the exudes those qualities.
