New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers
· NBA Cup - Group PlayAnunoby leads Knicks past struggling 76ers 111-99 in Embiid's debut
Embiid finished with 13 points and 26 minutes and was unable to lift the struggling Sixers, who fell to 2-8. He shot 2 of 11 and had only three rebounds. Paul George led the Sixers with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Josh Hart added 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson scored 18 points.
76ers: Embiid was rusty in his first action since the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10. His shot was slightly off and he appeared winded on defense.
76ers: Host undefeated Cleveland on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 111 - 99 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 99 | |
4th 2.0 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | 111 - 99 | |
4th 2.0 | Ricky Council IV misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 111 - 99 | |
4th 11.1 | Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot | 111 - 99 |
Statistics
NY | PHI | |
---|---|---|
44-89 | FG | 31-83 |
49.4 | Field Goal % | 37.3 |
9-31 | 3PT | 14-42 |
29.0 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
14-15 | FT | 23-24 |
93.3 | Free Throw % | 95.8 |
47 | Rebounds | 40 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
39 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
31 | Assists | 19 |
8 | Steals | 10 |
5 | Blocks | 6 |
15 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
54 | Points in Paint | 30 |
15 | Fouls | 20 |
15 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,758 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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