The Sixers are not dead! Despite a very complicated context due to the absences of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, Nick Nurse's men sought a precious success in New York in a match in pure Eastern Conference style. A real trench war!
Philly set the tone from the start by holding the Knicks to 31 points at the break, taking advantage of three baskets and two shots from Kelly Oubre Jr. but also a 3-pointer from Paul Reed to take a small lead at the end. rest time (31-37). New York held on, hoping that the tide would eventually turn in its favor, like when 3-pointers from Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVicenzo ended up putting the two teams back on a tie (45-45).
But the Sixers did not let go of their prey, starting again with a 12-4 marked by two 3-point arrows from Buddy Hield and two baskets from Tobias Harris to bring the score to 52-61 approaching the last act.
Philadelphia held on until the end, relying on two new baskets from Buddy Hield then Paul Reed to maintain the gap. Kyle Lowry then responded to Josh Hart's 3-pointer to calm MSG for good (71-78), the New Yorkers having failed to ignite this end of the match to attempt what would have been a perfect hold. up, between the missed outside shots of Jalen Brunson and Precious Achiuwa or the lost ball of Donte DiVincenzo. Winners 79-73, Joel Embiid's protégés thus make their return to the Top 6 in the East, a short match against the Knicks which they will replay tomorrow evening, still in New York.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– A very small score. The result is quite unusual since we have to go back eight years to find traces of a match concluded with less than 80 points for the two teams. This is obviously the worst offensive production of the two teams this season. For their part, the Sixers have nothing to be ashamed of since they played with their weapons a very important match for the ranking and the end of the season. It's also their very first success of the season in the absence of the Maxey-Embiid pair, so it's very beneficial for Nick Nurse and his gang.
– The MMA moment. This night again, this Knicks-Sixers had its “MMA moment”, this time with a magnificent “grappling” sequence orchestrated by Donte DiVincenzo on Kelly Oubre Jr. Pushed to the ground by the opposing winger, the Knicks player grabbed Kelly Oubre Jr.'s leg to make him fall. Paul Reed, Isaiah Hartenstein and Donte DiVincenzo finally received a technique each, and were therefore able to continue the “fight”.
– Buddy Hield hit in the ankle. Among the big men of the match on the Sixers side with Kelly Oubre Jr. (18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 interceptions), Buddy Hield showed appreciation for his outside skill to allow Philly to resist the Knicks' comeback attempts after the rest. Unfortunately for him, the Bahamas sniper twisted his ankle midway through the fourth quarter and was forced to leave his teammates prematurely. More bad news for Philadelphia, already very weakened.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
