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This win on Friday night was not your ordinary victory. The Knicks were without OG Anunoby and the Sixers, back home and playing for their postseason life, came out firing. Joel Embiid returned. Paul George had 15 first-quarter points. With the crowd ignited, it had all the early makings of a desperate Sixers victory to at least make this a competitive series.
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Yahoo SportsRight from the jump, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between the No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers and No. 3 seed New York Knicks was supremely physical, particularly down low, where an injury-plagued Joel Embiid was battling against a foul-prone Karl-Anthony Towns.
Bleacher ReportJalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to a 108-94 Game 3 win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, giving New York a commanding 3-0 series lead in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
ESPNBrunson shuts door on 76ers as Knicks go up 3-0 Behind 33 points from Jalen Brunson, including big buckets late, the Knicks held off the 76ers to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the semifinal series.
Reuters SportsJalen Brunson puts up 33 as Knicks move to verge of sweeping Sixers - Reuters Jalen Brunson puts up 33 as Knicks move to verge of sweeping Sixers Reuters
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Paul George got off to a scorching start, shooting 6-for-9 in the first quarter and hitting 3-of-4 3-pointers for 15 points. Yet he went scoreless in the second quarter as the Knicks surged ahead. And he showed zero defensive effort after his bad pass was picked off by Bridges for a fast-break layup.
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CBS SportsBridges, like everyone in a Knicks uniform right now, is also defending his ass off. George didn't score a single point after his 15-point first quarter. Tyrese Maxey was only able to attempt 12 shots as New York was hard doubling and fighting over screens (serious shout out to Bridges and Shamet) to stay attached as the bigs moved their feet to keep him from turning the corner. It was a carryover from Game 2, when the Knicks held Maxey to seven second-half points with more turnovers than field goals.
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01 Yahoo Sports “I'm not sure. Maybe it was let go on our end,” Embiid told reporters, via SNY. “They shot 32 free throws. We had 16. And we're not a team that shoots a lot of 3s. We attack with the ball on the ground. So, yeah, I don't know. I guess it's good when New York wins.”
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02 Bleacher Report Tatum Posts After Brown's Media Beef After the game, Robinson was asked whether he would change his phone background to a picture of that dunk. In short, he will not.
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03 CBS Sports As the great Don Henley once said, in a New York minute, everything can change. Two weeks ago, the New York Knicks were down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks and staring what would've been a catastrophic first-round playoff upset dead in the eye. The mob wanted Mike Brown fired and Mikal Bridges benched, if not outright cut. Jalen Brunson was getting outplayed by CJ McCollum. Karl-Anthony Towns was a fourth-quarter ghost. New York was stressed.
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