NEW YORK – The Knicks couldn’t put the Sixers away.
Philadelphia managed to make key photographs late to pressure additional time and finally emerged with a 112-106 victory in Recreation 5 Tuesday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard to chop the Knicks’ collection result in 3-2.
The collection now shifts again to Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia for Recreation 6 on Thursday.
The Knicks had an opportunity to finish this collection Tuesday night time, however they couldn’t get it achieved. They missed some attractiveness, their protection was uncharacteristically porous at occasions and so they couldn’t do sufficient to close down an embattled Sixers workforce within the ultimate minutes of regulation.
So the combat continues.
The Sixers pulled again forward within the third quarter and managed to make some huge photographs within the fourth quarter to take a five-point lead with about eight minutes to go, however once more the Knicks fought again and regained management.
A 3-point play by Jalen Brunson, serenaded with “MVP!” chants as he stepped to the free-throw line, gave the Knicks a five-point lead with 5 minutes to go earlier than Tyrese Maxey, who was stellar for Philadelphia, drained an extended three to make it a three-point sport.
After a pair of free throws by Brunson, Mitchell Robinson poked the ball away from Joel Embiid, and OG Anunoby corralled it and completed on the opposite finish with a fast-break layup.
A jumper by Brunson made it a five-point sport with a minute to go earlier than Maxey hit a 3 whereas being fouled by Robinson. Maxey made the foul shot to chop it to 2.
The Sixers fouled Josh Hart, who made one in all two however Maxey drained one other lengthy three to tie it. Brunson could not hit his try within the ultimate seconds of regulation to pressure additional time, which was as a lot of a combat as regulation.
Sixers draw back in additional time
A 3-point play by Joel Embiid gave the Sixers a four-point lead with 1:36 to go within the additional interval.
Embiid then was known as – after a assessment – for a flagrant 1 foul in opposition to Brunson, who made one in all two. Brunson then drained a 3 to tie it at 106 earlier than bucket by Kelly Oubre Jr. put the Sixers again forward by two.
Tobias Harris then hit a pair of free throws with 15.8 seconds left.
That primarily sealed the win for the Sixers.
Takeaways
1. Knicks didn’t shoot properly from three-point vary
This wasn’t a very good capturing night time for the Knicks.
They shot simply 10-of-36 (27.8 p.c) from the perimeter.
The Knicks had some attractiveness, they only couldn’t knock them down and it value them.
2. Pricey turnovers
Thibodeau continuously talks concerning the significance of three issues: Rebounding, taking part in powerful protection and taking good care of the basketball.
The Knicks didn’t do sufficient of the latter on Tuesday night time, committing 15 turnovers that led to 21 factors for Philadelphia.
Was that the explanation the Knicks misplaced? After all not.
However in a decent sport like this, these factors mattered.
So much.
3. Knicks didn’t have a solution for Tyrese Maxey
Whereas the Knicks contained Embiid, they couldn’t do the identical in opposition to Maxey.
The Sixers guard completed with 46 factors on 17-of-30 capturing, together with 7-of-12 from past the arc, to propel the Sixers.
He hit some extremely troublesome photographs.
Maxey carried the Sixers on his again.