Knicks leave Embiid and Sixers mortally injured

scar joel embiid It got worse, and the Philadelphia 76ers bled into the dark panorama of the Pennsylvania team in the happy hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. Although the center suffered from pain in his injured left knee, he still performed well, reaching 34 points and 10 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey He completed several sweaty slalom runs and recorded 35 points and 10 assists. Philadelphia The Knicks’ guerilla spirit was exemplified by their stubbornness as they fought against all the elements in New York. jalen brunson He scored 24 points for the Sixers (104-101), but the Sixers head into Philadelphia depressed at 0-2.

Maxey candidate most improved playerWhen he hit a triple with a minute left to make it 96-1,000, he turned to the bench, balled his fists in candy-like anger, defiant at the fate that seems to be in store for the Sixers over and over again. To make matters worse, the point guard entered the game feeling unwell.

But while not the most talented, the Knicks have been strong for a while now, with Brunson and DiVincenzo hitting triples.with lots of irony nick nurseOG Anunoby — the toy he so much enjoyed giving free rein to his creativity designing defenses with the Raptors — delivered the final blow. Philadelphia He made two free throws.

So the Sixers took home a draw with Embiid pinned down and having to be benched again for a left knee problem he had surgery on in February. Center and Philadelphia found themselves victims of the groundhog story he still insists on. reigning MVP In the regular season, he pushes himself too hard, but in the playoffs, he shrinks down due to his body turning into glass.

“We should have been 2-0,” Embiid lamented, believing the Sixers should have won both games. “We’re doing well. We’re going to win this series… We’re the best team and we’re going to keep fighting,” the Cameroonian said proudly.

Philadelphia’s specific misfortunes aside, the question seems to be what the solution should be. nick nurse. And controversial decisions were made on both sides of the court. josh hart Released at the border. It’s important in the playoffs to make decisions and give some players more leeway than others to negate the strengths of others, but the former Blazers player went triple 4/7 and 4/8 in both games. He scored 22 points and 21 points.

But the Sixers seem to have suddenly gotten rid of one of the most different characteristics since Nick Nurse took over, which is putting Embiid at the top and distributing the rest of the team. It makes even more sense considering that it is the center. It’s not for overexercising.Attack Philadelphia Looks double-headed and predictable again doc riversthe duo’s total is up to 69 points, but the rest are only 30 points.

The Sixers will have to change to shake up the Knicks, a swarm of hungry hornets coming from everywhere. Bojan Bogdanovich The feisty shooting guard can score up to 15 points by hitting three-pointers out of nowhere, even though Hart or two are the only ones to get the rebounds.

But no player epitomizes the New York team’s stubbornness more than Brunson. He scored 24 points, even though it was more about shot accumulation than success, and his 8-of-29 shooting accuracy was something he possessed. Isaiah Hartenstein The Knicks scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, with Donte DiVincenzo and Anunoby scoring 19 and 10 points. The Knicks are relishing each battle that turns each game into a war that a bruised Joel Embiid declares will be won.