On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 continued to unfold, and the 76ers challenged the Knicks away. In the first game, the two teams played very closely, and this time the two teams came up and were inseparable, the 76ers took some initiative, but the Knicks turned the situation around in the second half, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war in the final quarter, and at the critical moment, Maxey scored 5 points in a row to take the lead, but then Brunson and DiVincenzo scored 2 three-pointers to complete the counterattack. In the end, the Knicks reversed the 76ers 104-101 and led 2-0.
The two teams are still very close in terms of strength, but the 76ers failed to withstand it at the critical moment, this time they suddenly collapsed, directly burying the good game, which could have returned to Philadelphia with 1-1, but now it has become 0-2. In the final moments, Maxey scored five points in a row to bring the lead to four points, and then Lowry made one of two free throws to establish a five-point lead, and basically bagged the victory. But then Brunson hit a three-pointer, then the Knicks made a steal, and DiVincenzo hit a second three-pointer.
In this way, the situation on the court changed instantly, and the 76ers were still leading by 5 points, but with Brunson and DiVincenzo's 2 three-pointers in 14 seconds, the Knicks directly overtook by 1 point. In the end, Maxey's breakthrough was hatted by Hartenstein, and Anunoby made both free throws to take a three-point lead. The 76ers still had a chance to equalize, but Maxey didn't get a chance and finally passed to Embiid, who made a hasty shot and missed the shot, and the game was over, and the Knicks had another game to lead 2-0.
After the victory, the Knicks home fans fell into a frenzy, especially such a reversal, which was very morale-boosting. Brunson also hugged DiVincenzo to celebrate, and if it weren't for DiVincenzo's three-pointer, Brunson would definitely have become a sinner in losing after the game. Brunson was very sluggish this time, 8 of 29, missed many shots, but fortunately grasped the last three points, contributing 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. DiVincenzo finished with 19 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting. As the Knicks, who are second in the East, they have not fallen into passivity and have already taken a 2-0 lead.
The 76ers were also very helpless, and suddenly collapsed at the last moment, and could have won the victory. This time, Embiid and Maxey performed very well, especially Maxey, who scored 15 points alone in the final quarter, but unfortunately made a fatal mistake at the last moment, and the layup was also a big hat, and he scored 35 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in the empty game. Embiid missed a three-pointer to finish with 34 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and he was very frustrated when he lost again, so he left the court with his head on his head.