On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 officially started, and the Knicks played against the 76ers at home. In this game, the 76ers Embiid and Maxey all played, and the state of the two was still very good, helping the team take the initiative, but the Knicks were also able to bite the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Maxey scored 5 points in a row at a critical moment, but Brunson and DiVincenzo hit 2 three-pointers in a row to complete the overtake, and Embiid missed the three-point tie. In the end, the Knicks defeated the 76ers 104-101 and took a 2-0 lead.
Both Embiid and Maxey were not absent in this game, and they also wanted to win on the road and lose the opponent in the first game. This time, the offensive state of the two teams was not very good, and then the 76ers began to take the initiative, and the Knicks were unable to enter the state for a long time, scoring only 18 points in the first quarter, 7 points behind the 76ers. In the second quarter, Knicks Hart became a key player, and he was able to step up and score consecutive points to help the team stabilize the situation and avoid being further stretched apart, trailing the 76ers by only four points at halftime.
In the second half, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Embiid continued to score points for the 76ers, but when he left the court, the team immediately fell into passivity, Brunson broke through and scored, and the Knicks completed the overtake, leading the 76ers by 5 points after the third quarter. In the final quarter, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, the Knicks took the initiative, but could not further open the difference, at the last moment Maxey stood up and scored 5 points in a row to help the team overtake 4 points, Brunson failed to respond with three points, fortunately hit a three-point shot, and then DiVincenzo also scored three points, and scored 6 points in just 14 seconds to complete the overtake. Embiid missed a three-pointer to give the 76ers a 101-104 loss to the Knicks.
The plot at the last moment is also very magical, the Knicks are 5 points behind, but they didn't expect to score 6 points in 14 seconds to complete the overtake, Maxey made a fatal mistake, Brunson and DiVincenzo hit three points one after another, the Knicks came back to life, and the audience also stood up and cheered. Brunson didn't feel good this time, 8-of-29, with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but fortunately, his teammates around him were very good, Hart had 21 points and 15 rebounds, DiVincenzo scored 19 points, and every player was able to contribute.
The 76ers are very regretful, Maxey and Embiid both hit 30+10 data, but unfortunately they still can't lead the team to win the game. Maxey scored 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the third player in the history of the 76ers to score 35+5+10 in the playoffs, including 15 points in the final quarter, while Embiid scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, but unfortunately only contributed 5 points in the final quarter and failed to bear more.