On April 23, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs G2, the Knicks continued to play against the 76ers at home.
Embiid had a very strong offensive in the first quarter, the 76ers played a perfect start of 11-2, the Knicks were followed by Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo scored piecemeal, Embiid cut 12 points and 8 rebounds in a single quarter, the 76ers continued to maintain a more than 6-point advantage, the Knicks missed consecutive shooting opportunities at the end of the first quarter, and the 76ers led the Knicks 25-18 at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Embiid rested, Maxey single-core led the team to play a sharp offense, Maxey made a three-point shot after the Knicks led by 10 points at 32-22, the Knicks were barely maintained by Hart and Anunoby scored, DiVincenzo made all three free throws after the Knicks chased it to 34-41, but the 76ers had a very strong offensive momentum, and the 76ers stopped the Knicks 44-34 after Harris hit a three-pointer.
Brunson then came on the court, and the offensive tempo of both teams improved, Brunson and Hart played an impact, Hart made a foul and made two free throws and then made a counterattack three-pointer, the Knicks chased it to 48-51, and Hart missed the basket before the end of the first half, and the 76ers led the Knicks 53-49.
Halftime stats, Knicks Hart 19 points and 9 rebounds, Brunson 13 points, DiVincenzo 9 points, 76ers Maxey 20 points and 5 assists, Embiid 16 points and 10 rebounds, Harris 10 points.
In the third quarter, Embiid continued to score consecutive points at the beginning, and the Knicks were played with by Brunson and DiVincenzo, after Hartenstein scored a basket, the Knicks chased it to 60-62, and after DiVincenzo hit two free throws, the Knicks chased it to 64-65, Embiid immediately scored in response, and Brunson scored a layup on the inside in the first round after Embiid's break, and the Knicks took the lead for the first time in the game 68-67, and the 76ers called a timeout.
After that, the two teams fought back and forth very fiercely, and Hartenstein slaughtered in Embiid's absence, scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks on 5-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, and Embiid reappeared when the Knicks led 77-72. Embiid made two free throws from the foul line, and then Brunson also stepped up to the free throw line and hit both free throws, and the third quarter ended with the Knicks leading 79-74.
Embiid and Maxey were on the floor at the same time in the fourth quarter, and the two scored two points each to tie 78-79, and the Knicks called a timeout. Bogdanovic came back from a timeout and hit two three-pointers in a row to give the Knicks an 85-78 lead to halt the 76ers. After McBride hit 2+1, the Knicks led 90-82,
After Lowry hit a three-pointer, Maxey made two free throws to relieve the pressure for the 76ers, Brunson hit a three-pointer after 90-87, Maxey also responded immediately, after Hartenstein scored, the Knicks led 94-89, the 76ers scored five points in a row to tie the score, Harry hit a shot, Lowry hit two free throws, Maxey hit a key shot to overtake the score, Brunson still missed, Hart missed a big empty three-point shot, Maxey hit a three-point shot, Brunson still missed after a timeout, but the Knicks grabbed the offensive rebound, Brunson missed another three-point shot, Lowry hit one of two free throws, Brunson scored three points, and then Hart steals Maxey, DiVincenzo hits another three-pointer, overtook the score, Maxey made a layup and was capped, Anunoby hit two free throws, Embiid missed three points, and the Knicks won magically. In the end, the Knicks defeated the 76ers 104-101, Maxey's key mistake was countered by DiVincenzo, Brunson was 8 of 29, and the Knicks turned the game 8-0 at the end of the game.
Technical Statistics:
Knicks: Brunson 24 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists; Hart 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; DiVincenzo 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Hartenstein 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists; Anunoby 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist; McBride 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal; Bogdanovic 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; Robinson 1 point, 4 rebounds and 1 assist;
76ers: Maxey 35 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists; Embiid 34 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists; Harris 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal; Lowry 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Batum 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist; Oubre 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists; Hield 2 points and 1 rebound; Hield 2 points and 1 rebound;