On April 26, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA playoffs, the 76ers ushered in the G3 battle with the Knicks at home, the 76ers are currently 0-2 behind, they can't lose this game, otherwise the series will be hopeless, 76ers starters: Lowry + Maxey + Oubre + Harris + Embiid, Randle is absent from the Knicks, starters: Brunson + DiVincenzo + Hart + OG + Harten.
In the first quarter of the game, Embiid and Harris were 4-0, OG three points, Embiid made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the 76ers led by 3 points, Harten, Brunson overtook by 4 points, Oubre and Harris overtook 3 points, Harten, OG, Hart overtook 3 points, Embiid, Oubre, and Maxey scored, Brunson and Miro responded, and the difference was still 3 points, Maxey scored in a row, McBride and Brunson responded, the difference was 3 points, Oubre made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Knicks led 29-27 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Bojan scored three points, the Knicks led by 5 points, Batum scored three points, Hatten tossed, the difference was 4 points, Payne hit 2 three-pointers, Harris hooked his hand, the 76ers overtook by 4 points, OG and Brunson scored, Embiid and Payne responded, the 76ers led by 3 points, Bojan, McBride, and OG overtook by 2 points, Embiid scored in a row, OG, Brunson, and Hart responded, the Knicks led by 3 points, Maxey scored 4 points in a row, DiVincenzo cut and dunked + tossed in response, and the Knicks led 58-55 at halftime.
Brunson had 17 points and five assists on 7-of-15 shooting in the half, OG had 11 points and two boards, and for the 76ers, Embiid had 17 points and five boards on 5-of-9 shooting and Maxey had 11 points and two boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Hart made a layup, the Knicks led by 5 points, Embiid and Maxey chased the difference to 1 point, Brunson and Hatten scored, Maxey scored in a row, Embiid, Harris and Lowry also scored together, the 76ers overtook 7 points, Hart, Brunson, and Hatten scored, Embiid hit 3 three-pointers in a row, and the difference was 10 points, Hart and Brunson scored in a row, Lowry, Embiid, and Oubre responded, and the difference was still 10 points, Brunson scored 5 points in a row, Payne, Oubre, Embiid responded by 13 points and gave the 76ers a 98-85 lead at the end of the third quarter. Embiid scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting (4-of-4 from three-point range) in the quarter. Knicks big man Joan Miro withdrew from the game with a sprained left ankle in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Achiuwa dunked, Maxey scored 4 points in a row, the 76ers led by 15 points, Brunson and McBride chased the difference to 10 points, Embiid scored in a row, Achiuwa, Hart, and OG chased the points, the difference was 8 points, Embiid made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Brunson made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the difference was still 8 points, and there were 4 minutes left in the game, Lowry scored 4 points in a row, with a difference of 12 points, Brunson, Hart chased the deficit to seven points, Embiid made 3 of 4 free throws to make a 10-point difference, and with 56 seconds left in the game, Brunson made 1 of 2 free throws and Embiid made 2 of 2 free throws to end the game, and the 76ers beat the Knicks 125-114 to win the game after falling behind in the first half.
Embiid was 13-of-19 (5-of-7 from three-point range) and 19-of-21 from the free-throw range to set a career playoff scoring record for 50 points, 50 points on 19-of-19 shooting, Embiid created a miracle. Maxey finished with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists on 9-of-21 shooting, Oubre had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Payne had 11 points, 1 board and 3 assists.
Brunson was 13-of-27 (3-of-7 from three-point range) and 10-of-12 free throws to finish with 39 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists, Hart had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, OG had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Hatten had 14 points and 4 boards.
After this game, the 76ers chased the series to 1-2, although they were still behind, but the overall talent of the 76ers was higher than that of the Knicks, and Miro's injury, coupled with Randle's inability to play, the trend of this series changed dramatically.