Brunson once again became the hero of the Knicks, scoring 47 points and becoming the only player in Knicks playoff history to score 47+10. Under Brunson's leadership, the Knicks resisted the encirclement of all the players in Philadelphia, and finally fought their way out of the encirclement and got the match point. On April 29, 2024, Beijing time, the New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92. Brunson had 47 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, and Embiid had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
After returning to the home court, Philadelphia once found the pass, and Embiid also led the team to defend the home honor. But in the face of the Knicks, who have risen strongly this season, Philadelphia still can't really dominate the game, and even under the premise of having Embiid, they still can't control the Knicks' protection of rebounds, making the team fall into a passive situation. If Philadelphia can get another home win, then they will be psychologically able to regain the advantage. After the game began, Embiid took the lead, continuously using his individual ability to score, and he scored 10 points in the first quarter alone. On the Knicks' side, due to the tight defense of Philadelphia, the team's offense was limited, and it could only be supported by Brunson alone. Brunson scored 12 points in the first quarter, while the rest of the players combined for five points.
Fortunately, the Knicks players did not collapse because of this, and Brunson led the team to fight back. In order to ensure offensive efficiency, the Knicks basically gave up on the outside attack, and only made four three-point shots in the entire second quarter, and the vast majority of the points came from the basket. Thanks to an elaborate pick-and-roll screen, the Knicks conceded just four shots under the basket in the quarter. Brunson scored 11 points in the second quarter while also dished out six assists. On the other hand, Philadelphia, due to Embiid's rest, made the team's interior offense disjointed, hitting only 1 goal. At the end of the first half, Philadelphia was also overtaken by the Knicks by 2 points.
In the rematch, the Knicks still maintained strong offensive firepower, while ensuring the efficiency of the interior offense, they also found their shooting feeling on the outside, hitting 4 three-pointers in a single quarter. Philadelphia's offense was suppressed by the Knicks and could only be supported by Embiid alone, and Anunoby's misplaced defense also made Embiid unable to ensure his shooting stability. Fortunately, Embiid is good at making fouls, and although he only made two shots in the third quarter, he used free throws to score 12 points in a single quarter. Philadelphia had Embiid leading the way, and the Knicks had Brunson, who scored 15 points in a single quarter to help the Knicks maintain their lead.
Philadelphia naturally didn't want to be taken away by the Knicks at home, so they launched a frantic defense against the Knicks in the fourth quarter, resulting in the Knicks shooting just 1 of 8 three-pointers in the fourth quarter. However, Philadelphia's outside shooting was similarly poor, hitting just one of nine shots. The two teams coincidentally made articles under the basket, but the Knicks' offensive efficiency was obviously higher, and Brunson stabilized the army on the offensive end, and the Knicks gradually took control. Embiid was invisible in the fourth quarter, relying only on free throws to score one point. The slump in the core led to a complete dumbness of Philadelphia's offense, and finally the Knicks defeated Philadelphia on the road and got the match point of the series.