On May 1, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Eastern G5 ushered in a key battle, and the New York Knicks returned to their home court to face the Philadelphia 76ers. In the first four games, the Knicks first took a 2-0 lead, and then the 76ers returned to the home court to pull one back, and in the last game, the Knicks stubbornly took a win on the road, leading 3-1 to get the first match point. In the last game, Knicks star Brunson scored 47 points, setting a new career playoff scoring high, and he is also the first player in team history to score 40+10 in the playoffs. This game is a life-and-death battle for the 76ers, and if they win, they will return to their home court again, and they are expected to equalize, and if they lose, the season will come to an abrupt end.
In the first quarter of the game, the 76ers showed a strong desire to win, with active defense on the outside and rapid contraction on the inside, and the effect was also very obvious. In the first quarter, the Knicks missed all 5 outside shots, only 1 shot under the basket, and the whole team only scored 17 points in a single quarter; He beat the Knicks for 26 points in the first quarter, and Maxey scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, the only player from both teams to score in double figures. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers opened a nine-point gap;
In the second quarter, the situation changed abruptly, the defensive intensity of the 76ers declined, and the Knicks began to work in full force. In this quarter, the Knicks hit four three-pointers from the outside, with a shooting rate of nearly 5 percent! The inside line blossomed with more points, the crosshairs were very high, and they only missed 2 shots, and scored 32 points in a single quarter! Brunson was powerful in this quarter, scoring 13 points on all 6 shots, leading the team's scoring tide! The 76ers also tasted a comprehensive dumb fire in this quarter, hitting iron 7 times from the outside, shooting only 3 shots under the basket, and scoring 17 points in a single quarter. At halftime, the Knicks led by 6 points at 49-43;
As soon as the two sides came up, Oubre broke the drought with 2 free throws and 2 hits, and Harris broke through the layup and continued to fire to stop the Knicks! After that, the two sides entered a tug-of-war, and the point difference remained at about 2 points and could not be pulled apart, and they were tied many times, and they took the lead alternately many times; the Knicks got a lot of opportunities from the outside, hitting 4 times, and the 76ers made 3 of 6 from the outside, with a shooting rate of 50 percent! Embiid was targeted and restricted, and it was difficult to score inside, and he only scored 5 points.
But he did a good job in defense and instigating offense, handing over 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Maxey scored nine points and had three assists in the quarter. The Knicks' defensive rotation was very high, and Hart was hot in the quarter, scoring 8 points on 3-of-5 shooting. At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 69-70, and the Knicks entered the fourth quarter with a one-point advantage;
In the final quarter, Maxey and Batum scored 5 points in a row, and the 76ers overtook by 4 points, and Thibodeau directly shouted to stop! This timeout worked very well, Embiid suffered a bag and made consecutive passing errors; the Knicks continued to hit the inside line to score, and played a home momentum to surpass by 3 points, and the situation fell to the Knicks, and the 76ers had no choice but to call a stop!
After the timeout, Embiid was taken down, and the 76ers sent a five-man lineup. Thibodeau's strain is also fast, 5 small against 5 small. Anunoby hit a shot, Harris responded with a mid-range shot from a defender!Brunson broke through to make it 2+1, and seeing that the effect was not good, Embiid reappeared. After that, the two teams continued to fight, and the difference remained around 4 points. After that, the Knicks made a 6-point difference, and Maxey's super performance cut 7 people in a row to equalize, and the two sides entered overtime!
Brunson scored five straight games in overtime, and the Knicks opened the gap. After the pause, Maxey went up and down to recover 3 points! After that, the 76ers continued to work hard to complete the overtake, and the score was fixed at 112-106, and the 76ers thrilled to win another city, and the big score chased to 2-3!
Statistics:
In this game, the Knicks scored 4 double-doubles, Brunson 40 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Hart 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, Anunoby 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal, DiVincenzo 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Hatten 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, McBride 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block;
On the 76ers' side, Maxey had 46 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Harris had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, Embiid had 19 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 blocks, Oubre had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, Lowry had 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, and Batum had 8 points and 8 boards.