Knicks verse Sixers game thread

[ewing]

Sorry the thread doesn’t have its normal glitz and glamor but feel free to post here


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[still a fan]

thanks Ewing, here some info for the thread:










Knicks host Sixers, look to rebound from disappointing defeat

The Knicks will look to bounce back quickly from the disappointing defeat on Sunday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers in a battle of longtime division rivals.

The Knicks will complete back-to-back home games after overcoming a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit before falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 in overtime. The 76ers were off Saturday after defeating the host San Antonio Spurs 137-125 on Friday night.

The loss was the seventh in the past 10 games for the Knicks, who were seconds away from a stunning comeback win. New York took its first lead of the game during a 13-2 run in which Jalen Brunson had a pair of assists and four points, including the floater that extended the hosts’ lead to 115-112 with 18.9 seconds left.

The Knicks had a foul to give but didn’t use it on the Clippers’ final possession. Paul George missed a 27-footer with eight seconds left, but Ivica Zubac grabbed the rebound and began one last push for Los Angeles, which tied the game when George fed Nicolas Batum in the right corner for a game-tying, buzzer-beating 3-pointer.


The Clippers never trailed in overtime, when they scored 15 of their 19 points from the free-throw line. The Knicks opened the extra session by going 0-for-2 from the field with four turnovers in the first four minutes before getting as close as four points in the waning seconds.

“We should have been aware,” coach Tom Thibodeau said of the Knicks’ foul situation. “It’s a shame to lose the game because of the fight. The comeback was great; we were in position to win. You’re one rebound away from the win. We’ve got to come up with that.”

The 76ers didn’t play their best Friday but still cruised to their 14th win in 17 games dating to New Year’s Eve. Philadelphia trailed the Spurs — who have lost eight straight and have the third-worst record in the NBA — by as many as seven in the first quarter and faced several small deficits in the second before finishing the half on a 22-14 run to take a 73-61 lead.

While the 76ers led by as many as 23 in the fourth quarter and were never seriously threatened thereafter, James Harden lamented the inconsistency of Philadelphia’s performance.


“We got a win,” Harden said, “but we’ve got to try to be better overall.”

Joel Embiid (33 points, 10 rebounds) posted his fifth straight double-double for the 76ers, who enter Sunday in third place in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the first-place Boston Celtics.

Philadelphia is 6 1/2 games ahead of the sixth-place Miami Heat, who occupy the last guaranteed playoff spot, and 7 1/2 games ahead of the seventh-place Knicks.

–Field Level Media

[ShadyOne]

What channel is it on? Says espn, but they have flag football on…

[Bivory]

What channel is it on? Says espn, but they have flag football on…

Did anyone really think that ESPN wasn't going to F up a Knicks telecast with a damn flag football game...Its just so predictably ridiculous.

[still a fan]

there isn't even a box score yet, maybe we are waiting for this flag football to end lol

[still a fan]

almost a minute in wtf?

[Mayweather&NYK]

RJ not starting

[DeeJay]

RJ Barrett (illness) is doubtful to play in Sunday's game against the 76ers.

[east fb knicks]

RJ Barrett (illness) is doubtful to play in Sunday's game against the 76ers.

Thanks bro I was wondering what happened

Or maybe a trade is coming?????

[Mayweather&NYK]

Thanks bro I was wondering what happened

Or maybe a trade is coming?????

Lol I wish .... He can't be traded until June

[east fb knicks]

Lol I wish .... He can't be traded until June

He can be traded now it's just the poison pill thing

However the poison pill actually would help if we go after kd ??????

[east fb knicks]

Iq sux off ball

[Mayweather&NYK]

He can be traded now it's just the poison pill thing

However the poison pill actually would help if we go after kd ??????

Technically that's true, but not likely

[Mayweather&NYK]

RJ Barrett is on a rookie contract and signed an extension that is to begin the following season. Therefore, he has what is known as a "poison pill" contract. He can no longer be traded for a player making equal money. Instead, his current salary is averaged along with the salaries he is to receive in his extension, and that average becomes his incoming salary for trade purposes. His outgoing value for the Knicks will be $10.9M while his incoming value for the receiving team will be $23.5M.

[east fb knicks]

Technically that's true, but not likely

You never know and with the way randle and JB are playing I'd go all in for kd