![]() ![]() Hopefully I can - we can have - more moments like that,” Walker said. He had another 3 and two more baskets before the Knicks took a 62-42 lead to the break. The Sixers led 26-23 after one before the Knicks sped into the lead behind some energetic plays from their second unit to open a 47-36 lead.Įmbiid then hit a pair of free throws before Walker, scoreless at that point, made a 3-pointer with 4:06 remaining, to get himself started and start the Knicks on a 15-4 run to end the half. They’re playmakers and the more playmakers you can add to a team, the better. “That’s one thing about Kemba and Fournier. ![]() They have more playmakers,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers said. “Clearly they’re a better offensive team because they have more shot makers. It happens,” said Embiid, who was 0 for 5 in the first half.Ī couple “Where's Ben Simmons? Where's Ben Simmons?” chants broke out at Madison Square Garden and the Sixers certainly missed their All-Star guard's defense on the perimeter against a Knicks team that upgraded offensively with the additions of Walker and Fournier. He had been 12-0 in games he played against New York. Embiid finished with 14 points and six rebounds, shooting just 2 for 7. Tobias Harris scored 23 points for the 76ers. ![]() “We have to go to Chicago (on Thursday) and play an undefeated team that’s loaded that’s playing real well.” “This was a good test for us and it doesn’t stop, and we can’t feel good about tonight,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. Joel Embiid didn't have a field goal in the first half of his first career loss to the Knicks, who seized control by outscoring Philadelphia 39-16 in the second quarter and improved to 3-1. Julius Randle had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Walker scored 19 points in his best game with his hometown team and the Knicks snapped a 15-game losing streak against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 112-99 victory Tuesday night.įournier added 18 points in the Knicks' first victory over Philadelphia since April 12, 2017, the last game of the 2016-17 season. NEW YORK - With Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier, the New York Knicks can do things they couldn't last season. Walker scores 19, Knicks romp to end 15-game skid vs 76ers ![]()
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