Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the first round today.
The Philadelphia 76ers (1-2) look to even the first-round series with the New York Knicks (2-1) at home after dropping the first two games on the road. Philadelphia came out in Game 3 with a very motivated Joel Embiid who, after getting settled in, went for 50 points on just 19 shot attempts in the win. For the game Embiid finished with 50 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 13-19 shooting (5-7 from three) and 19-21 from the free-throw line despite various injuries and a case of Bell’s Palsy that he has reportedly been playing through for over a week. Another performance like that from the reigning MVP would put Philadelphia in a position to tie the series and make this a best-of-three series.
How to Watch Knicks at 76ers today:
Game Date: April 28, 2024
Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Live stream Knicks at 76ers on Fubo: Start with your free trial today!
Philadelphia leaned on the greatness of Embiid to win Game 3, but also has the Most Improved Player in the NBA this season Tyrese Maxey averaging 31.0 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game on 51-39-100 shooting splits to put pressure on the New York defense.
For New York, Game 3 was another monster performance from Jalen Brunson who finished with 39 points and 13 assists going 10-12 from the free-throw line. For the series he is averaging 28.3 points, 8.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game as the fulcrum of the offense for New York this series.
New York is at its best when the offense has parity in scoring with Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and the bench all coming to play, hitting threes and attacking the defense. They had that in the first two games and leaned more heavily on Brunson in the Game 3 loss.
Regional restrictions may apply.
