The Knicks played a game of basketball in Philadelphia but you’d have guessed it took place right in the middle of Manhattan judging by the crowd’s chants... and the final result.
New York invaded Cheesesteak Land, conquered Wells Fargo Center by beating the hapless Sixers 97-94, dealt with Joel Embiid’s mixed-martial-art-moves package, and will have three sweet chances of punching Phillys’ tickets for a trip to Cancun with the first one coming on Tuesday.
Here is what the protagonists of a legendary Sunday Nighter had to say after the Knicks dub.
Tom Thibodeau
On throwing the OG-Precious combo to Joel Embiid on defense and short-circuiting him entirely.