Joel Embiid praised the Philadelphia 76ers’ defensive performance and emphasized the team’s potential after they opened the season with a 106-100 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Embiid finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks as Philadelphia overcame a four-point halftime deficit at Madison Square Garden. The center said […]
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Jaylen Brown said the Philadelphia 76ers still have plenty of work ahead despite opening the season with a 106-100 road victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Brown recorded 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first game since being acquired from the Boston Celtics. Philadelphia rallied from a halftime deficit and […]
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LeBron James praised the Philadelphia 76ers’ defensive adjustments and late-game execution after they rallied to defeat the New York Knicks 106-100 in Tuesday’s season opener at Madison Square Garden. James finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in his first regular-season game for Philadelphia. The 41-year-old, beginning his record 24th NBA season, highlighted […]
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Josh Hart said the New York Knicks were ready to move on from their championship celebrations and focus on the new season after opening their title defense with a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. The Knicks raised their championship banner and received their rings at Madison Square Garden before the game, […]
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Jalen Brunson said the New York Knicks must move on from its championship celebrations and improve after opening the 2026-27 NBA season with a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Brunson scored 21 points but shot 6-for-19 from the field as Philadelphia spoiled the Knicks’ banner-raising night at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks […]
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New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown did not hide his frustration after his team opened its title defense with a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, criticizing the Knicks’ transition defense, offensive spacing and failure to execute consistently. “What an ugly game,” Brown said after the defeat at Madison Square Garden, where […]
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Jalen Brunson treats the Knicks' loss to the 76ers on the banner night as a humbling experience.
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse praised Joel Embiid’s decision-making, the team’s second-half defense and its ability to respond under pressure after a 106-100 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Nurse highlighted Embiid’s willingness to make the right play rather than force his own shot in Philadelphia’s season opener, which also marked LeBron […]
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When the story of the Philadelphia 76ers’ Opening Night showdown against the New York Knicks is placed in the annals of basketball history, it will unquestionably go down as a marquee night for Philly’s finest. LeBron James got to ruin the team he almost joined in free agency’s ring night. Nick Nurse – and everyone […]
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The atmosphere inside Madison Square Garden reached an emotional pitch on Tuesday night during the New York Knicks’ ring ceremony and banner-raising celebration. For New Yorkers who waited 53 years, it was pivotal. For All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, seeing the 2025–26 championship banner ascend to the rafters alongside his father, Karl Towns Sr., marked […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers opened the 2026-27 NBA season with a 106-100 victory over the defending champion New York Knicks on Tuesday, spoiling the hosts’ championship celebration in LeBron James’ debut for his new team. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 28 points, while Jaylen Brown contributed 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first […]
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NEW YORK — All-Star LeBron James discussed beating the New York Knicks in his Philadelphia 76ers debut that led to a 106-100 victory at Madison Square Garden. Despite James accusing the Knicks of a championship whistle on the night New York raised its first championship banner in 53 years, it was the 76ers who had […]
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LeBron James and Jaylen Brown drew most of the attention in their Philadelphia 76ers debuts, but it was Tyrese Maxey who led the way on Opening Night and put his name alongside two franchise legends in the process. Maxey poured in a game-high 28 points as the 76ers beat the New York Knicks 106-100 at […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers will need to incorporate all their stars into the offense, as Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe try to develop chemistry with newcomers LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. This group will also have to crash the glass with more effectiveness and address its big-man depth, as it surrendered 53 rebounds on […]
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New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson had a positive outlook following a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers to open the 2026-27 season on Tuesday.
They certainly did, just as Muruju rightfully mentioned in the Postgame. It’s usually the only thing coaches can really be proud of in a season opener because not much else of your summer plans worked out. Rotations are still clunky, outside shots are still on vacation, chemistry doesn’t feel like chemistry. All of these were […]
The Sixers have plenty to figure out about sharing the ball. Their first win offered something just as useful — evidence that they can win without having the offense completely figured out. Philadelphia spoiled the Knicks’ championship celebration Tuesday, leaving Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 victory in the debuts of LeBron James and Jaylen […]
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On Tuesday night, the New York Knicks celebrated their 2026 NBA championship for the final time. Players received their championship rings, and they saw banner number three head towards the rafters. Jalen Brunson, the 2026 NBA Finals MVP, received some deafening cheers from the crowd at Madison Square Garden, akin to a generous king getting […]
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NEW YORK — After a 106-100 win over the New York Knicks on Opening Night, Philadelphia 76ers veteran center Joel Embiid told Tyrese Maxey something felt different about facing the Knicks. All-Star LeBron James made his 76ers debut as well as Jaylen Brown. In the revamped 76ers’ first game of 2026-27, Embiid felt the difference against […]
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Opening Night was supposed to be a celebration of everything the New York Knicks had accomplished. Instead, the Madison Square Garden festivities ended with a frustrating 106-100 loss to LeBron James’ Philadelphia 76ers. It turned a banner-raising occasion into an early-season reality check. The Knicks’ offseason had been built around preserving the championship-winning core and […]
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The New York Knicks reaped the rewards of last season’s hard work prior to their season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only did they receive their championship rings, they also saw championship banner number three get lifted towards the rafters at Madison Square Garden. The fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden showered the […]
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Philadelphia 76ers superstar LeBron James shared a special postgame handshake with VJ Edgecombe after helping his new team defeat the defending NBA champion New York Knicks 106-100 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. James, beginning his 24th NBA season and first with the 76ers, celebrated alongside the second-year guard after the Sixers spoiled New […]
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Aside from potentially playing a role in a tiebreaker scenario at the end of the season, Tuesday night’s game was just one of 82 on the schedule. But it felt much bigger than that, what with the New York Knicks raising the banner, and the Philadelphia 76ers both looking to show that last spring’s playoff […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid put together a strong offensive showing against the Knicks.
The Philadelphia 76ers spoiled the New York Knicks’ ring night on Tuesday, and Nick Nurse pointed to one defensive switch involving LeBron James as a big reason why. After the 76ers’ 106-100 win at Madison Square Garden, Nurse was asked about his decision to put James on Karl-Anthony Towns in the second half. The 76ers […]
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