Los Knicks were imposed on the Sixers (104-101) and they put the 2-0 in the tie in a match with a crazy ending in which they miraculously recovered five points in the last 30 seconds with an incredible partial 8-0. With 45 seconds left a triple Maxey seemed to seal the victory of the Sixers (96-101)but Brunsondisastrous all night, scored a triple from the corner with 27 seconds left after touching the ball to the rim (99-101).
Then Hart stole a ball from Maxeythe best of the Sixers, but DiVincenzo He missed a three-pointer. The rebound caught him Hartenstenwho attended DiVincenzo that, this time, he scored the triple to put the New York team ahead with 13 seconds left (102-101). On the next play Hartenstein blocked the shot Maxey y Anounoby scored two final free throws (104-101) before Embiid He desperately missed the triple to tie it.
The fans who packed the Madison They rubbed their eyes with what they had just seen. Not in vain, it was the fourth time in 27 yearssince the play-by-play began to be officially recorded in the 96-97 campaign, that a team came back at least five points in the last 30 seconds of a Playoff game. The other impossible comebacks were carried out by Los Heat against the Spurs (2013), the Warriors against New Orleans in overtime (2015) and the Lakers against the Suns with a basket by Kobe Bryant (2006).
Exhibition of Josh Hart who played the entire game
The best of the Knicks was Josh Hart, author of 21 points (4/7 t3), 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 48 minutesbecause he didn’t rest for a second. DiVincenzo (19+4+3), Hartenstein (14+8+4), Anounoby (10+4) and a Brunson very erratic (24 points with 8/29 field goals and 1/6 triples) completed the contribution of the New York quintet, all in double figures, scoring 88 of his team’s 104 points. In fact Tom Thibodeau He only used eight players.
Josh Hart tries to avoid Joel Embiid’s block.
“It was crazy, it was hectic, but at that point we had nothing to lose”said Hart. “We have to be as physical as we can and it paid off.” Your partner DiVincenzo He admitted that he still couldn’t believe the comeback: “I admit it wasn’t a good feeling to lose that lead. It was huge, there was a lot of noise in there.”. A few minutes later, the fans chanted his name after certifying the 2-0 in the series, something that they had not achieved since 2013 They also went ahead 2-0 in the first round against the Celtics.
It was crazy, it was hectic, but at that point we had nothing to lose
Josh Hart (Knicks Player)
In the Sixerswho also used only eight players, the stratospheric production of their two stars was not enough. Tyrese Maxey, candodate to Most Improved Player of the season, ended with 35 points (7/11 t2, 5/11 t3 y 6/6 tl), 9 rebounds and 10 assists. First player in Sixers history to make a at least 35 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 triples.
Y Joel Embiid signed 24+10+6 with 12/29 field goals, the Cameroonian center’s ninth consecutive playoff game in which he did not reach 50% in field goals. The series has had a very difficult time, but even so it does not give up: “We’re going to win this series,” he said. “We know what we have to fix and today we did a better job, so let’s fix it. But we are the best team and we are going to continue fighting.”
We’re going to win this series… we did a better job today, so we’re going to fix it. But we are the best team and we will continue fighting
Joel Embiid (Sixers player)
Embiid He ended up frustrated with the refereeing, like his entire team, which according to what emerged after the match considers filing a formal complaint to the NBA for the arbitrations suffered in the first two games. On Thursday, in Philadelphia, They will have the opportunity to close the gap, but apart from refereeing controversies, they will need more contribution from the rest of their team. Tonight Maxey scored 35 points, Embiid, 34, and the rest of the team only contributed 32. Poor baggage.
2024-04-23 04:34:00
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