The New York Knicks achieved a hard-fought victory on their visit to Philadelphia after throwing away a +20-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Both teams had a truly heart-stopping finale conditioned by the Coach Challenge and for the failures of their respective stars.
Jalen Brunson missed his last two free throws, and Joel Embiid fumbled on the next play that ended the victory at the hands of the visitors.
The Knicks finally won by 112-109being their second consecutive victory for the first time since last December 29.
Brunson was the greatest exponent of the Knickerbockers con 31 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists through a 6/12 in triples.
Jalen Brunson scored from all three levels in New York’s impressive road victory 😤
31 PTS
5 REB
6 AST
6 3PM pic.twitter.com/ASApBZFRFn— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2026
The best of the Sixers was Joel Embiid with 28 of his 38 points only in the first part.
In addition, the Cameroonian center added a new double-double with 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
KAT, sunk by fouls
Karl Anthony-Towns was limited to 16 minutes of play due to continued foul trouble.
However, it was the best thing that could happen to the Knicks, since in his absence was when they came back against the Sixers.
With KAT on the bench and Mitchell Robinson acting as a five, the Knicks gave them a partial 19-3 in the third period.
It was also curious to see that those who accompanied Robinson on the court were Brunson, McBride, Josh Hart and Landry Shamet.
With this circumstantial quintet, and in the absence of Embiid catching his breath, Mike Brown’s men turned the game around after going into halftime down four points on the scoreboard (60-64).
Other highlights
- Knicks: They won the fight for the rebound 53-37with 19 of them in the offensive section.
- OG Anunoby: 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Landry Shamet: 12 points and 3/7 in triples.
- Sixers: They barely hit 9/29 in triples.
- Maxey: 22 points and 6 assists.
- Edgecombe and Oubre Jr. 14 points each.
(Cover photo: Imagn Images)
