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09:04There were plenty of those, plenty of fireworks.
09:08And they're going to let Embiid hear it every single time he's involved.
09:12He wins the tip. 76ers have it coming off that Game 7 win in Boston on Saturday.
09:18109-100. We're up by 18 points in the third.
09:21Boston came all the way back to within one.
09:23But Maxey closed the door late in the fourth quarter.
09:26Let's see what he has after a phenomenal series against New York in 2024.
09:30Embiid kick out. Maxey thought about it.
09:32Five to shoot. Top half for Embiid.
09:34He goes back to midcourt. Has to fling it up.
09:37And it's well short. Maxey brought it in.
09:40Shot clock violation. And it is going the other way.
09:43At least either a shot clock violation or a basket interference.
09:47Looked like Courtney Kirkland signaled basket interference.
09:50Either way, it's a turnover.
09:52The thing about the drop coverage with Carl Anthony Towns
09:55is that the wings of New York, with Bridges and Ananobi,
09:58you can late switch that and take away those pick and pop.
10:01Hold on a second here. They reset the shot clock to 14.
10:04Did the ball hit the rim?
10:05I think that's what they're saying, that it grazed the rim.
10:11And did it, is the question.
10:13On the max, he put back.
10:15Good point.
10:16As he, oh yeah, right there.
10:19He does on the putback.
10:19So they get a reset on 14.
10:21No turnover and a second chance here.
10:23Fourth Philadelphia to start the game.
10:24George has been great.
10:26There's the physicality.
10:27Ananobi's going to pick up the first foul.
10:30Well, that's a pin down.
10:32And Ananobi didn't go around.
10:33He went through.
10:34And that's an underrated part of Joel Embiid's game.
10:37Setting those screens, that big body.
10:39And gets the strength of Ananobi knocking Joel over.
10:45So we'll do it all over again.
10:47Third try for this Philly offense with 10 to shoot.
10:50Get it to George.
10:51Step away on Ananobi.
10:54Very similar type of play types.
10:56George nearly banked it in from the baseline.
10:58And then it squirts out of bounds.
11:00And the Knicks will finally have it.
11:02They're going to go quick indeed.
11:05Now Brunson will slow it down.
11:06Average 26.3 points, 6.2 assists.
11:09In the six-game win over Atlanta,
11:12the only team in the Eastern Conference
11:13to win in fewer than seven games.
11:16Hart spins.
11:17Hart drives.
11:18Hart had a block by Oubre.
11:21That's exactly what Mike Brown mentioned.
11:23The recovery from Kelly Oubre is second to none.
11:27Said he can make a mistake defensively
11:28and still make a huge play.
11:31Matthew drive.
11:31Lost it.
11:32Nearly got it back.
11:33And Hart does corral.
11:36Get it up ahead.
11:37Bridge is up.
11:38Pass mode!
11:40Mikel rising up!
11:42We talked about the start.
11:44New York will be opportunistic
11:46to use their defense,
11:47get out and run,
11:48and get some early offense,
11:50and test the fitness of the 76ers.
11:53Coming off that seven-game series,
11:55nonetheless,
11:56and Edgecombe,
11:57who was simply phenomenal in Game 7,
11:59starts his Game 1 with a jumper.
12:03A rookie so talented,
12:05so tough,
12:05so fearless,
12:06average over 15 points per game
12:08in the series with Boston.
12:10Towns coming off his second triple-double
12:12of the playoffs.
12:13Finds Hart in the corner.
12:15Six to shoot now for Hart.
12:17Tried to bounce it for Bridges,
12:19and the kickball's gonna reset it to 14.
12:23And just incredible recovery.
12:25Josh Hart has him beat.
12:27Kelly Oubre does not give up on the play.
12:29Beautiful block there.
12:31And then Maxey,
12:32on his way to the rim,
12:33loses the ball there.
12:35And on the other end,
12:36it leads to an easy basket.
12:38You said, Robbie,
12:39that the Knicks opportunistically will run
12:41an easy opportunity.
12:43But I think Philly,
12:44they gotta get out and transition.
12:45They don't wanna make it a grinded-out game
12:47against these Knicks.
12:48Brunson is pure.
12:50He's not opposed to turning down that ball.
12:53You've gotta make him use it.
12:54But Brunson's so effective on the year.
12:5750% in the mid-range.
12:58That's good for second in the NBA.
13:00He was a different level
13:02in that 2024 series.
13:05Scored 40 or more
13:05in the final three games of the series
13:07against Philadelphia.
13:08And Towns is gonna pick up his first foul.
13:11Something to monitor here
13:12in this first quarter.
13:13Well, you said it best.
13:14Jalen Brunson,
13:15one of the best,
13:16creates that separation there.
13:18It's come doing a good job
13:19sliding those feet.
13:21But his ability to stop on a dime,
13:23create that separation,
13:24knock down that mid-range.
13:26And Philly, on the other hand,
13:27they have struggled
13:27with their half-court execution.
13:29Give credit to New York's defense.
13:32Towns got a hand on it
13:33and now nine to shoot for the Sixers.
13:38So many battles over the years,
13:39whether they were in Minnesota
13:42or now in New York,
13:43between Joel Embiid
13:44and Carl Anthony Towns.
13:45Of course,
13:46the incident between the two
13:47in the 2019-2020 season
13:49with a legitimate scuffle on the court.
13:52And we'll see if Embiid
13:53continues to go right at him.
13:54Towns got the strip.
13:56No numbers.
13:57And Embiid picks up
13:58a tick-to-tack foul.
14:02Well, Carl Anthony Towns
14:04raised his level
14:05in that Atlanta series defensively.
14:07And it's going to be big
14:08for him to defend
14:09without fouling here,
14:11going up against Embiid.
14:12The whole ball on the strip.
14:14And again, New York
14:15getting a turnover,
14:16getting out and running,
14:17and getting a foul
14:17on Joel Embiid.
14:18Well, what's interesting
14:19is that Joel right now,
14:21at this point in his career,
14:22he can't burst
14:23and get by Carl Anthony Towns.
14:25Towns has the size
14:26and the strength
14:27to play him straight up
14:29and did a great job,
14:30as you said,
14:30on that play.
14:31Embiid after the play,
14:32grabbing his ankle,
14:33and Towns
14:33passes in on a three.
14:35That starts, though,
14:36with the cut there.
14:37You cut off Towns,
14:39you're playing off him
14:39as a facilitator.
14:41That big loosens.
14:42You step back
14:43and let it fly.
14:44George off the screen.
14:46His response.
14:47Not there.
14:49Brunson looking to push.
14:52Towns on the attack.
14:54Nearly lost it.
14:57Half the shot clock gone.
14:59Towns looking for Brunson.
15:00Couldn't find him.
15:01And then just tried
15:02to almost gain
15:03the contact himself,
15:05instead loses the basketball.
15:06Well, he's trying
15:07to pivot back, Grant,
15:08and pick off that defender.
15:12Lucky he didn't get called
15:13for a foul.
15:15Embiid has doubled.
15:16Skip it.
15:17Extra.
15:18George tees it up.
15:19George knocks it down.
15:21And Philadelphia needed that,
15:22but everything a struggle
15:23right now,
15:24offensively,
15:25but Philadelphia,
15:26New York,
15:26contesting and making life
15:28difficult for them
15:29on the defensive end.
15:30Paul George
15:31really shot it well
15:32in that Celtics series
15:33from three-point territory,
15:34and is hoping to continue
15:36what was an efficient
15:38first round
15:38here into round number two.
15:40Hart in the corner.
15:42In and out.
15:44Grant, you mentioned it.
15:45You were on a number
15:46of those games two years ago.
15:47They basically dared
15:48Josh Hart to beat them,
15:50and he did
15:50from three-point range.
15:52They quick to well
15:52and beat on him,
15:53and Josh Hart shot
15:54over 40%
15:55from the three-point line
15:56in that series.
15:57Edgecom rottles one in
15:59and gives Philly their lead.
16:00He averaged 24 a game
16:02in the two here
16:02at Madison Square Garden
16:04in the regular season.
16:05No surprise to see
16:06a clutch rookie
16:07that plays with no fear
16:08early on raising up
16:10and knocking down
16:11some jumpers.
16:11He loves the big stage.
16:13Has performed
16:14so incredibly well
16:16in the biggest moments
16:17of his maiden campaign
16:19in the NBA.
16:20Three to shoot now
16:21for New York.
16:22Bobbled around.
16:23Bridges got it.
16:24Got it off.
16:25Put short.
16:25That's another good player,
16:27though.
16:27Edgecom's guarding the guy
16:28in the corner,
16:29and he's taken off the cut.
16:30That takes away a layup.
16:31High-level IQ play.
16:34And Bede
16:35thought about it.
16:36He'll take it.
16:37Can't make it.
16:41Knicks have started
16:41this game.
16:42Three of six.
16:43Huffman coast-to-coast.
16:44Wild attempt.
16:44No.
16:45Oh, Towns goes down hard.
16:47He had nothing
16:49to brace that fall,
16:50and Towns is in
16:51some real pain.
16:54It looked like
16:55they're Kelly Oubre
16:57as Towns going in there
16:59for that offensive rebound.
17:00tried to be physical
17:01and block him out.
17:04It's like Towns
17:05just lost his balance there.
17:07I landed awkwardly.
17:08I don't know if I see
17:10as much of a foul
17:11as I initially thought.
17:15Certainly contact
17:16from Oubre,
17:16who will pick up
17:17his first,
17:18second team foul.
17:19One-point game
17:20with 7-14 to play
17:21in the first.
17:22The Nike 8-2
17:23has arrived,
17:23and the Asia Wilson
17:24show starts now.
17:278-7 here
17:28in the opening quarter.
17:297-14 to play
17:31at MSG.
17:32Carl-Anthony Towns
17:33took that major fall
17:35right before the timeout,
17:36but he looks to be okay.
17:37We've seen him hit the deck
17:38a couple of times.
17:39He had a couple of those
17:40in the first round as well,
17:41but Towns,
17:42so impressive
17:43in that Atlanta series.
17:44First Knick player
17:45with multiple triple-doubles
17:47in the same playoff series
17:48in this illustrious franchise history.
17:51And Mike Brown said
17:52that when he first got here
17:53as the head coach,
17:54you know,
17:54he didn't quite have a pulse
17:56on what was the vibe
17:58of this team,
17:59and Towns was the guy
17:59who suffered,
18:00but they tinkered late
18:01in the season,
18:02tinkered again midway
18:03through that playoff series.
18:04Towns was the biggest
18:05beneficiary.
18:05Well, just getting him
18:07in that mid-post,
18:08they used him a lot
18:08to flex as a passer.
18:10Here it is again.
18:10Brunson sets that fast green.
18:12Now he can play.
18:13And he can score.
18:14Count it and a foul.
18:17Nice little set
18:18out of the timeout here, Robbie.
18:21Brunson just setting
18:22that rip screen
18:22so hard to defend.
18:24Edgecombe has to help
18:25on the cut.
18:27Gets the angle there.
18:29Brunson,
18:29the and-one opportunity.
18:30So strong,
18:31great balance.
18:33Has the ability
18:34to absorb that contact,
18:35still concentrate
18:36and finish.
18:37Well, Grant,
18:37that's all about
18:38the personnel.
18:39You're worried about
18:40Brunson coming off
18:41a handoff.
18:42He's a great screener,
18:43and Ananobi is a tank
18:44coming off that flex
18:46cut to the rim.
18:48So starting five stays
18:49out there in the first
18:50five minutes
18:51on either side.
18:52Philly has gone
18:52to a tight rotation
18:54in the playoffs
18:54of essentially six players.
18:56And B looking up
18:57back down on Towns,
18:58and he just drew
18:59a second foul.
19:00But he's reaching,
19:01Grant, a lot here.
19:02And he's gotten away
19:03with it early,
19:04but then you reach
19:04on that shot,
19:05you don't.
19:07And you're right,
19:08but Embiid's so smart.
19:09I like this isolation.
19:11Let him go at him Towns,
19:13and Embiid kind of
19:14brings his arms
19:15through the left arm
19:16there of Towns.
19:17So a smart play
19:18offensively.
19:19Embiid,
19:19one of the best
19:20at drawing fouls,
19:22going right through
19:23that arm.
19:24Now Towns
19:25will have to sit
19:26with those two.
19:27And guys,
19:27we saw this
19:28in the Celtic series.
19:29Joe Mazzola was asked
19:29after game seven.
19:30What was the change?
19:31So,
19:32well,
19:32Joel Embiid
19:32played like Joel Embiid
19:34and forced some changes
19:35in their defensive rotations.
19:37Navi Esqueda
19:37was in foul trouble
19:38essentially the rest
19:39of the series.
19:40Then you had to deal
19:41with guys like
19:42Vucevic coming off the bench,
19:44Luka Garza.
19:44But you look at these numbers
19:45for Joel Embiid
19:46against Towns
19:47versus Mitchell Robinson.
19:48The points up,
19:50the time up
19:51against Robinson.
19:52We'll see how
19:52he'll fare with Towns
19:53now going to the bench
19:54with two.
19:55Well,
19:56the issue obviously
19:56was Joel has not been
19:58talented.
19:58Obviously one of the best
20:00big men in basketball
20:01when healthy.
20:02But now finally
20:04after that appendectomy
20:05playing great basketball,
20:07playing confident,
20:08having his team
20:09feeling like they can win.
20:12So a tall task ahead
20:13for Knicks defensive
20:15coordinator Brendan O'Connor,
20:17long time assistant
20:18in the NBA,
20:19assistant defensive
20:20coordinator Darren Ehrman.
20:22These two guys
20:23have this
20:24played this group's
20:25defensive attack
20:25on a daily basis
20:26as Brunson misses
20:27that three ball.
20:29He's going to have
20:29that look.
20:30If Embiid's in the drop
20:31and you set a good screen,
20:32he can just walk right in.
20:33Got a great look
20:34from three.
20:35Paul George,
20:36nylon.
20:38How about Paul George
20:39shooting 55%
20:41on three-pointers
20:42coming into this game?
20:44Continues with his
20:44hot shooting
20:45from downtown.
20:47Now one over the top
20:48of Robinson
20:49who catches the lob.
20:50It's an early
20:51Robinson appearance
20:53in New York.
20:54What a catch though,
20:55Brad.
20:55That pass,
20:56a little off target,
20:57didn't matter.
20:58Maxey.
20:59Kick,
21:00George,
21:01extra,
21:01Edgecoe.
21:02All dead.
21:04When he has made
21:05his threes,
21:06this team has won
21:07in the playoffs.
21:07When he hasn't,
21:08they have not.
21:09It's been a major
21:10barometer for their success.
21:14Brunson pulls
21:16and puts through the J.
21:17And that's going to be
21:18there all night.
21:19As you said,
21:20the drop coverage,
21:20the vertical lob threat
21:22that Robinson provides,
21:24you have to respect that.
21:26Brunson will be able
21:27to get that mid-range shot
21:28at any time
21:29during this game
21:29in that coverage.
21:31Embiid on Robinson.
21:32Wants the clear out.
21:34Embiid goes to work.
21:36Bouts it.
21:36Oubre the cut.
21:37And Oubre is a terrific cutter.
21:40Showed it in game seven
21:41in Boston.
21:41When Embiid's playing,
21:43if you're guarding Kelly Oubre,
21:44you better lock into both
21:45the ball and your man.
21:47First assist for Embiid,
21:49who's averaging seven
21:50in the playoffs.
21:51Brunson with a scoop
21:52to the hoop.
21:53And a great move,
21:54but a great screen there
21:56by Robinson,
21:57trying to prevent Embiid
21:59from coming over
22:00to make a play on that.
22:01Brunson leads all players
22:02in the first quarter
22:03scoring category
22:04in the playoffs.
22:05He's already got nine
22:06in the early going.
22:07Embiid nearly traveled,
22:08kept that pivot foot
22:09down just enough.
22:11Robinson playing him
22:12straight up again.
22:13Embiid drives the contact
22:15and doesn't get the roll.
22:16He'll get two free throws.
22:18So two fouls already on Towns.
22:19First one there on Robinson.
22:22Well, Jalen Brunson
22:24so, so good
22:25in the pick and roll.
22:26There's the screen.
22:27You pick off Kelly Oubre
22:28and you're worried about him
22:30in the midrange.
22:31Well, you've got
22:31an elite roller to the rim.
22:33Now you've got Mitchell Robinson
22:35just clearing the runway.
22:36You beat Oubre
22:37off the bounce.
22:39And here's Joel Embiid.
22:40There is a reason
22:41that he's third in the playoffs
22:43with 37 free throws
22:45who has attempted.
22:45He has lived there.
22:47He's a guy that has
22:49just perfected the art
22:50of getting to the foul line.
22:52The Sixers in the playoffs
22:54just 19.9 free throw
22:56attempts per game
22:56which in the first round
22:57was second to last
22:58among the 16 teams.
23:00But since Embiid returned
23:01that number went way up
23:03almost doubled
23:04in those free throw attempts
23:05as a team
23:06as we check in with Ashley.
23:07Yeah guys,
23:07I talked to Kelly Oubre
23:08this morning
23:09just about how much
23:10Joel changes the game
23:11and he says
23:12he changes the whole gravity
23:13of the game.
23:14The opposing team
23:15just having to figure out
23:16how to stop him
23:16which is an advantage
23:17in and of itself
23:18plus you have all the other
23:19weapons on the team
23:20so just covering him
23:21is such a challenge.
23:23One-on-one is nearly impossible
23:24as we're seeing right here.
23:25You have to put at least
23:26two to three defenders on him
23:27and when you do that
23:28you can just be aggressive
23:29get to the hoop
23:30and then get to the free throw line.
23:31Yeah and then the passing
23:32ability on top of it
23:33which is what we saw already
23:34with Oubre
23:34who Nick Nurse
23:35has called the perfect
23:37mate for Joel Embiid
23:38because of that feel
23:39that Robbie mentioned
23:40as a cutter.
23:42Brunson has shouldered
23:44the load already
23:45more than half the Knicks points.
23:47Bounce it outside
23:48Deuce McBride in the game.
23:49Cut off by Grimes
23:50the former Knick
23:51and a foul on the floor.
23:52That will not count
23:53for McBride.
23:54It'll be the first foul
23:55on Grimes
23:56and the fourth team foul
23:58already on Philly
23:59so four team fouls
24:00on either side
24:01with 4.39 to play
24:02in the first.
24:03And you see the adjustment
24:04Nick Nurse making
24:05putting Paul George
24:06as a defender now
24:07on Brunson.
24:08George has a greater
24:10size and length
24:11and maybe can contest
24:12a late contest
24:13on those
24:14mid-range jump shot
24:16attempts by Brunson.
24:17Jordan Clarkson
24:18in the game as well.
24:20Average 7.7 points
24:22in that opening round series.
24:23Oh that is smooth
24:24from Brunson.
24:26Maybe not.
24:28But Grant
24:29the one thing you would say
24:30is that you get turned down
24:31all that space
24:32is out there
24:33to the middle of the floor.
24:33You want to make him
24:35use the ball screen
24:36but then you're bringing
24:37in the lob
24:37driven Mitchell Robinson
24:38to play.
24:39Maxey quiet so far
24:41and Bede thought about it.
24:42Now he's looking
24:43to go right back
24:43at Robinson.
24:44Just got him
24:45to pick up his first
24:46and stephole set off
24:47and Joel the jumper.
24:48It's so hard
24:49to guard Joel Embiid
24:51when he is
24:53right and playing
24:54at a high level.
24:55So smart,
24:56so skilled.
24:58Brunson
24:59goal's eye
25:00feeling it early.
25:0614
25:06in the first
25:08eight minutes
25:09for Jalen Brunson.
25:11He had 40
25:12in the last three games
25:13of the 24 series
25:14against the Sixers.
25:16Embiid outside
25:16for Maxey.
25:17Repost for Embiid
25:18against Robinson.
25:19A try again.
25:20A miss.
25:21A good job
25:21by Mitchell Robinson.
25:23A stand down.
25:24Not going for the shot
25:25fakes.
25:25Making Embiid
25:26score that over the top.
25:28Brunson at the last
25:29nine for New York.
25:30Off the screen.
25:32Going over.
25:33McBride will try.
25:34In connect.
25:38Timeout Philly.
25:49This New York offense
25:50just staying hot
25:52right here.
25:53It's in the paint.
25:54It's from the
25:54three-point line.
25:56Brunson knocking
25:57one down.
25:57You guard him.
25:58Now he's making
25:59the next play
26:00and it's Deuce McBride
26:01painting it off
26:02from the three-point line.
26:03What a start
26:04for the Knicks.
26:05Time now to take a look
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26:08We were looking
26:08at Maxey
26:09and Brunson.
26:10Brunson's gotten off
26:11to the quick start.
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26:20Well, we told you
26:20that Brunson's
26:21the leading first quarter
26:22scorer in the NBA
26:23playoffs so far.
26:24Part of that was
26:25because of game one
26:26against Atlanta
26:27where he had 19
26:28in the opening quarter.
26:30He was lethal
26:31from three as well
26:33as he was perfect
26:34from the outside.
26:35Five-point New York
26:36advantage.
26:36Philly out of the timeout.
26:38Let's see what
26:38Nick Nurse hooks up.
26:39here.
26:39George off the screen.
26:41Thought he took the contact
26:42from Robinson
26:43but he didn't get the call.
26:46Clarkson in transition
26:48and now a whistle
26:49away from the basketball
26:50and they're going to go
26:51hack a Mitch
26:52early in this game.
26:53Edwards just grabbed
26:55Mitchell Robinson
26:56who in that first round series
26:57against Atlanta
26:59lived up to the billing.
27:00He shot just
27:02five of 13
27:03for the free throw line.
27:04You see Embiid
27:05is actually saying,
27:06look, look, look what he's doing.
27:07Look, guys, blow the whistle.
27:10Justin Edwards, the guy
27:11that's averaging
27:12one point a game.
27:14You put him in there
27:15and that's a smart play
27:16by Nick Nurse.
27:18Well, we know that Nick Nurse
27:19is not afraid to
27:20try things
27:21for the course of a series
27:23as Robinson can't make him pay
27:25on the first.
27:25NBA playoffs continue.
27:27Wolves and Spurs
27:28tonight on Peacock
27:29and NBCSN.
27:30And tip at 942 Eastern time.
27:33You see Weminyama
27:34and Randle,
27:35but the rumors,
27:36Anthony Edwards,
27:38good to go.
27:39That's incredible.
27:40For game one.
27:40Wow.
27:42The thing about this
27:43hack a Mitch philosophy,
27:44it just,
27:45it takes them
27:46out of their rhythm
27:47and flow.
27:47They've been so good
27:48and so efficient
27:50in the offense here
27:51this first quarter.
27:52You do this
27:53two or three times
27:54and he misses
27:54those free throws,
27:55they lose that
27:56offensive rhythm.
27:58Grimes got open.
27:59Can't hit the three.
28:00That split action
28:01both went with the cutter.
28:03Grimes was wide open
28:04and they're going to
28:04hit the glove.
28:05They're going to do it
28:05every time down the floor.
28:06They're going to force
28:07Mike Brown
28:08to either say
28:09we'll live with this
28:10or we're going to put
28:11Towns back on the floor
28:12with two fouls.
28:17And he got the desired
28:18result on that last trip.
28:19You see Towns
28:20the two quick fouls
28:22in just five minutes
28:23of play.
28:24And Mike Brown
28:25talking to Scott Foster
28:26here.
28:28As Robinson
28:30right back
28:31to the strike.
28:33On top of it
28:34you're just taking
28:34the ball out of
28:35Brunson's hands
28:36guaranteed.
28:39Crowds almost
28:40cheering him off.
28:45And look this
28:45it feels like
28:47you talk to so many
28:47players who struggle
28:48at the line
28:48this becomes so much
28:49more mental than
28:50physical at this point.
28:52Well and also
28:53it deflates
28:54the atmosphere
28:55I mean this place
28:55is rocking and rolling
28:56that the Knicks
28:57make ten of their
28:57first fifteen shots
28:58from the field
28:59you've got it going
29:00from three Brunson's
29:01on the heater
29:01and this just totally
29:03brings it to a
29:04screeching halt.
29:06Just about 41%
29:08from the free throw line
29:09in the regular season
29:10below that so far
29:11in the playoffs
29:11and now 0 for 3
29:13to start here
29:14in game 1.
29:170 for 4.
29:21We've seen
29:21McNurse go to
29:22Boxing 1
29:23we've seen him get
29:23his own
29:24and right away
29:25he goes to the
29:26Hacker mix.
29:27Maxie try to split
29:28and he is fouled.
29:29It'll be free throws
29:30for Tyrese Maxie.
29:32And it'll be McBride.
29:37Well maybe that
29:38gets him going
29:39because he
29:39he had not scored
29:40here in this
29:41first quarter.
29:46Maxie only one
29:47field goal attempt
29:48so far
29:49in nine and a half
29:50minutes
29:50after he had
29:51back to back
29:5230 point games
29:53to put away Boston.
29:54Well he's averaged
29:5630 a game
29:56against the Knicks
29:57and in four games
29:58this year
29:5951 from the field
30:00and 50 from 3.
30:03So Mike Brown
30:05says I've seen
30:05enough of the
30:06Hacker Mitch
30:07in the first round
30:07after game 1
30:08he said we're
30:08going to leave
30:09him in there
30:09and live with
30:10the result.
30:10So far not the
30:12case
30:12and Ariel Huckporti
30:14the second year
30:15man out of Germany
30:1658th overall pick
30:17in the 2024
30:18NBA draft
30:20played very scarce
30:21minutes over the
30:22course of the
30:22season
30:23is going to get
30:24early first quarter
30:25minutes in game
30:261.
30:28Embiid is still
30:29on the floor
30:29and you've got to
30:30imagine.
30:31Where do you think
30:31they're going?
30:32The magic is going
30:33right there.
30:36So Huckporti is going
30:37to set the screen
30:37away from the ball
30:38Brunson up to 14
30:40points on 6 of 7
30:41shooting.
30:42Ananobi
30:43well arrives.
30:44And Bank in a 3!
30:45Oh wow!
30:48Justin Edwards
30:49did a pretty good job
30:50of getting over
30:51and making that a
30:52tough one.
30:52Ananobi going glass.
30:54It was a long
30:56two for Ananobi
30:57five-point game.
30:58Oubre lost it
30:59out of bounds.
31:04And then it's
31:05going right back
31:06the other way.
31:07Oubre sticking
31:08with it.
31:10Right here
31:11Kelly Oubre
31:11just picking up
31:12full court
31:13a little relaxed
31:14and too casual
31:15with the inbounds
31:16pass.
31:17Just his presence
31:18alone.
31:18Looked like
31:18Brunson took his
31:19eyes off the
31:20ball.
31:22Turnover by
31:23the Knicks.
31:24And I'm surprised
31:25they didn't go to
31:26Embiid on that
31:27last play.
31:28How pretty in the
31:29game right now.
31:30You think he's
31:30an attack?
31:32Set the back
31:33screen.
31:34Embiid a lot of
31:35contact.
31:36And he is
31:36fouled.
31:37They're going to
31:37say it's on the
31:38floor.
31:38It's irrelevant
31:38because Philadelphia
31:40is in the bonus.
31:41Seen a lot of
31:41flex cuts.
31:42say this is the
31:43flex special.
31:44Al Skinner would
31:45love this.
31:46Old Boston College
31:47coach used to run
31:48the tightest flex.
31:49You would ever
31:50see elbows in
31:51boxes.
31:52So Mike Brown
31:52essentially said
31:53I'm going to buy
31:53my time until
31:54there's less than
31:55two minutes left
31:56in the quarter
31:56and they can't
31:57intentionally foul
31:57Mitchell Robinson
31:58and then they'll
31:59put him in there.
32:00So Robinson will
32:01check in after the
32:02first free throw
32:02here from Embiid
32:03who's got six
32:05points.
32:05They've got a net
32:06issue and so
32:07they'll fix it
32:07very easily.
32:08What's that like
32:09guys?
32:09You don't even have
32:10to jump to touch
32:11the net?
32:11Is that fun?
32:14It's normal.
32:15It is.
32:15Just the way it is.
32:16It's not normal.
32:18Who said normal?
32:22Well you're going to
32:23hear this chant
32:24from the Knicks fans
32:25a whole lot this
32:26series.
32:29Right here
32:30a nice screen
32:31a flex screen
32:32from it
32:33from Maxey
32:34I believe
32:35and right there
32:36you see
32:38Embiid catching
32:39the ball
32:40getting bumped
32:41doing a good job
32:42of selling
32:43the foul.
32:44We might say that
32:45a few times
32:46in the series.
32:48It's games
32:48Michelle.
32:49We're not that far
32:50from Broadway guys.
32:52There's a lot of
32:53auditioning
32:54things happen
32:55Embiid meanwhile
32:56seven points
32:57one rebound
32:57one assist
32:58in the first
32:59ten minutes
33:00of this game
33:03and they did
33:04change that
33:04Ananobi banker
33:05from a long
33:06two into a three
33:07so 27-23
33:09with 150
33:10to play
33:11in this opening
33:12quarter
33:12Brunson with the
33:13advantage
33:14cross
33:14shake
33:15Oubre stays with
33:16him
33:16Brunson
33:17tough one
33:18doesn't go
33:18and Oubre's
33:20there for the board
33:20How about Oubre
33:21falling down
33:22contained the dribble
33:23and then the effort
33:24grant to get back
33:24into play
33:25and finish it off
33:26now whole run
33:26and had it blocked
33:28by Ananobi
33:32Ananobi
33:3329 points
33:35in the series
33:36sealer
33:37against Atlanta
33:38turns the corner
33:39and lays it in
33:41and so much
33:43attention on
33:43Carl Anthony
33:44Tyles
33:45and Jalen Brunson
33:46that Ananobi
33:47just continues
33:48on both ends
33:48to step up
33:50and play big
33:50for the Knicks
33:51Knicks
33:51wanted a foul
33:52on a trip
33:53from Embiid
33:53on the screen
33:54Oubre couldn't
33:55save it
33:59and Robbie
34:00you see here
34:00coming in
34:01helping on this
34:02layup attempt
34:03by Oubre
34:04a beautiful block
34:05then in transition
34:06on the other end
34:07able to get
34:08down here
34:08you saw him
34:09hit that
34:09long two-pointer
34:11off balance
34:12but
34:12he's kind of
34:13the unsung hero
34:14for these Knicks
34:15but he brings on
34:16the offensive end
34:17he's got the last
34:17five for New York
34:18looking for more
34:19Ananobi
34:20finds his spot
34:21and he's fouled
34:22by Edwards
34:23that's going to be
34:24number three
34:25on Justin Edwards
34:25after the two
34:26just grabbing Robinson
34:28well Ananobi
34:29is such a physical
34:30presence
34:31we saw in the
34:32Atlanta series
34:33he's built like
34:33a linebacker
34:34Edwards gets up
34:35on the head fake
34:36tries to get back
34:38into play
34:38and makes contact
34:39but OG Ananobi
34:41just playing
34:42with so much
34:42confidence
34:43and there you got it
34:44there Noah
34:44there is
34:45a speck of space
34:47between that
34:48that big toe
34:49and the three-pointer
34:50that's great vision
34:51there Robbie
34:52you know
34:52they came in
34:54a big bucks
34:54for it
34:55oh that's why
34:55that replay
34:56the vision
34:57to say a speck
34:57of space
34:58that's what it is
34:59well lyricist
35:00as well
35:01Edwards is going
35:02to sit with
35:03those three fouls
35:04now George
35:04will come back
35:05in as Ananobi
35:06will get one more
35:07here
35:08Ananobi
35:08in that first round
35:10series
35:1256.7%
35:13from three
35:14what felt like
35:15in game six
35:16he was like
35:17pitching the perfect
35:18game
35:18like everything
35:19he was doing
35:20you go 11 to 14
35:22from the field
35:23it just
35:23he played
35:24at such a high level
35:27now he's got
35:28the last seven
35:29for his team
35:29two for one
35:31and played it
35:31right here
35:32Embiid
35:33kick it
35:34grinds
35:35pump
35:35drive
35:36back to Embiid
35:37attacking the rim
35:38and Robinson
35:40clears
35:42Knicks will look
35:43to push
35:43maybe they can
35:44get the two
35:44for one
35:45and no more
35:45time here
35:46they'll work
35:46for a good
35:47one
35:47it'll be
35:48McBride
35:48on the fend off
35:49McBride
35:50likes it
35:50and he gets
35:51the role
35:52and I'll tell you
35:53what this
35:54half court
35:54offense
35:55so efficient
35:56for the Knicks
35:57pretty much
35:58getting whatever
35:59shot they want
36:00on the offensive
36:00end
36:00good to see
36:01one produce
36:02McBride
36:02go down
36:03the last two
36:04gets three
36:04points total
36:05one of seven
36:06from the field
36:06that's a tough
36:07one there
36:08finds a way
36:09to go down
36:09Embiid is one
36:10for six
36:11Maxey has only
36:12taken one shot
36:13and he's fouled
36:14here
36:14it'll be free
36:14throws with
36:157.3
36:19and let's see
36:19who they give
36:20this to
36:20and it's
36:21Robinson's
36:22second foul
36:23so two on
36:23Towns
36:24two on
36:25Robinson
36:25in the first
36:26quarter
36:28they'll go
36:29they'll go
36:29offense defense
36:29for the final
36:307.3
36:31to get
36:31Towns back
36:32on the floor
36:33but this was
36:34as mentioned
36:35a problem
36:35for Boston
36:36with Cato
36:37getting in foul
36:37trouble early
36:38in the games
36:38against Embiid
36:40and now both
36:40of the main
36:41bigs
36:42for New York
36:43are in the
36:44same boat
36:44take a look
36:45at the upcoming
36:46playoff schedule
36:47tomorrow
36:48Peacock
36:49and NBC
36:50Sports Network
36:51Cleveland
36:51and Detroit
36:52Game 1
36:53in Detroit
36:54and then on
36:55NBC
36:56and Peacock
36:56tip off
36:57at 8.42
36:57between the
36:58Los Angeles
36:59Lakers
36:59and Oklahoma
37:00City Thunder
37:00Wednesday
37:01on ESPN
37:01Philly
37:02and New York
37:02Game 2
37:03and then
37:04Minnesota
37:05and San Antonio
37:06will do the same
37:077 and 9.30
37:08respectively
37:08for more on these
37:09games
37:09go to NBA.com
37:10or visit the NBA app
37:11and I know
37:11initially Mike Brown
37:13was going to bring
37:13Towns in
37:14for this
37:15offensive possession
37:16but decided
37:16not to
37:17instead he's going
37:18small
37:19Lansby Schammett
37:20excuse me
37:20Lansby Schammett
37:21checked in
37:23and Nick Nurse
37:24won't risk a foul
37:25on Embiid
37:26he'll sit
37:28now I think
37:28the Knicks
37:29have just spread
37:29the floor
37:30and let him go
37:30isolation here
37:31one-on-one
37:33one more
37:33free throw here
37:34for Maxey
37:35all four of his
37:36points at the line
37:40Sixers
37:4110 for 10
37:42at the charity
37:43strike
37:44Schammett
37:44in for McBride
37:45five seconds left
37:46McBride
37:47full head of steam
37:48three seconds left
37:49ran into a double team
37:50and it is
37:51a kickball
37:52with 1.7
37:54currently on the clock
37:55this great help
37:56there by Kelly Oubre
37:57coming over
37:59forming a wall
38:00almost forcing
38:01a turnover
38:01there on McBride
38:03let's see who
38:04they'll have inbound
38:05so Towns now
38:05will check in
38:06with 1.7
38:07and Schammett
38:09will sit
38:10right back down
38:13all five
38:14right now
38:15are lining up
38:16to be a part
38:16of this play
38:17and now finally
38:18McBride
38:18will be the
38:19trigger man
38:231.7
38:24left
38:26McBride
38:27in for Brunson
38:27Brunson
38:28got it off
38:29in time
38:29just a little
38:30too strong
38:31after a 14 point
38:33first quarter
38:34for Brunson
38:35it's a 33-25
38:36Knicks lead
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38:43so these teams
38:45going to their
38:45bench early
38:46in this game
38:47we saw McBride
38:48Carson
38:48and Robinson
38:50for New York
38:50Edwards getting
38:51the early minutes
38:52along with Grimes
38:53you can just
38:53think about
38:54how much depth
38:55actually matters
38:55in the NBA playoffs
38:57Philadelphia
38:57certainly hasn't
38:59needed it so far
38:59really with a
39:00six-man rotation
39:01and we're going
39:01to see more bodies
39:03we see Andre
39:03Drummond check in
39:04here to start
39:05the second quarter
39:06we're going to
39:07see Dominic
39:07Barlow
39:08we'll probably
39:08see a Dembona
39:09throughout this
39:10series
39:10but yeah
39:11you think about
39:12just the necessity
39:12of getting through
39:13Boston
39:14they went
39:14to a shorter
39:15rotation
39:16if you want
39:17to dive deeper
39:17into this
39:18or any NBA
39:19playoff topic
39:20ask AI mode
39:21in Google search
39:22and Anobi
39:23with position
39:24and once again
39:25that flex cut
39:26ball entry
39:28from the top
39:28from Carl Anthony
39:29Towns
39:30and the strength
39:31of Anobi
39:32at 240
39:32so hard to contain
39:34point blank
39:35at the rim
39:35Towns back out there
39:36with the two fouls
39:37Drummond
39:37on the floor
39:38for Philly
39:39George driving
39:40and kick
39:40extra
39:41Oubre
39:41in the corner
39:42can't hit the three
39:44that's a great look
39:45for Oubre
39:45but he's been struggling
39:47now two of his last
39:4815 from the three point line
39:51Alvarado
39:52looking inside
39:53for Towns
39:53reset now
39:55with McBride
39:55Alvarado
39:56bounce it
39:57Towns
39:58will fire
39:59can't cash
40:03Andre Drummond
40:04has been
40:04another X factor
40:05as minutes
40:06have dwindled a bit
40:06over the course
40:07over the course
40:07of that first round
40:08series
40:08but a couple
40:09of big games
40:10what a fine
40:10for Grimes
40:11can't hit the three
40:13Philadelphia
40:13struggling from the outside
40:15early on
40:15now three of nine
40:18Towns drive
40:19long strides
40:21can't finish
40:22good defense
40:22by Drummond
40:23better rebound
40:23by Towns
40:24and you know
40:25Carl Anthony Towns
40:26loves to drive
40:27to that right hand
40:28and the persistence
40:30there
40:30staying with it
40:31getting that
40:31second chance opportunity
40:33I believe
40:33the first
40:34offensive rebound
40:35tonight
40:36for the Knicks
40:37it's George
40:38it's a three
40:40PG with another
40:42downtown hit
40:42another play
40:43Noah
40:44where it's that
40:44drop coverage
40:45the big is back
40:46if the guard's
40:47not getting over
40:48Paul George
40:49is just walking
40:49right in
40:50to that step in
40:51three off the
40:52back
40:52he's three of four
40:53Alvarado
40:54all alone
40:55underneath
40:55and again
40:56Towns
40:56showing off
40:57his vision
40:57and because
40:58Towns can shoot
40:59the ball
41:00from the three point
41:00line
41:01the big guarding
41:02has to come out
41:03creates so much
41:04space
41:05and he'll find
41:06the open man
41:06George
41:08not that time
41:09Drummond
41:09just chewing up
41:10that glass
41:11and he's fouled
41:16Carl Anthony Towns
41:18picking up
41:18where he left off
41:19in that last series
41:20against the Hawks
41:21getting to that
41:22right hand
41:23not quitting
41:23on the play
41:24and of course
41:25we know he can score
41:26but the passing
41:27there
41:28no look pass
41:29but he's up top
41:30there
41:30the movement
41:31down low
41:32you cut
41:33he has shown
41:34here in the postseason
41:35he will find
41:35wow about the screen
41:36by Ananobi
41:37it's uncomfortable
41:38to open up
41:38when that guy
41:39is shooting the ball
41:40the fun
41:41from George
41:42and again
41:43it's Oubre
41:43up the rack
41:46with Maxey
41:47and both
41:48Embiid out of the game
41:49I think the Sixers
41:50going through
41:50Paul George
41:51is a must
41:52I think Edgecombe
41:53has to get involved
41:54as well
41:54in the offensive end
41:57George nearly stripped
41:58it from Ananobi
41:59and then Oubre
41:59with the takeaway
42:00get it up ahead
42:01Grimes has to catch up
42:03to it
42:03still some numbers
42:04if they hurry
42:05skipping for Edgecombe
42:06no hesitation
42:07can't hit the three
42:08rebound
42:09Drummond
42:09but a foul
42:10as he went over
42:11the back of Towns
42:19Robbie as the ball
42:20went into the post
42:21here for Paul George
42:22the weak side
42:23got a little confused
42:24pin down
42:25two guys
42:26went to Grimes
42:27Oubre made himself
42:28available
42:29the easy two
42:30great pass
42:31and recognition
42:32from Paul George
42:35Robinson is up
42:36off the bench
42:36and he will
42:37check in here
42:39and are they
42:40going to go double
42:41big?
42:41they will
42:41so it'll be Towns
42:42and Robinson
42:43against Drummond
42:45Oubre
42:45Grimes
42:46Edgecombe
42:47and George
42:48you see Vijay
42:48Edgecombe
42:49the rookie
42:49third overall pick
42:51out of Baylor
42:51just 20 years old
42:52was the first guy
42:53to communicate
42:54on the defensive
42:55assignments
42:56during that substitution
42:59his teammates
43:00have talked about
43:00his maturity
43:01and the fact that
43:02they've got so many
43:03bets on this team
43:04but they have so much
43:05trust in this rookie
43:06that he's going to
43:07even if he makes a
43:08mistake
43:08do ten great things
43:09to follow up on it
43:10and Oubre
43:11again forcing a
43:12turnover
43:12like he's been
43:13in these postseason
43:14games before
43:16and look at Oubre
43:17sizing up
43:19measuring himself
43:20he went full flesh
43:21he's six foot eight
43:23but maybe six ten
43:24with the hair
43:26before your time
43:27no one
43:27there's no such thing
43:29look timeless
43:30Hart scoops it up
43:31Bridges running
43:32the floor
43:34that's the opportunistic
43:36nature
43:36the Knicks defense
43:37getting it done
43:38Josh Hart
43:39with that pressure
43:40on Paul George
43:41setting up
43:42Mikkel Bridges
43:43in the open floor
43:44George driving kick
43:45Oubre all day
43:47straight
43:48and that's a big sign
43:49right there
43:50we talked about
43:51his struggles
43:51Kelly Oubre
43:52shot 36%
43:54from the three point line
43:55during the regular season
43:57he's got to knock down
43:57that open three
43:58eight point game
44:00these teams battling early
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44:15but Paul George
44:17came into this game
44:18with 298
44:19career playoff
44:20made threes
44:21which is seventh most
44:22among active players
44:24he is three for four
44:25from the outside
44:26to start this game
44:27nine points
44:28three rebounds
44:28and two assists
44:30he's almost single
44:31handedly keeping
44:32Philly afloat
44:33while Maxey
44:33is still looking
44:34for his rhythm
44:35as he checks back in
44:36and in that first round
44:37series against Boston
44:38the second highest
44:39efficiency
44:40in isolation as well
44:41so Paul George
44:43can't go get a bucket
44:44and has shown it
44:45in the playoffs
44:45New York dominating
44:46in the paint early
44:47Hart from the outside
44:48knocks it through
44:49Oubre's got to be in
44:51to help on the wall
44:52and they're going to be
44:53content to test
44:54the three point shot
44:55of Josh Hart
44:56even though as Grant
44:57said 41%
44:58three in the regular season
44:59he makes a pay there
45:01in that pick and roll
45:02Maxey
45:02pull up
45:03no
45:03Hart on the wall
45:04after his first field goal
45:06of the night
45:06looking for another
45:07and he is fouled
45:10holding his face area
45:11he's hoping for
45:12you here
45:14and it doesn't
45:15at least initially
45:16look like he's going
45:16to get one
45:17right here
45:18you said it best
45:18Oubre's tagging
45:20on the roll
45:20but you've got to
45:21get out and contest
45:24not necessarily easy
45:25to do
45:25and Josh Hart
45:26a one-man fast break
45:27draws so much
45:29attention there
45:30trying to get the ball
45:31out to the corner
45:33there
45:33and he's
45:34he's complaining
45:35that he got hit
45:35in the face
45:36I think he's right
45:36that's number two
45:37on edge cone
45:38Alvarado
45:40and the rebound
45:41falls to Oubre
45:42the points in the paint
45:43so far
45:43New York
45:44with 20
45:44Philly with 4
45:47New York averaged
45:4855
45:49in that first round series
45:50with Atlanta
45:50as Maxey again
45:51just goes right at
45:52the big man
45:53Robinson picks up
45:54number 3
45:54a little bit
45:56to offset that
45:57Noah
45:57are the 10
45:58free throws attempted
45:59for Philadelphia
46:00it's been Embiid
46:01it's been Maxey
46:02they've gotten
46:02downhill some
46:03and that's
46:04concerning there
46:04for Mitchell Robinson
46:05remember at the end
46:07of that series
46:08two years ago
46:09he actually hurt
46:09his foot ankle area
46:12he ended up
46:12missing the final
46:13six games
46:15of the second round
46:15series against Indiana
46:16a series in which
46:17New York lost
46:18in game 7
46:19Isaiah Hartenstein
46:20really had to take
46:21on the majority
46:21of the minutes
46:23in that series
46:24and just bumped
46:25knees here
46:26with Maxey
46:28an awkward
46:29angle as well
46:31Robinson actually
46:32needed surgery
46:33after that season
46:33not only do you
46:35get called
46:35for a foul
46:36but you
46:36the one that
46:38felt the most
46:39from that contact
46:40there
46:40now
46:41we talked about
46:42the fouls
46:43getting to the
46:43free throw line
46:44but more importantly
46:45putting pressure
46:46on the bigs
46:47keep an eye on that
46:48as this game
46:49progresses
46:50and how that
46:50plays out
46:51in the second half
46:53this is where
46:54Carl Anthony Towns
46:55has to play
46:56with the maturity
46:56he was better
46:58in the Atlanta
46:58series
46:59about not getting
46:59fouled
47:00but this is a guy
47:01that was
47:01at the top
47:02of the league
47:03in fouls per game
47:04in the regular season
47:05Philly is 12 for 12
47:07at the free throw line
47:08they've got nine
47:09field goals
47:10so far
47:10in this first half
47:12Bridges
47:13being swiped at
47:14by Crumley
47:15and he finds
47:16the bottom
47:25and he's fouled
47:30and he's fouled
47:42no
47:42whistle doesn't come
47:44Towns late to recover
47:45up ahead for Maxey
47:47in rhythm
47:48can't hit the three
47:49long rebound
47:50Oubre
47:50second chance
47:51for Maxey
47:52on the drive
47:53and he finally
47:54gets one to go
47:55somehow
47:55able to get to the
47:56rim there
47:57there wasn't really
47:57an angle
47:58but Maxey
47:59so fast
48:00getting downhill
48:01into the rim
48:02and gotta love
48:02the aggressiveness
48:03too
48:03three doesn't go
48:04get to the basket
48:05on the next time
48:06around
48:06his first field goal
48:07of the night
48:07Towns
48:08buries a three
48:12timeout
48:13Nick Nurse
48:13Carl Anthony Towns
48:15from the outside
48:17Carl Anthony Towns
48:19the self-proclaimed
48:21best shooting
48:21big man
48:22in the NBA
48:23knocks it down
48:25quick trigger
48:27Cat
48:27rolling
48:28in the garden
48:31key matchup
48:32brought to you
48:32by Hyundai
48:33these two coaches
48:35have had
48:35excellent careers
48:3656 year old
48:37Mike Brown
48:3858 year old
48:39Nick Nurse
48:39Nurse winning a title
48:40in Toronto
48:41in 2019
48:41Mike Brown
48:42was the young
48:43hot coach
48:44in the early
48:45portion of his
48:45career
48:46as a head coach
48:47in Cleveland
48:47leading them
48:48to the finals
48:49in 2007
48:50made the Eastern
48:51Conference finals
48:51in 2009
48:52but he's trying
48:53to advance past
48:53the second round
48:54for the first time
48:55since then
48:55what I love
48:56about both coaches
48:57not afraid
48:57to adapt
48:58and adjust
48:59to experiment
49:00try new things
49:01in the postseason
49:02and you know
49:02you need that
49:03to win a series
49:04Bridges is going
49:05to pick up the foul
49:05fighting over the screen
49:06from Embiid
49:07but Noah
49:08you kind of
49:08mentioned it
49:09Nick Nurse
49:10will not be afraid
49:11to throw out
49:12different defenses
49:12and I think
49:13Mike Brown
49:14deserves a lot
49:14of credit
49:15for kind of
49:15just quieting
49:16the fire
49:17in round one
49:18and then even
49:18the Mikkel Bridges
49:20situation
49:20you know
49:20where you've got
49:21loud calls
49:22to bench him
49:23you still start him
49:24you change some
49:25of his minutes
49:25and then
49:26in game six
49:27he comes through
49:28in the biggest way
49:29like Brown
49:30said he personally
49:31did not watch
49:32any of the series
49:33from two years ago
49:34only this year's games
49:35Embiid has doubled
49:36and Embiid finds
49:38the slither of space
49:39and great patience
49:40there by Embiid
49:41splitting the double team
49:42you can't come though
49:43with a small guy
49:44like Brunson
49:45you've got to come
49:46with somebody bigger
49:47to try to limit him
49:48on smart to go
49:48right at Carl Anthony
49:50Towns with those
49:50two fouls
49:53and Embiid
49:54can't hit
49:55and Embiid
49:56corrals the board
49:58and Embiid
49:59see just one for four
50:00to start this game
50:01he does have eight points
50:02with six coming
50:03at the free throw line
50:03he and Embiid
50:04have combined
50:05for all 12 free throw
50:06attempts for Philly
50:0710 to shoot
50:08off the screen
50:10Embiid on the outside
50:11will take
50:12can't make the three
50:16just past the midway
50:17point of the second quarter
50:18Towns attacking the rim
50:21and how decisive was that
50:23I mean catch the ball
50:24rip and go
50:25and you are just
50:26flying by
50:27Joel Embiid
50:28sometimes the best defense
50:30is good office
50:31and that was good office
50:33there
50:33oh the strip by Hart
50:35numbers the other way
50:37it's Brunson on the outside
50:39and Embiid underneath the rebound
50:42now Maxey's looking to push
50:44he'll try
50:45and he's just been off
50:46from the outside
50:51Hart just toppled over Grimes
50:53but the foul is going to go
50:54against Grimes
50:56as the trip came first
50:59right away
50:59just caught the ball
51:02quick drive
51:03went to his left
51:05Embiid
51:05unable to keep up with him
51:07you have to get out
51:08because he can shoot the ball
51:09from the perimeter
51:09but Carl Anthony Towns
51:12made up his mind
51:13before he caught it
51:14in terms of what he was going to do
51:15on that play
51:17he caught that with a running start
51:19he did
51:19see some of those really athletic wings do that
51:22I love seeing him do that
51:23with Embiid as the primary defender
51:25he has struggled
51:27other than that play
51:28getting to the rim
51:29not finishing well
51:30maybe that will get him going
51:32with his opportunities at the rim
51:34George sits Oubre back in
51:37with Edgecombe Embiid
51:39Grimes and Maxey
51:40Hart into the paint
51:41spray it out
51:43and an Obe drive
51:44and a moving a strong finish
51:46that is a grown man drive
51:48because Kelly Oubre
51:49is a terrific defender
51:51and OG and Obe
51:52just went through him
51:53like he was barely there
51:54largest lead of this first half
51:56for New York
51:57under 5 to play
51:59Grimes struggling with Grunson
52:01now it's Edgecombe on the outside
52:038 to shoot
52:05cross
52:06Bridget stays with him
52:07Edgecombe spins
52:09Edgecombe floats
52:10too strong
52:11and then stays with the play
52:13Edgecombe the hustle out of bounds
52:15and it's going the other way
52:17and it's Edgecombe picking up
52:19his third personal foul
52:22right now if you're Philadelphia
52:23you appreciate the effort
52:25not giving up
52:26but you don't want to pick up a foul
52:29and to play like this
52:31Edgecombe just colliding there
52:33with Brunson
52:33and then again
52:35won the loose ball opportunity
52:37in Philadelphia
52:38they're an isolation team
52:39the Knicks
52:41taking the challenge
52:42defensively on the perimeters
52:43and doing a good job
52:45zone here for Philadelphia
52:46free
52:48and Anobi got caught
52:50Towns with 8 to shoot
52:51it's been his quarter so far
52:53looking for more
52:54on a fend off
52:55Towns got caught
52:56and Anobi with 2
52:58and Anobi off in time
52:59and he cans it
53:02he is just playing with so much confidence
53:04right now
53:05on the offensive end
53:07inside, outside, mid-range
53:09everywhere
53:09getting it done
53:11grind, ball fit, drive
53:12finds the cutter
53:13and again
53:13Oubre this time
53:14missed the bunny
53:16out of bounds
53:17Stan here
53:18with Philadelphia
53:20and Anobi goes right to Mike Brown
53:21says challenge it
53:22Mike Brown looks to the back
53:24of his bench
53:24doesn't get the immediate single
53:26and now he does
53:27he's going to try to take the time out
53:29to challenge
53:29and then we'll award it
53:32so Mike Brown
53:33looking for them
53:35to take another peek
53:36let's see what he's looking at
53:38Anobi was demonstrative
53:40and this one
53:41very well could be off
53:43of Oubre
53:46successful challenge
53:47for Mike Brown
53:48and the Knicks
53:49who had the highest
53:50successful winning percentage
53:53on their challenges
53:54in the regular season
53:55they said it was off
53:56of his left pinky
53:57Kelly Oubre left to touch it
53:59see the numbers right there
54:00Brown with another
54:02successful
54:03did they say left pinky
54:04I said left pinky
54:06that was Noah's synopsis
54:07yes
54:07he said it was last off Oubre
54:09I just felt like it needed
54:10a little extra detail
54:12Scott Foster
54:12is very matter of fact
54:13Syracuse way
54:14I'm not surprised
54:15yeah
54:15what's that supposed to be
54:18346 to play
54:19not all of us can be engineers
54:21in this second quarter
54:22that's true
54:23you did
54:23you do have an honorary
54:24two's degree
54:25as long as you get
54:27dinosaur barbecue
54:28we give you credit
54:29it's like a diploma
54:30there
54:30I don't know how
54:31it's done at Durham
54:37half the shot clock
54:38gone
54:39Towns fires it
54:40four hard
54:41on the attack
54:42gone
54:42right
54:42at Edgecombe
54:43scores
54:44and I like how
54:45Josh Hart didn't settle
54:46right there
54:48Edgecombe was giving him
54:49space
54:49got into the paint
54:50used his size
54:51and once again
54:52the Knicks right now
54:5464% from the field
54:5646% from the free point line
54:58is an 8-0 New York run
55:01Oubre drive
55:02Embiid feeling some effects
55:04of a hit
55:05on the outside
55:06remember the appendectomy
55:08was not that long ago
55:09that was on April 10th
55:11and Embiid now
55:12keeled over
55:13after what looked like a shot
55:15to his midsection area
55:16and that's exactly what he's
55:17pointing at
55:18to Tyrese Maxey
55:21got to imagine
55:22that's where
55:22they operate
55:24in that general vicinity
55:25and Embiid just trying to
55:27figure it all out
55:28see it right there
55:30oh yeah
55:31he takes a shot
55:31from Bridges
55:34so Embiid trying to
55:35work through it
55:36he took a couple hits
55:37to the knee
55:39on each side
55:40in the fourth quarter
55:42in that game seven
55:42against Boston
55:43stayed in there
55:44then he had a hip issue
55:45he was getting stretched out
55:46in the second half
55:47against the Celtics as well
55:49now dealing with
55:50potentially the ill effects
55:51of the appendectomy
55:53once again right at him
55:55and hit
55:56and you think the
55:57garden crowd
55:58wanted that matchup
55:59right there
56:00you could hear
56:01as soon as Brunson
56:02had the ball
56:03he turns Embiid
56:04stops on the dime
56:05and raises up
56:06over the top
56:08Maxey tight roping
56:09that mid-court strike
56:11goes right out
56:11Towns
56:12he throws the foul
56:13and puts it in
56:14Towns has three
56:15Maxey with a chance
56:17for three
56:18and that's pretty much
56:19the saving grace
56:21on the offensive end
56:22for Philadelphia
56:23getting to the line
56:24when Maxey gets downhill
56:25so fast
56:27it just goes right
56:28into the contact
56:29there of Towns
56:30and then talk about
56:32picking on someone
56:33who's injured
56:34right there
56:34Embiid was laboring
56:36earlier
56:36Brunson goes right at him
56:39that's still bothering
56:41Jawaharlene Embiid
56:42but
56:43Carl Anthony Towns
56:45three fouls right now
56:47Nick's up
56:4815
56:50so they're okay
56:51in terms of this lead here
56:53but the foul trouble
56:54interesting to watch
56:55and now
56:562.40 left
56:57you wonder if Mike Brown
56:58is going to just keep
56:59both of those guys
57:00on the bench
57:01for the rest of this
57:02second quarter
57:02or if he feels comfortable
57:04with Robinson going back
57:05out there with under
57:06two minutes to play
57:07so they can't
57:07just hack him
57:09to go on the line
57:11let's see what the strategy
57:13calls for Maxey
57:14after the slow starters
57:15up to 10 points
57:16give him 11
57:19a lot can happen here
57:21the last 2.40
57:22going into half
57:22but if I'm Mike Brown
57:23I'm going to have to keep
57:25both Robinson and Towns
57:26on the bench
57:27regardless of what happens
57:28here
57:29they're going to dare
57:30Hunter 40 to beat them
57:31and an OB didn't catch it
57:32cleanly
57:32Bridges with a good look
57:33and he missed the three
57:35rebound to Hart
57:36second chance for New York
57:37Bridges in the corner
57:39I have to love
57:42the confidence there
57:43for Bridges
57:44even though a little shaky
57:45in round 1
57:46he's reloading
57:47off the offensive rebound
57:49great effort by Josh Hart
57:50to get that second look
57:52and beat against
57:53Hunt 40
57:54they'll let him go to work
57:56in and out
58:03and Hart is hit
58:05as he tried to split the two
58:07it's going to be free throws
58:08for Josh Hart
58:09in the bonus
58:12talk about the heart
58:13of the garden
58:14right there
58:14one of the best
58:15offensive rebounds
58:16rebounders
58:17as a perimeter player
58:19and then the awareness
58:20the relocation
58:21back to Bridges
58:22and Bridges
58:24as you talked about
58:25his struggles
58:25had an offer
58:26in game 3
58:27against Atlanta
58:28last 3 games
58:29in that sense
58:29so his ability
58:31to recover
58:32and play at a high level
58:34notable
58:34well don't miss
58:35a playoff moment
58:36with the NBA
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