Game thread: New York Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers 11/8/2021 7:00pm [Game #11]

rady

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(6-4) -- (8-2)

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Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia PAMSG7:00 PM EST



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Injury Report

New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Kemba Walker - Rest (QUEST)Joel Embiid - Health and safety protocols (OUT)
-JMatisse Thybulle - Health and safety protocols (OUT)
-Isaiah Joe - Health and safety protocols (OUT)
-Tobias Harris - Health and safety protocols (QUEST)
-Danny Green - Left hamstring tightness (PROB)
-Ben Simmons - Personal drama (OUT)
-Grant Riller - Torn meniscus in left knee (OUT)


Game Preview

The depleted Philadelphia 76ers continue to find new ways to win.

The Sixers will look to extend their winning streak to seven with a thin roster when they host the New York Knicks on Monday.

Philadelphia is expected to be without Ben Simmons (personal reasons) along with Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle and Isaiah Joe, the latter three due to health and safety protocols. Danny Green, who missed the team's 114-105 road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, is questionable for Monday because of left hamstring tightness.

Even with the short-handed roster, the Sixers increased their winning streak to six with a balanced effort against the Bulls.

Joel Embiid led the way with 30 points and 15 rebounds while Furkan Korkmaz tied his career high with seven 3-pointers on his way to a 25-point performance. Seven players reached double figures, including Paul Reed, who scored 10 in the first start of his two-year NBA career.

"I think (it's) just our mental toughness," said Sixers coach Doc Rivers, who earned his 1,000th career win on Saturday. "You look at all the stuff -- the clutter, I like to call it -- around the team -- we've ignored it. So I think if I could say one thing about this team so far -- and it's early -- it's just the togetherness that they have.

"It's a really close group, and all this stuff in some ways has kind of made them hunker in with each other. It's been good so far."

Embiid, who has been bothered by a sore right knee, played arguably his best game all season.

"The chemistry that we have is very different from the previous years," Embiid said. "We're complete. We're on the same page. Everybody feels like they have something to prove."

The Knicks will look to rebound after a surprising 126-109 loss to the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

Julius Randle led the Knicks with 19 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and Derrick Rose added 17 points.

However, the Knicks struggled with their shooting, going 9 of 31 (29 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc. And their defense, which has been usually stingy since head coach Tom Thibodeau took over, allowed the Cavaliers to shoot 54 percent from the field, including 19 of 35 (54.3 percent) from long distance.

"Our defense wasn't very good. Our rebounding wasn't very good," Thibodeau said. "If we're gonna rely just strictly on offense, we're gonna pay a price for it."

The Knicks, who have dropped three of four, won't have much time to dwell on the loss with a key matchup at Philadelphia coming in the second leg of a back-to-back.

"I feel like in critical moments, we can't get stops. Give teams confidence early," Randle said. "We just have to be better."

It's unclear if Kemba Walker will return to the lineup after sitting out Sunday's defeat for rest.

"The big thing is there's a lot of parts to this," Thibodeau said. "There's obviously (what) the medical people recommend, and then the player has a lot of say, too, because the player has to trust his body. And that's an important part of this equation, which we don't take lightly."
--Field Level Media

(STATS / cbssports.com)
 

rady

Administrator
Staff member
Joel Embiid has just entered the health and safety protocols and is expected to miss at least 10 days per Shams, we might just get a break and get another road W tonight
 

mafra

Legend
With the tough week ahead of them, they have to bank this win tonight. No excuses. Take care of business.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Kemba started. Sixers with not only Joel out but Tobias and Thybulle out also. MRob out but Noel went down under the basket, looked like he twisted his knee, he limped right to the locker room when he got up. He's a defensive tornado that we'll miss if he's injured.

Knicks up 58-44 at the half, need this win against an undermanned Sixers team.
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Thanks for the Game-Thread Rady ... I missed the first half .. Knicks had a 12 pt lead, now a 5 pt lead in 3rd qtr. A must win game !!!
 

mafra

Legend
Their first win in PHI since 2016. They were 0-9 I think?

PHI went on a third Q run? made it a see-saw affair until final few minutes.

5-1 on the road and 2 wins vs PHI now.
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Nice win, butt
How come my thoughts are still on Ricky Rubio owning us for a win, it must be tonight performance winning a 3 star missing 76ers team - 103-96 on Randle's 25 FG shots for 31 pts, and RJ 20 FG shots for 15 pts !!!
 

tiger0330

Legend
Noel didn't come back because of a reported SORE knee. The guy is a whirlwind out there, one play he came all the way from one side of the court to the other to try to close out on a shooter that wasn't even his man. The Knicks are now ranked 27th in D, Noel needs to be out there.

Too close for me with all those guys out for the Sixers.
 
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