The New York Knicks head to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, looking to take full control of their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.

New York owns a 2-0 lead after a 108-102 victory on Wednesday behind 26 points from Jalen Brunson. The Knicks now have a chance to push the 76ers to the brink of elimination, and one step closer to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks finished 53-29 during the regular season and have continued to lean on a balanced scoring attack during the postseason.

On the other hand, Philadelphia, which went 45-37 and earned the No. 7 seed, will try to protect home court and avoid falling into a 3-0 hole. Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points in Game 2 and continues to lead the offense with averages of 28.3 points, 6.6 assists and 1.9 steals this season. Paul George has also provided a spark from the perimeter, averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

If the 76ers hope to beat the Knicks, they would likely do it without Joel Embiid, who’s questionable with a knee injury. However, recent history doesn’t look good for Philadelphia, who is 5-5 over the last ten games.

 

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Knicks vs. 76ers live updates, highlights from NBA playoffs Game 3

4th Quarter- 1:59: 76ers are on the verge of going down 3-0 in the series. Knicks up 107-91 

4th Quarter- 3:35: Do-or-Die time for the 76ers down by 16 points late

4th Quarter- 4:20:  Tyrese Maxey hits a 3-pointer with Knicks responding 105-89 lead

4th Quarter- 4:48: Knicks starting to pull away with 101-86 lead. Also, the defense of Karl-Anthony Towns has been solid. 

4th Quarter- 5:54: Knicks open up 99-86 lead over 76ers

End of 3rd Quarter: Knicks 85, 76ers 76.

New York ends the quarter on a 7-0 run. 

3rd Quarter- 2:28: 76ers cut Knicks lead to two. 78-76

3rd Quarter- 3:16: 76ers hanging around down 77-72. This could get interesting going into fourth. 

3rd Quarter- 4:35: Knicks up 76-70. 

3rd Quarter- 6:15: Both teams going back and forth with 76ers cutting Knicks lead to five. 70-65

3rd Quarter- 9:29: Knicks up 69-57

Halftime: Knicks 60, 76ers 52

2nd Quarter- 3:37: TV timeout. Knicks are settling in with 54-42 lead. 

2nd Quarter- 4:09: Knicks establish double-digit lead. 52-42 

2nd Quarter – 7:20: Knicks up 40-35

2nd Quarter- 8:19: Knicks surge for 38-35 lead

End of 1st Quarter: 76ers 31, Knicks 27

1st Quarter- 54.9 seconds: Knicks cut the 76ers lead in half before the of the quarter. 29-25

1st Quarter- 3:03: 76ers increase lead 27-18

1st Quarter- 3:54: Both teams trading buckets with 76ers up 25-18

1st Quarter- 5:47: 76ers double up with 20-10 lead

1st Quarter- 7:25: 76ers jump out to a 15-8 early lead

Tip-off from Philly

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Karl-Anthony Towns has been a force for the New York Knicks this postseason, averaging 19 PPG, 11 RPG and 6 APG through 8 playoff games.

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