{"id":225431,"date":"2026-05-09T02:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225431\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T02:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:26:09","slug":"brunson-scores-33-points-as-new-york-knicks-take-3-0-lead-over-philadelphia-76ers-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225431\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunson scores 33 points as New York Knicks take 3-0 lead over Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 109-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

With 2016 and 2018 Villanova national championship banners hanging in the rafters, the so-called Nova Knicks all took turns taking the fight out of the Sixers in the fourth quarter, turning a four-point lead into another double-digit victory<\/p>\n

Josh Hart had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mikal Bridges added 23 points, pushing the Knicks and first-year coach Mike Brown within one victory of their second straight conference finals appearance.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have the luxury not to rush back forward OG Anunoby, who’s averaging 21.4 points per game in the postseason. He sat out with a strained right hamstring and remains day to day.<\/p>\n

Joel Embiid<\/a> scored 18 points for the Sixers in his return after he missed Game 2 with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip.<\/p>\n

Embiid’s return from an appendectomy helped spur the Sixers’ rally from a 3-1 deficit in the opening round to stun the Celtics.<\/p>\n

Beating the Knicks four straight times \u2014 including twice in New York \u2014 seems like a much harder hill to climb for Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers.<\/p>\n

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 22 points and Maxey added 17.<\/p>\n

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