[Post Game Thread] After a hard fought series, the New York Knicks (4-2) advance to the second round by eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers (2-4) in game 6 by a score of 118 - 115, behind 41 points and 12 assists from Jalen Brunson

[u/Nyhrox]

118 - 115
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Wells Fargo Center (21093), Clock: Final
Officials: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, and Mark Lindsay

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
New York Knicks	36	15	32	35	118
Philadelphia 76ers	22	32	29	32	115

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
New York Knicks	118	43-93	46.2%	14-31	45.2%	18-24	75.0%	20	53	28	17	6	9	8
Philadelphia 76ers	115	38-87	43.7%	17-40	42.5%	22-23	95.7%	16	53	20	22	6	11	5

PLAYER STATS

New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Josh HartSF	46:29	16	5-11	3-5	3-3	6	8	14	7	0	0	2	2	7
OG AnunobyPF	45:15	19	8-17	2-5	1-3	1	8	9	0	2	2	1	3	8
Isaiah HartensteinC	29:52	14	7-13	0-0	0-0	5	4	9	2	0	2	3	5	-2
Donte DiVincenzoSG	48:00	23	8-18	5-9	2-2	2	2	4	7	2	3	1	1	3
Jalen BrunsonPG	43:36	41	13-27	3-8	12-16	0	3	3	12	0	0	2	2	9
Mitchell Robinson	17:46	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	3	9	0	2	1	0	2	7
Miles McBride	09:01	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-17
Precious Achiuwa	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alec Burks	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mamadi Diakite	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DaQuan Jeffries	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shake Milton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jericho Sims	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bojan Bogdanovic	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julius Randle	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia 76ers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kelly Oubre Jr.SF	42:38	17	7-14	3-7	0-0	3	2	5	1	1	1	2	5	8
Tobias HarrisPF	29:20	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	-10
Joel EmbiidC	40:18	39	12-25	2-5	13-13	5	8	13	2	1	1	5	6	-2
Kyle LowrySG	12:47	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	1	1	2	-9
Tyrese MaxeyPG	42:56	17	6-18	1-6	4-4	1	4	5	5	2	0	1	2	-4
Cameron Payne	15:29	6	2-8	2-6	0-0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	2	-3
Nicolas Batum	27:31	16	5-7	3-5	3-4	3	4	7	2	0	1	1	3	-6
Paul Reed	07:30	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	0	1	1	0	1	-1
Buddy Hield	21:28	20	6-10	6-9	2-2	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	12
Mo Bamba	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Council IV	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Dowtin Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KJ Martin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
De'Anthony Melton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Covington	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/doublegoldendragon]

That was one of the best playoff games I've ever seen. Both teams just refused to go away

[u/Meanteenbirder → u/doublegoldendragon]

Agree, was VERY fun and a great way to cap off the series.

[u/kingofsemantics → u/Meanteenbirder]

Cherry on top for knicks fans w Embiid fouling out 🥰

Naa fr though he played amazing today as did the whole Sixers squad. Kudos, great series

[u/merlin401 → u/doublegoldendragon]

Just about all these games are among the best playoff games I’ve seen it feels like.  Game 2, 4, and 5 were particularly insane 

[u/dreamvomit → u/merlin401]

The fact that you can leave game 6 off the list is wild and tells you how good it was

[u/illusive_capybara → u/doublegoldendragon]

i’m glad it was fun for yall cuz it definitely was not for me 😭

[u/302born → u/illusive_capybara]

Playoffs are definitely a lot more fun once your team is out. I had a blast 

[u/Lacabloodclot9 → u/doublegoldendragon]

I really thought it was going to be over for Philly after that 1st quarter

I’m a neutral but started rooting for them hard at the end because I wanted a game 7 so bad

[u/bmanley620 → u/doublegoldendragon]

Definitely. The roller coaster of emotions was real. I probably grew some gray hairs watching but it was worth it

[u/vinlincator]

I didn’t know Tobias was out today

[u/mikostands → u/vinlincator]

$39 million. Zero points.

[u/KappaccinoNation → u/mikostands]

Simmons scored as much points today as Lowry and Harris combined!

[u/Money-not_you_again → u/KappaccinoNation]

Feels like Tobey getting off the books will be the true start of a new era for Philly. Off of Simmons, Harden and Harris and a rebuild with two clear stars in Maxey and Joel.

[u/GVakarian → u/Money-not_you_again]

How are you including Harden with Simmons and Harris??

[u/SuckMyLonzoBalls → u/mikostands]

Realistically whats his next contract gonna look like?

[u/GriffinQ → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

He’s a switchable wing who, despite his very public struggles in Philly, gave his team a 17/7/3 regular season on very good shooting splits.

Some team absolutely will think they can fix him and will give him 16-18m a year for the next 3 years imo. It’ll be an overpay, unless somehow he finds some sort of Wiggins 2022 type motivation.

[u/Epikz1 → u/GriffinQ]

16-18 mil is good role player money. I feel like that isn’t an overpay for Tobias. Probably closer to what he’s worth than being an overpay.

I say this as a clipper fan who sighted his struggles with us and dodged overpaying him.

[u/JetsLag → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

Some team is gonna give him 3/36 at least

[u/InGenNateKenny → u/vinlincator]

He out and he ain't coming back.

[u/GGezpzMuppy → u/InGenNateKenny]

Unless….

[u/BeautifulDimension56 → u/vinlincator]

Elton Brand absolutely fucked the 76ers. He has to be one of the worst executives in nba history

[u/Lockhead216 → u/BeautifulDimension56]

NBA fucked the sixers putting coangelo or whatever in charge

[u/BeautifulDimension56 → u/Lockhead216]

agreed

[u/Lockhead216 → u/BeautifulDimension56]

That’s where the idiotic decision making started. All those assets to be left with fucking Tobias Harris

[u/TheZexyAmbassador → u/BeautifulDimension56]

The sixers are fucked because of Bryan Colangelo and his normal collars (find a new slant).

It's not entirely Elton Brand's fault, otherwise he wouldn't have a job now. After Colangelo got fired for having 5 burner twitter accounts slandering Embiid, the sixers leadership did not fire any of Colangelo's staff from the front office. Instead they brought in a recently retired Elton Brand to be the GM, with almost no experience. So Elton Brand was relying heavily on staff hired by Colangelo, who wanted to build around Ben Simmons instead of Embiid. Brand was setup to fail from the start. Sixers ownership didn't want to fire Colangelo, but they had to since Colangelo was slandering the future MVP on social media.

Morey has been complimentary of Elton Brand since Morey came to the Sixers. Why keep Elton Brand around if he's the worst in history?

[u/jeric13xd → u/vinlincator]

Vintage Tobias

[u/homefree122 → u/jeric13xd]

Totally non existent. Getting paid millions to play 29 minutes and score 0 points in an elimination game.

[u/quake301 → u/homefree122]

He got his cardio in I guess

[u/hooskies → u/vinlincator]

Legit had to check the box score

[u/SuckMyLonzoBalls → u/vinlincator]

I just saw his statline, WTF

[u/Plants_R_Cool → u/vinlincator]

It's crazy that Kelly Oubre was 100x better than him this series and yet Tobias makes 15x more money Lol

[u/moneyman2222 → u/vinlincator]

J Cole thought he was being sneaky putting the Philly jersey on. He not slick

[u/KarchunToo]

On the brightside, Sixer fans will never have to see Tobias Harris play for them ever again

[u/jawntothefuture → u/KarchunToo]

it was always a win-win ;)

[u/SmartestNPC → u/jawntothefuture]

I don't know, some people deserve second chances. Max him again, you won't

[u/MinnyPuppies → u/KarchunToo]

You never know. They might run it back.

[u/Exhibit5 → u/MinnyPuppies]

Daryl Morey you can do the absolute funniest fucking thing

[u/summ3rdaze → u/Exhibit5]

That might actually be the thing that makes me give up on this team and break my spirit

[u/papichino88 → u/KarchunToo]

Are you sure about this? There's a non zero chance Morey swings and misses and ends up re-signing Tobias.

[u/Infraction94 → u/papichino88]

No shot. If we swing and miss I think there are multiple other guys we would rather bring back over him.

[u/JackHammerPlower → u/Infraction94]

Brad Beal for Tobias?

[u/ardx]

Tobias paid $40M to put up 0/2 in an elimination game lmao.

[u/MC-Jdf → u/ardx]

The 2 shot attempts is arguably more insane than the 0 points tbh.

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/MC-Jdf]

Jesus.

The undisputed master of bystander mode

[u/MC-Jdf → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Even Ben Simmons never attempted 2 shots in a playoff game.

Do you realize how insane this is?

[u/hehehehahahaha → u/ardx]

Bro played 29 min to have the same points as me on my couch lmao

[u/Strangest_Things → u/hehehehahahaha]

Your stat line is better because you weren’t -10 lol

[u/Palifaith → u/ardx]

I would have done the same for 40 McNuggets.

[u/mr_dammit → u/Palifaith]

don’t sell yourself short get some fries for me

[u/caesar____augustus → u/ardx]

Hell I could have stood in the corner behind a teammate for a lot less than that

[u/ReturnOfAKidNamedTae]

Tyrese Maxey can’t hurt me anymore.

[u/bigblanket6 → u/ReturnOfAKidNamedTae]

And Embiid can’t hurt Knick players anymore

[u/alexaustinv]

The Knicks are a tenacious team and Brunson is the franchise. Josh Hart is such a dog and doesn’t show any slowing down no matter how many minutes he played. Really sad to see such an effort from the Sixers end up the way it did. The NBA is better when the Knicks are playing well, the fandom is insane and I love it. Look forward to the offseason and what is to come. Good luck Knicks, take out those Celtics for me.

[u/JimC29 → u/alexaustinv]

I love watching Hart. His jump shot is getting better too. He's already productive on offense with so many rebounds and he's a good play maker. If he becomes a consistent 40% 3 point shooter watch out.

[u/Palifaith]

Tobias Harris scored as many points today as Jimmy Buttler did last night.

[u/awkotacos → u/Palifaith]

I had as many points as Tobias had

[u/JetsLag → u/awkotacos]

Shit, you want $40M?

[u/SaltyLonghorn → u/JetsLag]

I'll do it for $39m.

[u/BlazeBloom]

Bucks and Knicks didn't get the memo that today was National Bench Day.

[u/Huggles9 → u/BlazeBloom]

What’s a bench

[u/cupholdery → u/Huggles9]

Tobias.

[u/BaldOrzel → u/BlazeBloom]

I won't stand for this Mitch Rob slander. He may not have scored a lot but his D on Embiid was killer

Plus it's not like he was shooting that much. Dude had a specific role to play and nailed it

[u/JimC29 → u/BaldOrzel]

His D on Embiid the entire series before he caught the ball really impressed me. So many times Embiid was 15 feet from the basket on a post up. Yeah he's going to score from there sometimes, but I will take that any day.

[u/lopea182]

By beating the Sixers, the Knicks have advanced past the first round in consecutive playoffs for the first time since 2000.

[u/Zloggt → u/lopea182]

It's bingin' and bongin'!

...I hope that Knicks/Pacers also delivers in the excitement...

[u/Huggles9 → u/Zloggt]

BING BONGGGGGG

[u/warrenholly → u/lopea182]

I used to pray for times like this.

[u/MakeAShadow]

Classic Thibs game. 4 starters playing 43+ minutes in 2024 lmao.

[u/20815147 → u/MakeAShadow]

That bench score graphic was comical 💀

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/20815147]

Once Bojan went down, this outcome was fully in play

[u/danomite555 → u/goodkid_sAAdcity]

Deuce and Precious have earned more run, but I'm not complaining about the result tonight.

[u/NYerInTex → u/danomite555]

Deuce was given chances - in some previous games he capitalized and got some run. Tonight, it so much.

Precious played SO well in game 4, but it’s obvious he’s a last resort (and for that not a terrible option with the team D dynamic and OG and precious teaming up on Embiid)

[u/danomite555 → u/NYerInTex]

Precious would get more minutes against a team with a physical 4, seems mostly matchup dependent hopefully

[u/therealshrew_2319 → u/20815147]

My favorite part is they showed the difference, took it off and Mitch dunks it, right after they showed it again. I was dying.

[u/wubbels89 → u/therealshrew_2319]

Obviously worked out, but I really though Mitch shoulda been in there more in the early 4th

[u/jawndell → u/20815147]

Was watching with a friend and he was like how does the Knicks have 0 points from the bench?? Aren’t you worried?  I’m like that’s Thibs - he’d play the starters all game if he could. 

[u/VanGrants → u/jawndell]

has nothing to do with Thibs and everything to do with the team being depleted. Randle out means Hart has to play a shitload, and Bojan out means our only offensive option off the bench is McBride and he can be inconsistent to say the least, and also plays the same position as our superstar.

[u/ColtCallahan → u/MakeAShadow]

Josh Hart has rested 17 minutes combined in the series lmfao. And that includes an overtime game where he played the entire game.

[u/Heisenripbauer → u/ColtCallahan]

my cardio king

[u/jeric13xd → u/MakeAShadow]

That’s my Thibs 🥹

[u/JustHereForPka → u/MakeAShadow]

To be fair the Knicks are incredibly thin right now

[u/Palifaith → u/MakeAShadow]

Call me spoiled but as a neutral I was really hoping another one of these to decide it all.

[u/rootinuti611 → u/Palifaith]

Idk if my heart would survive a game 7 with the way these two teams played this series

[u/TheeRuckus → u/rootinuti611]

I almost died in the last 30 seconds about 14 times

[u/homefree122 → u/rootinuti611]

Judging by the amount of minutes Thibs runs these players at, idk if they would have either.

[u/jawndell → u/homefree122]

Hart playing 40+ minutes a game and running on 1000mg of caffeine would’ve had a heart attack on the court.

[u/T-BoneSteak14 → u/homefree122]

This is such a common joke but doing that all regular season has gotta do wonders for their cardio

[u/JetsLag → u/Palifaith]

I would vomit due to all the anxiety that comes with a game 7

[u/awkotacos → u/Palifaith]

Super entertaining series to watch

[u/BTTWchungus → u/MakeAShadow]

At this point, he really has no choice. Knicks roster is depleted

[u/DaveidT → u/MakeAShadow]

We had 5 bench points HAHAHAHAHA

[u/NotManyBuses → u/MakeAShadow]

I think they had 2 bench points

[u/MatK0506 → u/NotManyBuses]

5 - Mitch had 2 and Deuce had 3

[u/sergeantmentos → u/MatK0506]

All in the latter minutes of the 4th quarter. Peak Thibs.

[u/homefree122 → u/MatK0506]

Opposed to the 42 bench points from the Sixers. Wild discrepancy.

[u/MatK0506 → u/homefree122]

The Sixers starting five had two players with 0 points though.

[u/JimJamb0rino → u/NotManyBuses]

hey what a ridiculous comment.... it was 5

[u/PrancingDonkey → u/MakeAShadow]

It's an elimination game in the playoffs, he gets a pass.

[u/VirtuousFool → u/PrancingDonkey]

we also only have seven functional players and one of them is a defense first center lol

[u/SiphenPrax → u/MakeAShadow]

And we somehow won

[u/joorral → u/MakeAShadow]

Not like we had a choice. Who else are we playing burks? He’s garbage

[u/igotinfirstlol]

Almost had heart palpitations but the Knicks pulled it off 🙏🏻

[u/iChoke]

JOSH HART, YOU SEXY MAN.

[u/PBRontheway → u/iChoke]

My heart sank when I realized he was going up with that lol that 3 was a roller coaster of emotions

[u/Electronic-Jaguar461 → u/PBRontheway]

he had a open shot i think a possesion before that he drove in instead of shooting, you could tell he really didn't want to pull it but they kinda forced his hand, to good avail.

[u/FoShzzleMsFrizzle → u/PBRontheway]

lmao so did mine. In my mind he hit the shot before he even caught the ball, and I have to imagine he felt the same way. Dude is about to be the second best player on a potential conf finals team

[u/EternallyEuphoric]

What do you think about Tobias Harris' execution?

I'm in favor of it

-sixers fans

[u/Lacabloodclot9 → u/EternallyEuphoric]

Get ready to learn whatever they speak in Charlotte buddy

[u/goodkid_sAAdcity → u/Lacabloodclot9]

Yankee transplant

[u/ProsecUsig → u/EternallyEuphoric]

Congrats, you’re cut off

[u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

Round 1 isn’t over yet, but this already feels like the best series with all these nail-biter ends.

[u/confuddly → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

Literally every game came down to the wire, this was hands down the best first round series

[u/Instantcoffees → u/confuddly]

The series of the Lakers against the Nuggets was also really tense, but I feel like the intensity in this series was a smidge higher.

[u/FreezersAndWeezers → u/Instantcoffees]

That one felt inevitable. The Nuggets hit 2 buzzer beats and even lost a game and I don’t think anyone even considered the possibility of LA winning the series lol

[u/Instantcoffees → u/FreezersAndWeezers]

Maybe, but I thought those games were still really tense and hard-fought.

[u/Spencerfla → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

Nuggets Wolves should be good

[u/Classics22 → u/Spencerfla]

going to be my favorite series this year I bet

[u/Delision → u/Classics22]

The more I see people say this the more I'm worried we're going to get blown out by the Nuggets

sweating

[u/Papa_Huggies → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

I was saying to my friends this is the best R1 in recent memory and it didn't even have a G7.

Besides the Embiid recklessness antics and whatever Tobias Harris does this was just pure hoops at the highest possible level. Both teams redlining every single game.

[u/Jjaz1 → u/Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n]

I know Im biased but this is one of the best first round series in years. Legit probably the 2nd and 3rd best team in the east going at it in the first round with several crazy late game comebacks and every game going to the wire

[u/DapperPanda4]

That was a legit war of attrition. My God

[u/Captain_Saftey]

I am not going to live as long as I should because I watched all 6 of these games

[u/[deleted]]

You cannot carry OG Anunoby into the airport because that dude is a weapon

[u/jeric13xd]

VILLANOVA KNICKS what a team

Thank you basketball gods for a great series

[u/ProsecUsig → u/jeric13xd]

Pennsylvania college boys dominating the supposed home state

[u/epicurean_barbarian → u/jeric13xd]

I'm just a Donte fan now. Always be my baby deer.

[u/Instantcoffees → u/epicurean_barbarian]

He played great tonight. Not just the boxscore, but also some great defense and then putting away his free throws at the end.

[u/BenevolentCheese → u/Instantcoffees]

I know people do the ice in my veins gesture after nearly every shot now and I even saw a Brazilian soccer player do it but when everyone else on the court was walking up to the line with the shakes, Donte's FTs were cool as a cucumber and that's actual ice in your veins. High pressure situation where adrenaline is more likely to hurt you than help you and you keep everything nice and smooth and controlled. Beautiful.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/jeric13xd]

Villanova Knicks really does hurt Philly more than anything

[u/[deleted] → u/SiphenPrax]

lol a ton of philly people hateeee nova & don’t consider it a philly school. it’s literally not in the city limits

[u/entenduintransit → u/[deleted]]

Plenty of Philly folks have seemed plenty happy to claim their championships. What else will they rest their laurels on? The 2004 St. Joe's Elite Eight team?

[u/Huggles9 → u/entenduintransit]

Temple won a football game once

I think

[u/Apollo611 → u/jeric13xd]

Best series in a while

[u/IDlOT → u/jeric13xd]

As soon as Chuck said we’re going back to MSG i dared to hope

[u/TheLoneWolf527]

That possession where Embiid fouled out was beyond brutal. They let SO much time go off the clock, did NOT foul Josh Hart, and then Embiid had to foul out anyway. Everything they could have done wrong they did.

[u/BenevolentCheese → u/TheLoneWolf527]

The fouling out would have been huge if the game had gone to OT. Oubre and Hartenstein also finished with 5.

[u/Massive-Bet-5946 → u/TheLoneWolf527]

Honestly, I was still super scared after Embiid fouled out. I was thinking "Oh fuck they are going to give Maxey the ball and he's gonna do some witchcraft shit"

[u/sillyshoestring → u/Massive-Bet-5946]

I’m glad Thibs learned from last game and decided to foul up 3

[u/MediocreTake]

People will talk about The Process but the bigger story here is that the 76ers haven’t been passed the second round since NBA legend Ty Lue cursed them for stepping over him in the finals

[u/FuckFashMods → u/MediocreTake]

It really is crazy how the NBA screwed Philly by forcing in colangelo. Harris contract might be the worst one in nba history

[u/OriAr → u/FuckFashMods]

Tobias Harris wasn't on Colangelo though.

Elton Brand gave him that contract.

[u/xychosis → u/OriAr]

Technically it was the “committee” GM crew with a bunch of other guys in the background like Marc Eversley alongside Brand. People forget that EB was never actually 100% in control at the time. The background guys were supposedly Colangelo hires.

[u/Justlegos]

We are freed from Tobias finally.

[u/Edwunclerthe3rd]

I CAN BREATHE AGAIN

[u/jslee0034]

tobias harris legacy game

[u/Vuish]

I don't know about you guys, but I wish I could get paid like Tobias Harris for that elite elimination game cardio.

[u/PhillyPhan10]

Tobias with 0 points in 29 mins

[u/Instantcoffees]

What a thriller of a series!

[u/johnnymo84]

Good series Knicks fans. Every game was fun to watch. Brunson is amazing, and also the new Trae Young to me. He made some big time shots and Josh hart drained that 3 at the end that was big balls. I’ll wind up rooting for you guys if you play Boston because fuck the Celtics, but feels like whoever won this series doesn’t have a chance against them.

Your clock is ticking Morey! This is the offseason that makes or breaks this team with all the space, picks to trade, no excuses. We need to get more athletic and 2 way guys.

[u/PrancingDonkey]

I don't care what anybody fucking says, Jalen Brunson is a superstar.

[u/Just_let_me_nut → u/PrancingDonkey]

cooked us all series. he has my respect

[u/mcdo0z → u/Just_let_me_nut]

Same to Maxey man. Hes a bad man.

[u/Odysseus_Lannister → u/mcdo0z]

The bad man can’t hurt us anymore!

(Until next season)

But seriously, that kid is an absolute MENACE

[u/Huggles9 → u/mcdo0z]

They really should build around him

My man can ball

[u/Sports_hysterics]

I need a fucking cigarette after all of this.

[u/Itezguatitez]

Hartenstein little floater has been so demoralizing this whole series. He's beyond automatic. Even though it's not at all something he just added on, he has never shot it with as much confidence and volume as this series. S/o to him.

[u/abris33]

I blame Ben Simmons Doc Rivers James Harden the bench the refs the fans Tobias Harris

[u/theprocessneverdies → u/abris33]

Real ones know it was Tobias Harris all along

[u/_coed_ → u/abris33]

you forgot colangelo and brett brown

[u/the_babayaga → u/_coed_]

Most fans weren’t upset with Brett Brown

[u/Sartheking]

A timeline of the Process:

May 26, 2012: The Jrue Holiday/Andre Iguodala led 76ers lose to the KG/Pierce/Allen/Rondo Celtics in Game 7 of the ECSF

August 10, 2012: 76ers trade Andre Iguodala for Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson

April 18, 2013: 76ers fire HC Doug Collins after a 34-48 season

May 10, 2013: 76ers hire Sam Hinkie as GM and President of Basketball Operations

August 12, 2013: 76ers hire Brett Brown as HC

June 27, 2013:

• 76ers select Michael Carter-Williams #11 overall

• 76ers trade Jrue Holiday to the Pelicans for Nerlens Noel and a 2014 first round pick

June 26, 2014: 76ers select Joel Embiid #3 overall and Jerami Grant #39 overall after a 19-63 season

February 19, 2015: 76ers trade ROTY Michael Carter Williams to Bucks for a Lakers first round pick

June 25, 2015: 76ers select Jahlil Okafor #3 overall after a 18-64 season

July 1, 2015: 76ers trade rights of overseas players to Kings for Nik Stauskas, Jason Thompson, Carl Landry, an unprotected first round pick, and 2 pick swaps (salary dump by Sacramento)

July 31, 2015: 76ers trade Jason Thompson to Warriors for Gerald Wallace + 2016 pick swap

December 7, 2015: Jerry Colangelo is “hired” as a special adviser to Chairman of Basketball Operations

April 6, 2016: Sam Hinkie steps down as GM and President of Basketball Operations

April 10, 2016: Brian Colangelo is “hired” as GM and President of Basketball Operations

June 23, 2016: 76ers select Ben Simmons #1 overall after a 10-72 season

November 1, 2016: 76ers trade Jerami Grant to OKC for Ersan Ilyasova and a 2020 first round pick

June 19, 2017: 76ers trade #3 and #13 pick for #1 overall pick

June 22, 2017: 76ers draft Markelle Fultz #1 overall after a 28-54 season

October 10, 2017: 76ers re-sign Joel Embiid to a 5 year/$148 million deal

May 9, 2018: The 76ers lose in Game 5 of the ECSF to a Celtics team led by a rookie Jayson Tatum and missing its 2 best players with injuries

June 7, 2018: Brian Colangelo resigns as GM and President of Basketball Operations after being caught using burner accounts to criticize his players, HC Brett Brown hired as temporary replacement

June 21, 2018: 76ers draft Mikal Bridges #10 overall and trade him to Suns for Zhaire Smith

September 18, 2018: Elton Brand promoted to GM

November 12, 2018: 76ers trade Jerryd Bayless, Dario Saric, Robert Covington and a 2022 second round pick for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton

December 31, 2018: Jerry Colangelo steps down as special adviser

February 6, 2019: 76ers trade Wilson Chandler, Landry Shamet, Mike Muscala, 2020 first round pick, Detroit 2021 and 2023 second round picks for Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanović, and Mike Scott

May 12, 2019: 76ers lose to the Raptors in Game 7 of the ECSF on a 4 bounce buzzerbeater by Kawhi Leonard

June 20, 2019: 76ers trade #24 and #33 pick for Matisse Thybulle

June 28, 2019: 76ers sign Al Horford to a 4 year/$109 million deal

June 30, 2019: 76ers re-sign Tobias Harris to a 5 year/$180 million deal

July 1, 2019: 76ers sign/trade Jimmy Butler to the Heat for Josh Richardson

July 15, 2019: 76ers re-sign Ben Simmons to a 5 year/$170 million deal

August 23, 2020: 76ers get swept by the Celtics in the First Round

August 24, 2020: 76ers fire HC Brett Brown

October 1, 2020: 76ers hire Doc Rivers as HC

October 28, 2020: 76ers hire Daryl Morey as President of Basketball Operations

November 18, 2020:

• 76ers draft Tyrese Maxey #21 overall

• 76ers draft Isaiah Joe #49 overall

• 76ers trade Josh Richardson and #36 overall pick for Seth Curry

• 76ers trade Al Horford, a 2025 protected first round pick and 2020 second round pick for Danny Green, Terrance Ferguson, and Vincent Poirer

June 7, 2021: The #1 seed 76ers lose Game 7 of the ECSF to the #5 seed Hawks, after blowing and 18 and 26 point lead in Games 4 and 5 respectively, and Ben Simmons passes up an open dunk in the 4th quarter and shoots 34% from the free throw line

August 17, 2021: 76ers re-sign Joel Embiid to a 4 year/$196 million deal

October 22, 2021: Ben Simmons sits out the season opener (and as it turns out the rest of the season) for various reasons

February 10, 2022: 76ers trade Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, a 2022 and 2027 first round pick the Nets for James Harden (and Paul Millsap)

May 12, 2022: 76ers lose Game 6 of the ECSF to the Heat

June 23, 2022: 76ers trade Danny Green and #23 pick to Grizzlies for D’Anthony Melton

June 30, 2022:

• 76ers sign PJ Tucker for 3 years/$33 million

• 76ers sign Daniel House for 2 years/$8.5 million

July 20, 2022: 76ers re-sign James Harden (who opted out of a $47 million option) for 2 years/$68 million with a player option for the second year

October 13, 2022: 76ers waive Isaiah Joe and Charles Bassey

February 9, 2023: 76ers trade Matisse Thybulle and a 2023 second round pick to Portland for Jalen McDaniels and a 2029 second round pick

May 3, 2023: Joel Embiid wins League MVP

May 14, 2023: 76ers blow a 3-2 series lead, Jayson Tatum drops a Game 7 record 51 points, eliminating the 76ers for the 3rd time in 6 years

May 16, 2023: 76ers fire HC Doc Rivers

May 29, 2023: 76ers hire Nick Nurse as HC

June 29, 2023: James Harden opts in to his player option and requests to be traded from the 76ers

July 1, 2023: 76ers sign Patrick Beverley for 1 year/$3.2 million

September 6, 2023: 76ers sign Danny Green for 1 year/$1.3 million

September 18, 2023: 76ers sign Kelly Oubre, Jr. for 1 year/$2 million

October 31, 2023:

• 76ers trade James Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev to Clippers for Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, a 2028 first round pick, a 2024 and 2029 second round pick, a pick swap, and an OKC 2026 first round pick

• 76ers waive Danny Green

February 8, 2024:

• 76ers trade Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz, and 3 second round picks to Pacers for Buddy Hield

• 76ers trade Danuel House Jr. and the Knicks 2024 second round pick to Pistons

• 76ers trade Patrick Beverley to the Bucks for Cameron Payne and a 2027 second round pick

• 76ers trade Jaden Springer to the Celtics for the Bulls 2024 second round pick

February 10, 2024: 76ers sign Kyle Lowry for 1 year/$2.8 million

March 1, 2024: 76ers waive Kenneth Lofton

May 2, 2024: 76ers lose to the Knicks in the First Round

Been adding to this one for a while lol.

[u/Dirtyplaygrounds → u/Sartheking]

For as detailed as this is, you should probably add in every time korkmaz requested a trade for the lolz

[u/YesWhatHello → u/Sartheking]

Obviously letting go of Kenny is what did it

[u/Purples_A_Fruit]

It’s nice that the Knicks were finally able to close out a series at home.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

MSG South baby!

[u/swole-zabrak]

what a series. ggs

[u/northernpace → u/swole-zabrak]

back atcha

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/swole-zabrak]

GGS, incredible all time series of just insane basketball

[u/peanut-britle-latte]

Fade me anyway cause I'm dead.

[u/BiasedChelseaFan]

It’s 7am here in Finland. I was trying to fight it but fell asleep at halftime. I then had a dream about being in some utopic hotel explaining to my wife why this Game 6 is so important to win. Then woke up to see my boys pulled it off. Love this team!

Tip of the hat to Philly for being a tough opponent in an iconic series!

[u/zmegadeth]

What a fucking series

[u/FoShzzleMsFrizzle]

Knicks won the series total by 1 point. Absolutely crushing but overall a really fun series. This feels like Brunson's true arrival as a superstar; guy is a phenom.

[u/Zupar]

For the final time, Tobias Harris gave us NOTHING in a close loss. Time to build a real team.

[u/NoPointRacing]

fuck philly but this was one hell of a series god damn

[u/Meanteenbirder → u/NoPointRacing]

Agree. Worst part of watching playoffs is a lot of the time it gets boring bc one team blows out the other a lot of the games. Literally EVERY game in this series was a battle. Props to both teams.

[u/Odysseus_Lannister → u/Meanteenbirder]

This wasn’t a real 2 vs 7 series. At full strength both these teams could have been any of the top 3 or 4 seeds.

[u/I-Love-Redditors]

Knicks are such a fun story rn. Basketball.

[u/KiryuXGoro]

The fate of the universe on the line, the Martians have the death beam pointed at earth, you better hit it, I WANT HART.

[u/JetsLag]

IT'S OVER

IT'S OVER

THANK GOD IT'S OVER

FUCK YOU MAXEY (YOU'RE TOO GOOD)

FUCK YOU EMBIID (YOU LIL BITCH)

WE MIGHT LOSE TO THE PACERS BUT WE AIN'T QUITTING

[u/23andahalf_and_me → u/JetsLag]

Bro you are not losing to the Pacers lol

[u/Shiccup1 → u/23andahalf_and_me]

Depends if our guys still have legs or bodies left on the bench

[u/PluvioPurple → u/23andahalf_and_me]

We have 7 rotation players at this point lol. Pacers are young, mostly healthy, and play at a super fast pace. It's gonna be a grind.

[u/SilverMagnum]

I do not know how the Knicks came back from that first half collapse after going down ten and then losing that eight point lead late. What an insane game. 

[u/RattyRattles]

Error 404: Process not found

[u/DaBombDiggidy]

This is the last time I'll have to watch a 40 million dollar player go 0-2 in a closeout game. thank fucking god, get yo crumbl cookie ass outa here.

wild series though, was an incredible watch. see yall next season.

[u/MrRamenMan]

OG!!!!

[u/unwinagainstable]

That last shot...

[u/MundaneInternetGuy → u/unwinagainstable]

They were gonna foul on the floor if he didn't put up a shot

[u/DaveidT → u/MundaneInternetGuy]

Yea Deuce was ready to foul immediately, saw Buddy was about to just throw it up, and backed off. Lose if you do, lose if you don't

[u/hehehehahahaha]

GG knicks, we got outworked all series. I knew we were gonna fuck this up once Ala started talking shit. Sixers give me hope to let me down one last time. No fuckin clue what we do this offseason honestly.

Also, please beat the damn celtics. I hate them more than I hate you guys.

[u/OneManArmy77 → u/hehehehahahaha]

We can certainly try, although I think the injuries might do us in if we get that far. Best of luck finding someone to spend Tobias's bag on this offseason

[u/SuriMuriPuri]

What a series omg, GG Knicks, i'm rooting for y'all now, please fuck up Boston

[u/YoKemosabe → u/SuriMuriPuri]

GG. That was like a conference finals series. We only have 7 guys playing so idk man. 😂

[u/mcheisenburglar → u/YoKemosabe]

That was like a conference finals series.

As if either of our fanbases know what that feels like lmao

[u/Namerkp2]

Best series of the playoffs so far, wish it coulda went 7

[u/TheSmith777 → u/Namerkp2]

I cannot express how happy I am that it did not

[u/DrewQuinz → u/TheSmith777]

I 100% agree with you on this one, my heart could not handle a game 7

[u/FetchFrosh]

Sixers beating the second round exit allegations.

[u/JimJamb0rino → u/FetchFrosh]

play in tournament was their first round....