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2024 NBA Playoff Handicapping New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
(3-2) New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers (2-3)
Date: Thursday, May 2nd
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Venue: Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia
Moneyline NBA Odds: Knicks +134 | 76ers -150 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: 76ers -3
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 198.5
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Game 6 of the first-round series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers closes the NBA Playoff slate on Thursday. Philly battled back in Game 5 to keep their hopes alive with a 112-106 overtime victory on Tuesday.
Season Series
New York took the season series winning three of the four meetings while the clubs split their four regular season matches last season. Philly holds the all-time edge of 264 victories of 472 contests versus the Knicks.
This is the ninth time in history that the clubs are meeting in the playoffs with the Sixers winning six of those series.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Wednesday, May 1st Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, May 2nd.
New York Knicks
I’ve mentioned this before but it’s worth noting again – – although Jalen Brunson has carried the Knicks offense it feels like he takes far too many shots.
After all, he’s a point guard who has teammates capable of scoring. The overtime loss on Tuesday was a perfect example of his tunnel vision. He scored 40 points but needed 32 shots to reach that mark.
Worse – in the overtime he took eight of the 10 shots the Knicks attempted and his turnover was going to be a shot but he changed his mind mid-air.
Knicks Stats
New York ranks tied for seventh offensively (117.3) and ninth defensively (112.4) while their net differential is plus +4.9 which ranks fifth overall.
Through five playoff games, New York ranks sixth offensively (114.2), and 12th defensively (115.1) with a minus -0.9 net differential ranking ninth.
With the injuries to the core, the Knicks performance against the spread dipped but remain above .500 with a 46-40-1 record through 87 contests.
Knicks Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Bojan Bogdanovic, SF (OUT for season — foot)
- Mitchell Robinson, C (probable—ankle)
- Julius Randle, PF (OUT for season— shoulder)
Philadelphia 76ers
Credit Joel Embiid for even being on the court considering everything he’s dealing with. His leg is nowhere near 100 percent which is evident by him avoiding the paint on offense and how he grimaces each time he jumps for a rebound.
Still, the big man collected a triple-double of 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Fortunately, he’s got Tyrese Maxey to pick up the slack which is precisely what he did on Tuesday summoning memories of Reggie Miller’s performance at the Mecca.
Maxey finished with 46 points but what will stand out are the consecutive 3-pointers he hit to send the game to overtime.
76ers Stats
Philly ranked tied for 13th offensively (116.2) and 11th defensively (113.0) and possessed a net differential of plus +3.1 that ranks eighth overall. Before Embiid’s injury, Philly ranked in the top seven in all three areas.
Through the fifth game of the playoffs, the 76ers rank fifth offensively (115.1), and 11th defensively (114.2) with a plus +0.9 net differential ranking eighth.
The Sixers were one of the better bets against the spread this season with a 51-36-1 record through 88 contests.
76ers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Joel Embiid, C (probable — knee)
- Robert Covington, SF (OUT indefinitely — knee)
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Knicks vs. 76ers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Knicks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 14 of New York’s last 17 games.
- Also, the Knicks are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
- By comparison, the 76ers are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 10 games.
- Additionally, Philly is 11-3 SU in their last 14 games.
Free New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Prediction:
This feels like a series inevitably meant to go the distance and one the fans deserve given how competitive it’s been. Both teams coughed up clutch time leads to steal a win and only Game 3 was won easily (by Philly).
But for the series to extend the Sixers will need to force a Game 7 so I’m sticking with my original request for that to occur but expect another close match.
As for the fans, even the OGs are coming out (see tweet below) calling on Sixers Nation to represent and the owners are buying blocks of tickets to limit the Knicks fan base from being on site.
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
Come out and support our Sixers on Thursday. Our @sixers Fans are the Best and will prove it Thursday. Guys go fight and win on Thursday.
Doc
— Julius Dr J Erving (@JuliusErving) May 1, 2024
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