Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks player stats and box score (Feb. 26)

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The New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 110-105 on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 34 points, seven assists and three rebounds on 8-for-17 shooting (3-for-5 on 3-pointers), including going 15-for-16 from the free throw line. Mikal Bridges finished with 28 points and three assists on 12-for-18 shooting (3-for-5 from the arc). He scored 19 in the opening quarter alone.

OG Anunoby added 16 points and nine rebounds, while Josh Hart had seven points, 17 rebounds and four assists.

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For Philly, Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points on 12-for-32 shooting (0-for-10 from downtown). He also added four rebounds and five assists. Paul George had 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals on 9-for-20 shooting (4-for-9 from the 3-point line). Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 27 points and four rebounds.

Both teams were on a losing streak. With the win, the Knicks snapped their two-game slump. Meanwhile, the Sixers have lost their previous nine games — the longest active skid in the NBA and the franchise’s longest since 2017. They are on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference. New York (38-20) sits comfortably at the No. 3 spot, while Philadelphia is 12th with a 20-38 record.

Wednesday’s game is the third of four matchups between the teams. The Knicks lead the season series against the Sixers, 3-0. On Jan. 15, Brunson scored 38, while Maxey had 33 points.

Former MVP Joel Embiid was out again on Wednesday. He has only played in 19 games this season, and Philly is 8-11 in those games. Karl-Anthony Towns was sidelined for New York due to a left knee injury.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks player stats and box score

Philadelphia 76ers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Paul George	25	8	7	4	0	7	9-20	4-9	3-4	-4
Kelly Oubre Jr.	27	5	1	2	1	1	9-14	4-6	5-6	-9
Andre Drummond	7	9	5	2	1	1	3-6	0-0	1-2	0
Quentin Grimes	3	1	0	1	1	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	-4
Tyrese Maxey	30	4	5	1	1	1	12-32	0-10	6-6	-3
Justin Edwards	6	1	2	1	0	1	2-6	2-4	0-0	1
Adem Bona	5	5	0	1	1	1	2-2	0-0	1-2	-3
Lonnie Walker IV	2	1	0	1	1	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	-5
Ricky Council IV	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2
Jared Butler	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jeff Dowtin Jr.	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Roddy	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

New York Knicks player stats and box score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby	16	9	3	2	0	1	5-15	1-6	5-5	4
Josh Hart	7	17	4	1	1	7	3-5	0-0	1-4	11
Ariel Hukporti	8	2	0	0	1	3	4-5	0-0	0-0	1
Mikal Bridges	28	2	3	2	1	1	12-18	3-5	1-2	1
Jalen Brunson	34	3	7	1	0	2	8-17	3-5	15-16	3
Miles McBride	6	2	1	0	1	0	3-4	0-1	0-0	-3
Precious Achiuwa	7	6	2	0	4	2	3-6	0-0	1-2	3
Landry Shamet	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1
Cameron Payne	4	1	2	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	4
Pacome Dadiet	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tyler Kolek	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matt Ryan	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Delon Wright	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Karl-Anthony Towns	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks game summary

The New York Knicks had a 33-21 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers at the end of the first quarter. Mikal Bridges was off to a hot start. He had 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Jalen Brunson added eight points and seven assists for New York. On the other hand, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 12 points (5-for-6 shooting) for Philly.

Heading into the halftime break, the Knicks still led 61-45. New York went 59.0% in the first half, while Philly shot just 17-for-45 (37.8%).

The Sixers ended the third frame on an 11-4 run and won the quarter 29-22. However, the Knicks still held a nine-point advantage going into the fourth, 83-74.

With under five minutes left, Philly had trimmed the New York lead to one, 96-95. Maxey’s layup with about four minutes left gave Philly the lead 97-96. Brunson went on a personal 9-0 run to reclaim the lead for New York, 107-102 with 32.1 seconds remaining. The Knicks held on to the home win, 110-105.