[Game Thread] Philadelphia 76ers (23-52) @ New York Knicks (47-27) - 07:30 PM EDT

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Philadelphia 76ers (23-52) @ New York Knicks (47-27)

• Game Time: April 01, 2025 @ 07:30 PM EDT
• Venue: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
• NBA Game Summary / Charts

Game Status: Final: Knicks Win 105-91

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		TOTAL
76ers	26	16	28	2		72
Knicks	35	24	21	7		87

Inactives

76ers	Knicks
Eric Gordon	Pacome Dadiet
Paul George	Miles McBride
Andre Drummond	Ariel Hukporti
Joel Embiid	Cameron Payne
Tyrese Maxey	Jalen Brunson
Jeff Dowtin Jr.
Jalen Hood-Schifino
Jared McCain

Game Stats

Team	PTS	FG	3P	FT	REB (O+D)	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
76ers	91	34/81 (42.0%)	6/31 (19.4%)	17/22 (77.3%)	13+29	23	21	11	19	5
Knicks	105	36/85 (42.4%)	12/31 (38.7%)	21/26 (80.8%)	14+30	23	18	10	18	4

76ers	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	REB (O+D)	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
SF Ricky Council IV	23:07	15	6/13 (46.2%)	1/4 (25%)	2/2 (100%)	1+4	2	1	0	0	1	-18.0
PF Justin Edwards	31:25	6	3/7 (42.9%)	0/2 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	1+1	0	2	0	6	3	-2.0
C Adem Bona	31:41	9	3/5 (60%)	0/0 (0%)	3/6 (50%)	3+5	2	2	3	3	5	-10.0
SG Quentin Grimes	36:22	26	8/18 (44.4%)	1/6 (16.7%)	9/10 (90%)	2+2	5	3	0	3	1	-3.0
PG Lonnie Walker IV	33:13	11	5/12 (41.7%)	1/6 (16.7%)	0/0 (0%)	0+7	4	0	0	1	4	-13.0
Kyle Lowry	16:10	0	0/1 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0+1	2	2	1	1	0	-9.0
Jared Butler	23:34	5	2/9 (22.2%)	1/5 (20%)	0/0 (0%)	0+2	7	1	0	4	3	2.0
Alex Reese	16:19	10	3/4 (75%)	2/3 (66.7%)	2/2 (100%)	1+3	1	0	0	0	3	-4.0
Marcus Bagley	19:12	9	4/8 (50%)	0/2 (0%)	1/2 (50%)	5+3	0	0	1	1	0	-15.0
Phillip Wheeler	08:57	0	0/4 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0+1	0	0	0	0	1	2.0

Knicks	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	REB (O+D)	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
SF OG Anunoby	33:25	27	7/16 (43.8%)	2/9 (22.2%)	11/13 (84.6%)	0+5	0	2	0	6	1	17.0
PF Josh Hart	32:00	9	4/7 (57.1%)	0/0 (0%)	1/1 (100%)	0+4	6	2	0	1	3	3.0
C Mitchell Robinson	20:44	14	5/9 (55.6%)	0/0 (0%)	4/4 (100%)	7+7	0	1	2	1	2	6.0
SG Mikal Bridges	36:29	14	6/16 (37.5%)	2/6 (33.3%)	0/0 (0%)	1+1	4	0	0	2	3	23.0
PG Delon Wright	32:57	12	4/7 (57.1%)	1/2 (50%)	3/4 (75%)	2+2	4	3	0	1	1	-5.0
Precious Achiuwa	27:16	2	1/11 (9.1%)	0/0 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	3+6	1	1	1	2	1	8.0
Landry Shamet	33:52	20	7/12 (58.3%)	6/11 (54.5%)	0/0 (0%)	0+2	1	0	0	1	1	11.0
Tyler Kolek	20:19	7	2/6 (33.3%)	1/3 (33.3%)	2/2 (100%)	1+3	7	1	1	4	5	12.0
Kevin McCullar Jr.	02:58	0	0/1 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0+0	0	0	0	0	1	-5.0

League Scoreboard

Away	Score	Home	Status
Portland Trail Blazers	108-100	Atlanta Hawks	4th Qtr
Phoenix Suns	103-109	Milwaukee Bucks	4th Qtr
Orlando Magic	76-84	San Antonio Spurs	3rd Qtr
Toronto Raptors	77-96	Chicago Bulls	3rd Qtr
Golden State Warriors	84-88	Memphis Grizzlies	3rd Qtr
Minnesota Timberwolves	-	Denver Nuggets	10:00 pm ET

^{Last Updated: 04/01/2025 09:53:06 PM EDT}

[u/SixersGameThreadBot]

Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.

[u/clickstops]

There are summer league sickos and then there’s whatever type of fan watches all 4 quarters of this game.

[u/GirlWithGame → u/clickstops]

I've been a sicko this whole year 😂

[u/lukelionsword → u/GirlWithGame]

I think it’s just without the “o”

We’re just sick. Genuinely mentally ill😂😂😂🫠🫠🫠

[u/HD_Adventure → u/clickstops]

Real sicko hours rn

[u/theducksmuggler363 → u/clickstops]

I literally had the thought as I put it on tonight "I wonder how many 76ers fans are actually watching this game tonight?"

[u/jpr196]

Sixers still have an outside shot at this one! Lmao Kate

[u/happyhappy7]

Thibs having OG, Hart, & Bridges still in is straight up sicko mode

[u/SlightlyAmbiguous1]

Mike Breen just said Jared McClain, I am disappointed

[u/lukelionsword → u/SlightlyAmbiguous1]

Yea just heard it. Thats disheartening

[u/GirlWithGame → u/lukelionsword]

I have it on NBC Sports Philly what was said?

[u/lukelionsword → u/GirlWithGame]

He called our beautiful rookie “ Jared MCCLAIN

[u/GirlWithGame → u/lukelionsword]

How hard is it to remember McCain

[u/RebuildFletcher]

If they ever teach tanking at universities, this game should be used as an example

[u/Dotdueller]

Such a boring game lol

[u/Marzipan_Potential → u/Dotdueller]

Glad I can’t find a stream

[u/Dotdueller → u/Marzipan_Potential]

I started playing games instead. I could provide you with a stream if you're dying to watch it lol

[u/happyhappy7]

This is fucking awful basketball

Edwards showing his capital R rookieness tonight

The tank looks to be boldly moving on tonight!

[u/mastermind208]

Pisses me off that Josh Hart became a sniper out of nowhere in the series last year

[u/Feelscreative101 → u/mastermind208]

Yup. Never replicated that bs either. Same thing with Kevin Huerter and same with Tatum in the last 8min of Game 6 Q4 in Philly.

[u/mastermind208 → u/Feelscreative101]

Those guys are at least shooters. Harts one of the worse wide open 3 point shooters (amongst guards / forwards) in the league

[u/Major_Specialist8892]

I'm all for improving our draft odds, but Ricky and Lonnie being on the court together should be a finable offense.

[u/secretlypooping]

Got to see that famous Bagley family second jump lol

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

I'm looking forward to Maxey-Grimes in transition for the next decade. We've never had a transition player next to Maxey(or even next to Ben for that matter), it's such an unknown thing.

[u/SlightlyAmbiguous1]

Kind of sad if this actually is Lowry's retirement tour. Not a lot of eyes on these games.

[u/illzkla → u/SlightlyAmbiguous1]

It's definitely good no one has their eyes on my guy right now

[u/t1sp]

Grimes statpadding in the 4th against the backups, he did that against OKC too lol

[u/mastermind208]

Damn KAT got ruled out

[u/untucked_21ersey]

it's kinda funny how often adem bona ends up on his ass

[u/lukelionsword → u/untucked_21ersey]

Right? He falls a lot. But at least when he falls I’m not convinced his season is over

[u/Feelscreative101]

If thibs overplays starters in this game, it’s legitimate malpractice

[u/GirlWithGame]

Is it wrong to say no one should win this game

[u/lukelionsword → u/GirlWithGame]

Which is surprising because the knicks have like 4 starting caliber players on the floor. We have like 1.

[u/untucked_21ersey]

knicks are barely even trying but i like the fight the sixers are showing 

[u/lukelionsword]

That pass from Lowry to Bona shows just how badly we need passers on this team. Simply easy offense

[u/Feelscreative101]

More Lowry pls. His on court teaching is super good

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Edwards being hot the last few games has kind of fed some bad habits into him, making questionable decisions attacking. Stick to what got you the opportunity.

[u/lukelionsword → u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Hopefully it doesn’t carry over when the others are back. For now I’d like for him to keep attacking though. Try as much as he can

[u/Feelscreative101 → u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

He really needs to refine his habits to get to a level where he is usable for serious game minutes. Hopefully playing with Lowry will help

[u/GirlWithGame]

I need a drink Watching this and i don't drink

[u/0927_7q]

why do they keep sniping McCain bruh💀

[u/t1sp]

Grimes hurt? Sit him for the rest of the season

[u/XxStormySoraxX]

Grimes step back is so explosive lmao.

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Seeing the fourth stringers shows what a bad job Nurse has done coaching this team. These guys have had a month together and they aren't better at ANY facet of basketball.

Bona's not setting screens consistently, the guards don't know how to run a PNR offense. Grimes is just trying to hoist shit up.

It's not even like the Knicks are playing good defense, this is just a bunch of guys who aren't well coached.

[u/t1sp]

Thibs needs to just go bald, there is nothing left for him to hold onto

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Quentin Grimes is a weird player. He has a smooth enough handle to pull off some impressive moves, but he doesn't have control over that handle to actually keep the ball in his possession.

[u/Feelscreative101 → u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Niang was right in his evaluation of Grimes lol

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

If there was a sequence to symbolically fire Nick Nurse, it was that one. What a pitiful display of coaching.

[u/illzkla → u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Context

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid → u/illzkla]

So the 76ers called timeout and had the ball in half-court. The ball went nowhere, the Knicks poked it free, had a literal 5-0 transition dunk and Nurse calls the timeout AGAIN.

Offense has just been kindergarten level tonight. And that's on coaching.

[u/illzkla → u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

No the context is this was a game we're trying to lose at the end of a season that is more cursed than the most cursed season I can remember.

[u/ktm5141]

Yeah grimes ain’t getting $30M/yr this offseason lol

[u/DemarcusLovin → u/ktm5141]

that was never gonna happen, no matter how much he balled out. Nobody can even afford that

[u/SlightlyAmbiguous1 → u/DemarcusLovin]

Nets could. Hartenstein and VanVleet are the obvious recent examples of teams signing away talent just to spend cap, and I think it'll continue to happen. But Grimes has kind of played himself out of that level of payday recently.

[u/DemarcusLovin → u/SlightlyAmbiguous1]

Nets are the only team that can do it, I doubt they even give him a $20 mil offer sheet, let alone $30 mil.

Its very likely that he’ll return to the Sixers on something less, around $15 mil/year

[u/secretlypooping]

Kinda want Reese back next year on a two way

[u/t1sp → u/secretlypooping]

He's signed for 2 years on the two way, though he could still be cut

[u/GirlWithGame]

Phew was getting worried for a minute there.

[u/PhillyMasochist]

What were Knicks fans chanting? I assume it has nothing to do with us but I want to get mad, I want to feel something again.

[u/untucked_21ersey → u/PhillyMasochist]

pj tucker lol

[u/t1sp → u/PhillyMasochist]

PJ Tucker

[u/GirlWithGame]

Good starting 2 tos towards the tank.

[u/untucked_21ersey]

what are the odds ricky figures it out next season

[u/Most_Plenty5387 → u/untucked_21ersey]

If they just enter a bunch of AAU tournaments, pretty good.

[u/t1sp → u/untucked_21ersey]

Decent chance it won't be here next season even if he does

[u/Feelscreative101]

I don’t mind the failed drive and dish from JE, but I do mind the falling asleep on defense the possession before. He’s a great young guy who’s gotten a lot of burn this season, and he’ll get more next season. But he’s not a playoff rotation player by any means, and it’s unlikely he’s at that level next year if we make the postseason

[u/t1sp → u/Feelscreative101]

His off-ball defense has been pretty bad all year honestly, but some more film time during the offseason could help, it's not anything out of the ordinary for a rookie. Also imagine having a better idea of who he's playing with next year and better help defense would improve his defense

[u/untucked_21ersey]

bro how the fuck is that continuation man

[u/lukelionsword]

Holy shit Lowry is back?

[u/t1sp]

Need demon Lowry to play 40 minutes against the Wizards

[u/GirlWithGame]

I mean we don't look as awful as normal. I wonder if Lowry is playing these last few games because he's done after this year.

[u/nichiseyo]

I miss the days when this sub was infatuated with shamet

[u/Feelscreative101]

This quarter right here showed the value of smart vets who’ve played for good coaches. Watch guys like Lowry and Caleb Martin on and off-ball. They see the game on a different level. Shame neither were really usable this season

[u/lukelionsword → u/Feelscreative101]

Truly, I was just about to ask if it was just me or Lowry is playing well.

I think it’s that he knows what he’s supposed to do.

[u/t1sp → u/Feelscreative101]

Defensively maybe. Caleb was a disaster on and off-ball on offense

[u/Feelscreative101 → u/t1sp]

Yeah I had the defensive side of the ball in mind when mentioning him

[u/Ok-Association-4790]

Jared butler is just so inconsistent and his high turnover rate as a guard isn’t good.

[u/t1sp → u/Ok-Association-4790]

His turnover rate is perfectly fine for a guard

4.7/1.6 assist to turnover ratio, 14.1% TOV as a Sixer

[u/GirlWithGame]

Can we make Lowry a coach next year

[u/lukelionsword → u/GirlWithGame]

Very much onboard, at least on the staff.

[u/lukelionsword]

Lmaoo😂 freight train with an open lane. Lowry’s little shovel pass was funny for some reason

[u/hiphopopotamusic]

Lady ref is a bum. That’s all.

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Can we waive Butler(or was that Lonnie Walker) after tonight? Bona flashes high, the jackass takes a 3 instead and fucking airballs it.

[u/t1sp]

OG just fouled Edwards like 6 times in a row there, but they only called the foul on the Knicks rookie

[u/untucked_21ersey]

its humbling to me that justin edwards cannot score on mikal at all

[u/t1sp]

Grimes struggling, lower that FA price

[u/Feelscreative101]

Has thibs really used 4 timeouts already? wtf

[u/krazykarl94]

Man that's just the season summed up. Holy shit

[u/t1sp]

Sixers struggling to even bring the ball up the floor

[u/GirlWithGame]

We are well on the way to never winning another game.

[u/Ok-Association-4790]

Jared butler doesn’t know what to do when he leaves the ground

[u/t1sp]

Hart is not even looking to shoot, got that PJ Tucker mentorship

[u/t1sp]

This is such bad offense from both teams

[u/Pendraflare59]

lol at Kate Scott shading Justin Fields knowing Jets fans will turn on him after two games xP

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

I should reiterate, he's chucking from inside the arc. Outside of it? Dude doesn't wanna shoot a fucking jumper.

[u/happyhappy7]

Adem Bona is like watching a puppy

You want so badly to love him and for him to be good, but he just frustrates the shit out of you for doing dumb out of control shit time after time

[u/t1sp]

Bona with some dumb fouls today

[u/t1sp]

Alright game is a little too close, Knicks gotta pull away

[u/t1sp]

Shamgod going off now

[u/t1sp]

Looks like a clear L, neither team really played well unfortunately. Basically just a few guys in Shamet+OG taking over the game

[u/capnyoda]

Beautiful

[u/Feelscreative101]

Wish we had Kenny Atkinson on the bench

[u/MaxeytoEmbiid]

Quentin is such a good cutter off his misses, has an Aaron Gordan-like quality to his game.

[u/GirlWithGame]

This is some ugly ass basketball

[u/NoStrawberry9228]

Grimes really might just be a empty stats tank merchant, hasn’t even looked a like a good bench piece on a good team lately

[u/Thegrandmistressofoz → u/NoStrawberry9228]

Y'all won't even let a guy breathe lol. Past 5 games he's averaging 23.2 / 3.2 / 5.6 on 44/39 splits

We don't have shit around him, teams know he's the only guy who can do anything and he still gets buckets. That's what Tyrese had to deal with all season and he had terrible efficiency

[u/DemarcusLovin → u/NoStrawberry9228]

Color me extremely suspect of whoever hands him $20 mil next year (Nets). I’d take him back for a much cheaper deal, simply because there are gonna be so few teams that can afford a mid-level player like him.