NEW YORK–The Philadelphia 76ers got off to a hot start in their road matchup with the New York Knicks on Sunday. They were moving the ball, they were playing with pace, and they were playing excellent defense as they built a 21-point lead in the second quarter.
Then, things went sideways. The all-bench unit struggled, the starters couldn’t find their rhythm when they re-entered the game, and it led to a disappointing 108-97 loss to the Knicks.
The Knicks grabbed six offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter and they got a big lift from Isaiah Hartenstein who hopped off the bench and pulled down 14 rebounds on the night with five coming in the fourth quarter. Three of those were on offensive rebounding.