It wasn’t pretty, but in the end, it was still a win.
Friday night, on the day after Thanksgiving, the Sixers took their talents North to Madison Square Garden where they had their hands full with David Fizdale’s young team. In the end, though, Philadelphia was able to emerge victorious to the tune of a 101-95 win. Joel Embiid, who shot just 7-for-19 from the field, led all scorers with 27 points. He also hauled in 17 rebounds to go along with two assists and three blocks.
In the first half of the contest, however, things weren’t looking so promising for Philadelphia. The team appeared lethargic and were sorely outhustled by the young Knicks, who led 31-18 after the first quarter and 51-39 at the half.
Tobias Harris (15 points, 7-for-12 field goals) scored nine of his points in the third quarter and, along with Raul Neto (13 points) caught fire in the game’s third quarter and helped the Sixers erase the Knicks’ lead.
New York got a strong effort from Julius Randle (22 points), and some timely baskets from rookie RJ Barrett (18 points, three rebounds) down the stretch, but they ultimately couldn’t overcome shooting 19-for-33 from the free-throw line and losing the rebound battle 46 to 37.
FINAL STATS 📊⤵
Embiid: 27 PTS | 17 REB | 3 BLK
Ennis III: 20 PTS | 4 REB
Harris: 19 PTS | 6 REB
Simmons: 15 PTS | 5 REB | 8 AST
Korkmaz: 9 PTS | 6 REB
Burke: 5 PTS | 3 AST
Pelle: 3 PTS | 4 BLK— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) November 30, 2019
With the win, the Sixers improve to 13-6 on the season while the Knicks fall to 4-15.
Philadelphia will head back to the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, where they will host the Indiana Pacers on the second night of a back-to-back.