Overview
- Joel Embiid played after being listed as probable for right knee injury management and finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
- The team’s latest injury report removed Embiid’s recent right ankle sprain, while Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee sprain) and Trendon Watford (left adductor strain) remained out.
- Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 36 points, and rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 in the road victory.
- The 76ers completed a 3–2 trip and extended their winning streak to three games with a second win this season at Madison Square Garden.
- New York dropped its third straight; Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns returned from illness with 23 points and 14 rebounds.