Knicks catch slumping, Joel Emiid-less 76ers at the right time
NY Post
The Knicks are catching Philadelphia at a good time for their NBA equivalent of a doubleheader.
The reeling 76ers have dropped three straight and 15 of their past 21 heading into consecutive games at MSG, including Sunday’s 7 p.m. tipoff on ESPN.
Following Friday’s defeat against the Pelicans — which included a 35-point deficit in the first half — Sixers coach Nick Nurse went off on his team’s “soft approach.”
“You’ve got to play tougher than that. You’ve got to put your nose in there, drive it in the paint, try to get to the foul line, or draw some defense and kick it out to somebody that’s open. So I thought we had a soft mentality on offense,” Nurse said. “We tried to jump shoot our way to a lead early, and you can’t count on that. And then we didn’t execute the defensive schemes. Not a very good combination.”
Their struggles lately coincided with the knee injury to Joel Embiid, the reigning MVP who has no set return date from meniscus surgery and will miss both Garden games.
The status of Tyrese Maxey, who missed the past three games after suffering a concussion, is up in the air for Sunday, but Nurse seemed optimistic about his All-Star’s availability, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Karl-Anthony Towns has not been shy about letting it be known that he believes he is sacrificing for the team.
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Lamar Odom pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the criminal charges he was hit with following his January run-in with cops in Nevada.
With the World Baseball Classic final tied in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa did not bring in one of the game’s best relief pitchers and it ultimately cost them the game.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
The playoffs are exactly a month away, and it’s a good time to send a reminder that rotations will be tightened.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
TORONTO — To understand what Tuesday was like for Matthew Schaefer, don’t start with the scene at his stall after morning skate, with Toronto media packed around him, but 20 minutes later in a corner of Scotiabank Arena.
TAMPA — You can make it about just one inning. Or that it still will only be March 18. Or about the miles left to go.
John Harbaugh could have looked at two offensive linemen the Giants selected in the 2022 draft, reviewed their performance on the field the past four years, said “No thanks,’’ and no one would have given him a hard time about it.