Sixers burned by Knicks’ clutch three-point shooting in 111-104 Game 1 loss

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart shoots a late fourth quarter three point basket over Sixers guard Kyle Lowry in his team's Game 1 win.survived his latest knee-injury scare, landing awkwardly following a wildly impressive off-the-glass-to-himself dunk yet returning for the start of the second half.— were the difference in Saturday’s Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series.

Embiid, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player who returned earlier this month from meniscus surgery, finished with 29 points on 8-of-22 shooting, eight rebounds, and six assists. Veteran point guardJoel Embiid’s career is more important than these playoffs. The Sixers’ Game 1 loss should show him that.

The Sixers squandered an opportunity to steal a game when Knicks MVP candidate Jalen Brunson went 8-of-26 from the floor for 22 points, and committed five turnovers. But New York got a massive boost from reserve guard Deuce McBride’s 21 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, before Hart’s pair of three-pointers sandwiched Anuboy’s triple to give the Knicks a 107-100 advantage with one minute remaining.

In the opener of what was expected to be a physically competitive series, both teams built a double-digit first-half lead, and later surrendered it, to set up the tight fourth quarter. The Sixers had a 17-7 advantage on a Maxey three-pointer less than five minutes into the game, before the Knicks used a 35-12 surge to lead by 14 on a Brunson finish in the third quarter’s opening minute.

Game 2 will be Monday night at The Garden, before the series shifts to Philly for Thursday’s Game 3 and Sunday’s Game 4.

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