Philadelphia trails two games to one. They've outscored the Knicks by one point in the series. The two losses in New York were decided by an average of five points per game.
That's how close it's been thus far.
After appearing to survive a Joel Embiid injury scare, the Sixers got beat on the effort plays and lost their bet against Josh Hart hitting threes as the Knicks took Game 1, 111-104.
Tyrese Maxey set a new career-high with 52 points, along with seven assists and five rebounds, to power the Sixers to a 133-126 victory in double overtime.