Just when it looked as though the Sixers would wrap up a victory in Game 2, ignored timeout calls, missed fouls, and an untimely offensive rebound by the Knicks put Philadelphia into a two-games-to-zero hole, 104-101.
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 and Kyle Lowry spear-headed a valiant effort to bring the Sixers back in the second half, but they fell short of a major comeback in a 110-96 defeat.