This will be a pivotal game number six in this first round playoff series between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia will be fighting to keep their season alive after going down three games to one, late last week. Luckily for Philadelphia, they were able to survive elimination with a must win victory in the fifth game of the series back in New York City over the weekend. Thanks to Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia was able to keep their season alive and they will look to even up this series with a victory here on Thursday night and force a game seven later this weekend.
This series between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers has been one of the most compelling first round series throughout this year’s postseason. That is likely something that will remain true following game number six of the series whether it wraps up with a New York Knicks victory or Philadelphia forces a game seven here on Thursday night. These two teams have battled it out down to the wire in almost each and every game of this series, trading the lead several times throughout the last two minutes of the contest. There have been multiple big shots made from some big-time players, and those same players will look to step up once again here in this one to write another chapter in this series between Philadelphia and New York.
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History Between These Two Teams Given that these two teams play in the same division throughout the regular season, they are very familiar with each other coming into the sixth game of this series on Thursday. There should be no surprises awaiting either the New York Knicks or the Philadelphia 76ers coming into this game as this should be another solid back-and-forth game in a series that has been full of them throughout the opening round. Both of these teams will look to go back-and-forth and pick up a pivotal victory in Philadelphia as Jaylen Brunson and Joel Embiid trade buckets throughout this contest.
Every time these two teams hit the court throughout this series. It is a game that has gone down to the wire, including some blown leads by Philadelphia and some rough endings by New York as well. This game on Thursday night in Philadelphia will be the 10th meeting of the season between the Knicks and 76ers and New York has won six of the previous nine meetings. That is a trend that Philadelphia will need to break if they want to keep their season alive here in this one and for game seven as they look to advance to the second round of the postseason and keep their hopes of winning a title alive.
Philadelphia has only managed to win a single game at home against the New York Knicks this season as they have been very vulnerable on their home court. They have had trouble stopping Jalen Brunson throughout the year and that is something they must do in this game after he has put up incredible performances throughout this first round series. Joel Embiid will be the X Factor for this game and Tyrese Maxey will need to continue making plays like he did with his game-winning shot in the fifth game of the series over the weekend. If the superstars for Philadelphia can step up in this game, then they will be able to force a game seven but if they allow Brunson to take over once again, then the New York Knicks will certainly advance with a victory here on Thursday evening.
Today’s Predictions I am expecting yet another close and competitive matchup between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers here on Thursday night in the city of brotherly love at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. I look for these two teams to go back-and-forth throughout the entirety of this contest. Much like they have the opening of the series, I expect this game to come down to the wire and the winner to come out on top because they made more plays in the final two minutes than the other team. I look for that team to be the Philadelphia 76ers, as I look for them to grab the game six victory here at home as they come into this one with plenty of momentum after their victory earlier this weekend. As I look for Tyrese Maxey to continue making big plays and lead Philadelphia to a second consecutive victory over New York to keep their season alive once again.
Tips For Betting Although Philadelphia has been a little bit unsuccessful against New York at home this season, they have been a solid team at the Wells Fargo Center, and I expect them to step up when needed the most here on Thursday night. Philadelphia has also been really great this season when they are favored to pick up the victory and they are favored by nearly 4 points in this game against the New York Knicks. That is something that certainly goes in their favor as they look to grab a season saving victory on Thursday night in game six of this first round playoff series.
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