The New York Knicks are at the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of the best of 7 series on Thursday. This is the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and the winner will move on to take on the winner of the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers series. They are also in Game 6 on Thursday night.
The New York Knicks had a chance to wrap up the series at home on Tuesday. They could not get it done, and now need a win in one of their next two to avoid a 3-1 collapse. The Knicks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference, as they finished with a 50-32 record. The Knicks won their final five regular season games.
For the 76ers, they finished with the 7 seed in the East, but are a dangerous team when healthy. Philadelphia went 47-35 in the regular season, and won their final 8 games. The 76ers beat the Heat in the play-in game to garner the 7 seed, and avoid Boston in the first round. Philadelphia won Game 5 by a score of 112-106 in overtime.
The Philadelphia 76ers are -3.5 over the New York Knicks in this one. The total for this game is listed at 200.5.
Brunson Guiding Knicks
Jalen Brunson had a monster game on Tuesday, but it was not enough. The guard from Villanova played 50 minutes, scoring 40 points in the game. Brunson now has scored 39 or more in three straight playoff games. During the regular season, Brunson scored 28.7 points per game.
The Knicks also got 18 from Josh Hart and 17 from OG Anunoby. The Knicks during the regular season were 19th in the league with 112.8 points per game. The Knicks made 13.2 three point shots per game as well. New York was fifth in the National Basketball Association in rebounds, with 45.2.
New York won their final five games of the regular season, and scored 120 points per game during that stretch. The Knicks are without both Julius Randle and Bojan Bogdanovic due to injuries.
Embiid and Maxey Strong for Philadelphia
In the win on Tuesday, Tyrese Maxey had a playoff high 46 points in the game. Maxey also added 9 assists in the game. So far in the postseason, the guard has scored 23 or more in all five games. He has gone over 30+ points in three of those games. He was second during hte regular season with 25.9 per game.
Joel Embiid finished the game after playing 47 minutes. The big man from Kansas scored 19 points and ripped down 16 rebounds. This was the fourth double double of the postseason so far in 6 games for Embiid. In Game 3, Embiid scored a game high 50 points.
Philadelphia scored 114.6 points per game in the regular season. The 76ers are one of the best free throw shooting teams in the league, at 82.6%. Philadelphia made over 12 three point shots per game as well. The 76ers are also one of the better offensive rebounding teams, with more than 11 per game.
76ers Force Game 7
The Philadelphia 76ers have momentum right now. The Knicks are down a little after falling at home in Game 5. We like the 76ers to come back with another big outing and win this game. That would set up a massive Game 7 at the Garden this weekend.
Our final bet for this game is the Philadelphia 76ers -3.5 over the New York Knicks. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your NBA Betting!
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