The Knicks’ second-half defense was porous in losing to Philadelphia for the second time in three meetings.
PHILADELPHIA — Josh Hart was at Wells Fargo Center on Friday night, arriving shortly before tip-off, but he was there only as a spectator.
Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson ran out of gas after fast starts and the Knicks’ second-half defense was porous as they lost to Philadelphia for the second time in three meetings this season. The big difference between Friday and the Knicks’ win over the 76ers on Sunday: The play of James Harden and Tyrese Maxey. The duo combined for 45 points after being held to 12 apiece on Sunday.
The Knicks started as if they had been shot out of a cannon, scoring 20 of the game’s first 27 points. Brunson scored 13 of those points as part of a monster first quarter in which he scored 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Randle had it going in the third quarter, scoring 12 of the Knicks’ first 21 points in the period as they established a double-digit lead. Similar to the first half, the 76ers answered and were within five after Maxey’s steal and 3-pointer with 5:23 left in the quarter, forcing a Thibodeau timeout.
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