This Friday, the (3-4) New York Knicks will travel to Philadelphia, PA to take on the (4-5) Philadelphia 76ers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Wells Fargo Center. Neither of these teams has started the regular season how they would like, as they will be looking to pick up momentum against one another.
The New York Knicks are coming into this one after falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 112-99. The Knicks jumped out to a huge lead but then got extremely cold on the offensive end of the court. They will have to be better on both ends if they want to challenge the Sixers on the road.
The Philadelphia 76ers are entering this game after losing to the Washington Wizards, 121-111. The Sixers have to be better on the defensive end, as they continued to allow the Wizards to knock down open shots. They have to be better defensively if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The New York Knicks are currently the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference standings, as they will have to get hot if they want to slowly crawl into playoff contention. On offense, the Knicks are scoring 115.1 points per game and they are shooting 46% from the floor. This is the 12th most points scored per game and the 19th-highest team shooting percentage. They have struggled to consistently knock down open shots and they're not attacking the rim enough. New York has also struggled to shoot from deep, as they are only making 32.9% of their attempts from behind the three-point line. This is the 24th-lowest three-point shooting percentage in the NBA, as they have continued to miss out on opportunities from behind the arc. New York has also continued to let their attempts at the charity stripe go to waste, as they are only making 71.6% of their shots at the free-throw line. They can't continue to miss out on these free points if they w ant to continue climbing the standings. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Knicks have an adjusted defensive rating of 111.5, which is the 17th best in the league. Jalen Brunson is leading the way on the offensive end of the floor, as he is averaging 18.4 points per game on 48.1% shooting from the floor.
On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are surrendering 115.1 points per game and they are allowing their opponents to shoot 42.6% from the field. This is the second-lowest field goal percentage allowed, but the 21st most points given up per game. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Knicks have an adjusted defensive rating of 112.1, which is the 17th worst in the NBA. They are also allowing the 10th lowest three-point shooting percentage, as their opponents have only shot 33.5% from deep. New York is grabbing 50.1 rebounds per game as well, as this is the second most in the league. They have to keep securing the ball after missed shots if they want t o keep their opponents from scoring second or third-chance points.
Injury Report: No injuries.
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