New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Player Stats and Box Score for Jan. 15 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The first game on the NBA schedule for Wednesday night is the New York Knicks versus Philadelphia 76ers matchup at Wells Fargo Center. Both teams entered the game without their best big man on the lineup. Karl-Anthony Towns has a sprained right thumb, while Joel Embiid has a left foot sprain.

It was up to Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Maxey to carry the load for their team, respectively. Tonight's game was the second meeting of the season between the Knicks and Sixers. New York won 111-99 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden.

The game wasn't as easy as it was then despite the Knicks' dominance in the first half. Philly chipped into the lead little by little in the third quarter plus some heroics by Maxey to force overtime. However, New York had more firepower in the extra period led by Brunson.

Jalen Brunson had 38 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Mikal Bridges added 23 points. Josh Hard had a monster triple-double of 10 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.

Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey put up 33 points, six rebounds and six assists. Paul Georg contributed 26 points, six assists and three steals, while Kelly Oubre Jr. added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

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New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Player Stats and Box Score

Knicks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges	23	2	2	0	0	1	0	43	9-19	5-10	0-0	3
OG Anunoby	17	4	4	1	0	2	1	45	6-16	3-10	2-2	-2
Jericho Sims	8	7	0	0	0	1	4	23	3-5	0-0	2-4	-3
Jalen Brunson	38	5	4	2	0	5	1	45	14-22	3-6	7-9	7
Josh Hart	10	17	12	4	0	3	3	49	4-9	0-3	2-3	10
Precious Achiuwa	10	6	1	1	3	1	2	30	4-6	0-0	2-4	9
Cameron Payne	6	1	2	1	0	0	2	7	2-4	2-4	0-0	1
Miles McBride	13	3	3	1	0	0	1	22	4-5	3-4	2-2	5
Matt Ryan	DNP
Jacob Toppin	DNP
Ariel Hukporti	DNP
Landry Shamet	DNP
Tyler Kolek	DNP

Sixers

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George	26	3	6	3	0	3	2	43	9-20	3-8	5-5	4
Guerschon Yabusele	9	5	6	0	0	2	4	38	4-8	1-4	0-0	-10
Tyrese Maxey	33	6	6	1	1	4	3	45	13-32	2-9	5-5	-9
Eric Gordon	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	21	4-6	3-5	3-3	-9
Kelly Oubre Jr.	16	10	1	2	1	2	3	45	7-11	1-3	1-1	-2
Justin Edwards	10	2	3	1	0	0	3	35	4-6	2-4	0-0	1
Adem Bona	2	6	0	0	0	1	3	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	4
Jeff Dowtin Jr.	7	1	3	1	0	0	1	14	3-6	1-2	0-0	-3
Ricky Council IV	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6
Pete Nance	DNP
Andre Drummond	DNP
Reggie Jackson	DNP

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New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Game Summary

The Philadelphia 76ers tried their best to go toe-to-toe with the New York Knicks, especially with Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid absent. However, Maxey got in foul trouble, so Paul George had to carry the load for the latter half of the first quarter.

Mikal Bridges was feeling it, scoring 10 points, while Jalen Brunson had nine points to give the Knicks a 30-21 lead after the first 12 minutes. The second quarter was no different, with New York continuing to pull away.

"PG" did his best to keep the Sixers afloat, scoring 12 points in the first half. Maxey only had six points, missing nine of his 12 shots. Bridges added six more to his tally, while Miles McBride contributed 10 points already off the bench as the Knicks built a 60-47 advantage at halftime.

In the third quarter, it appeared as though the New York Knicks were going to cruise to an easy victory. Tyrese Maxey came alive and started taking over the game and the Philadelphia 76ers continued to inch close as Wells Fargo Center's energy went through the roof.

The game was close in the fourth period, with Maxey scoring the final six points of regulation to send it to overtime tied at 109. He scored a layup with three seconds remaining to force the deadlock. OG Anunoby missed a stepback jumper at the buzzer.

However, the Philadelphia 76ers lost steam in the extra five minutes and looked exhausted. Jalen Brunson took over, scoring seven of his 38 points in overtime to give the New York Knicks the 125-119 victory.