Highlights from Thursday’s Game 3 game between the Knicks and 76ers, a 125-114 loss that cut the series lead to 2-1.
Hero
Joel Embiid backed up his boast that he “will win the series” with 50 points (including five 3-pointers and 19 free throws) as the Sixers won Game 3 against the Knicks 125-114. .
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Donte DiVincenzo had a quiet night after making a go-ahead 3-pointer late in Game 3, making no treys on three attempts and scoring five points in 27 minutes.
The unsung hero
The Sixers’ bench didn’t contribute much in the first two games, but Cam Payne scored eight of his 11 points in the first half on Thursday.
Status: 39
The Knicks won the first two games due to poor shooting from Jalen Brunson (29.1 percent), but in Game 3 he scored 39 points on 13-of-27 shooting from the floor and had 13 assists. I was defeated.
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“Which one? The one they called or the one they didn’t call? I want to be clear about that.”
— Tom Thibodeau was asked about the flagrant foul called against Embiid in the first quarter.
