Philadelphia 76ers (1-0) beat New York Knicks (0-1) 106-100 on the road on Tuesday, October 20. The 6-point margin reflected a steady advantage.
76ers trailed by 4 at halftime. The decisive stretch came in the third quarter, which 76ers won 29-18.
Under the surface, Knicks' reserves outscored the other bench 39-23, Knicks won the rebounding battle 53-45, and Knicks turned the ball over 14 times to 10.
Tyrese Maxey led 76ers with 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting. For Knicks, Jalen Brunson had 21 points on 6-of-19 shooting.
Karl-Anthony Towns (19 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast), Andre Drummond (12 pts, 14 reb, 4 ast), and Joel Embiid (13 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast) each posted a double-double.
By our ratings this was an upset: 76ers had about a 15% chance before tip-off.
Over the last 12 meetings in our records, New York Knicks lead 10-2.
Written by Tip Off Live from box score data supplied by BALLDONTLIE. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.