The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New York Knicks, 98 - 97, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Both teams engaged in a nip - and - tuck battle throughout four quarters which rather fittingly came down to the closing seconds. Down 97 - 96 with six seconds remaining, the Sixers (11 - 25) started their comeback with a Gerald Henderson defensive rebound off a Kristaps Porzingis missed 23 - foot three - pointer. T.J. McConnell eventually ended up with the ball in his hand and put up a successful 12 - foot shot attempt as the clock hit zeros, sealing the home victory. Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Knicks (17 - 22) with 28 points, two rebounds, an assist and three blocks. Derrick Rose, fresh off his much talked - about one - game absence, was right behind with 25 points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal. The remainder of the starting five, Courtney Lee, Porzingis and Joakim Noah, underwhelmed, as they were only able to produce a trio of seven - point efforts apiece. Kyle O'Quinn led the bench with a 10 - point, 15 - rebound double - double that also included three assists, two steals and two blocks. Joel Embiid paced the Sixers with a 21 - point, 14 - rebound double - double with an assist, a steal and a block. Ersan Ilyasova supplied 16 points, five assists and four rebounds. Robert Covington and Nerlens Noel turned in matching 13 - point efforts, with the former adding five rebounds, four assists and a steal, and the latter tallying eight rebounds, an assist and two steals. Gerald Henderson was productive in a reserve role as well with 12 points, two boards and an assist. McConnell compiled a modest but full stat line of eight points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. The Knicks head back home to face off with the Chicago Bulls on Thursday evening, while the Sixers remain home to tangle with the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
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