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04/22 21:34 CDT DiVincenzo caps desperate rally with 3-pointer, Knicks beat
76ers 104-101 to take 2-0 lead
DiVincenzo caps desperate rally with 3-pointer, Knicks beat 76ers 104-101 to
take 2-0 lead
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Donte DiVincenzo made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds
remaining after a desperate scramble, and the New York Knicks beat the
Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their
first-round playoff series.
The Knicks trailed by five points within the final 30 seconds, on the verge of
losing home-court advantage before a stunning rally, starting when Jalen
Brunson finally got a shot to fall during an otherwise miserable night.
Brunson's 3-pointer from the corner bounced on the rim and fell in, cutting it
to 101-99 with 27 seconds remaining. Josh Hart stole the ball from Tyrese Maxey
to get the ball back for the Knicks, but DiVincenzo missed a 3-pointer. Isaiah
Hartenstein grabbed the rebound and passed it to OG Anunoby, who got it back to
DiVincenzo, who hit that one to make it 102-101.
Hartenstein then blocked Maxey's drive, Anunoby made two free throws, and the
Knicks held on when Joel Embiid missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Brunson finished with 24 points despite going 8 for 29 from the field. Josh
Hart had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and DiVincenzo scored 19 points.
Maxey had 35 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a brilliant performance
after he was ill earlier in the day. Embiid had 34 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 3 is Thursday in Philadelphia.
The 76ers appeared on the verge of going home happy after Maxey had 15 points
in the fourth quarter. His 3-pointer with 1:09 to play gave the 76ers a 100-96
lead and when Kyle Lowry made a free throw with 47 seconds to go, the crowd at
Madison Square Garden was as quiet as it had been all night.
A few minutes later the fans were chanting DiVincenzo's name deliriously after
he had given the Knicks their first 2-0 lead in a playoff series since the
first round against Boston in 2013.
Hartenstein chipped in 14 points and Anunoby had 10, but it was mostly the
efforts of Brunson, Hart and DiVincenzo -- the three former Villanova Wildcats
who will now head back to Philadelphia for the next two games.
Hart scored 19 in the first half to keep the Knicks close in a game they didn't
lead for the first time until there were four minutes remaining in the third
quarter.
Brunson was only 8 for 26 in Game 1 but had eight rebounds and six assists
Monday.
Embiid played 39 minutes, rarely looking bothered by his surgically repaired
left knee he appeared to reinjure in Game 1. But he and Maxey had little help,
with Tobias Harris the only other Philadelphia player in double figures with 10
points.
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