The Knicks will accompany a four-game acceptable band Wednesday night to Philadelphia as they try to booty over sixth abode in the Eastern Conference.
Both teams are playoff-bound. New York (39-38) is in the postseason for the aboriginal time in seven seasons and trails Philadelphia (40-38) by one-half game.
There may not a account either way in finishing sixth or seventh back Atlantic Division best Boston and Southeast Division best Miami are in a bound chase for the No. 2 seed.
So it’s aloof that tonight, they’re arena well, (Philadelphia is a) adamantine aggregation on the road, let’s apprentice to try to win on the road, let’s accumulate architecture on what we got.”
The Knicks accept alone bristles beeline on the alley while the 76ers accept won 14 of their aftermost 17 at home adjoin Eastern foes.
This is the aboriginal time the Knicks will face the 76ers back acquiringCarmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups from Denver on Feb. 22.
“It’s activity to be a big bold (Wednesday) night, a actual important bold for us,” All-Star advanced Amare Stoudemire said. “We’re absolutely aggravating to accomplish a advance to move up the standings. And so Philly’s arena well, and we owe them boys.”
New York accomplished a absolute four-game homestand with its second-best cutting achievement of the season, a 57.7 percent accomplishment in Tuesday’s 131-118 win over Toronto.
Toney Douglas fabricated six 3-pointers and denticulate 28 credibility while Anthony had bristles 3s and 23 points.
While New York was arena the affliction aggregation in the Atlantic on Tuesday, Philadelphia played the best and fell 99-82 at Boston. Rookie Evan Turner came off the bank for a team-high 21 points.
“When we comedy a aggregation like this, I told our guys we appetite to accumulate growing every distinct game,” drillmaster Doug Collins said.
Elton Brand, arena with a breach in his larboard hand, is averaging 27.0 credibility and 9.3 rebounds adjoin New York this division compared to Stoudemire’s about identical averages of 27.7 credibility and 9.7 rebounds in those meetings. Watch Live Online
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