New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Game Player Stats and Box Score for March 12, 2024

It was an Eastern Conference battle between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. It's been rough for the Sixers ever since their superstar big man Joel Embiid was sidelined due to a left knee injury.

The Knicks proved why the 76ers need Embiid to flourish after establishing a first 26-14 lead.

During the opening quarter, New York's starting five all provided equally balanced numbers to help their team come out on top early. Unfortunately for Philly, it was only Tyrese Maxey who did most of the work, scoring 10 points.

Then, in the second quarter, Kelly Oubre Jr. attempted to help Maxey and the Sixers catch up to the Knicks, finishing with 11 points in the first half. However, New York's prowess was too much to handle for Philly with Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and OG Anunoby leading the charge.

Brunson led the New York Knicks to a solid 59-41 halftime lead with 15 points, six assists and three rebounds. Hart was also impressive, nearly notching a triple-double in the first half with 13 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. As for Anunoby, he added 10 points to help the Knicks establish their dominance early in the game.

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New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers game player stats and box scores (March 12)

Philadelphia 76ers game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT-FG	FT
Tobias Harris	2	3	1	2	0	1-6	0-2	0-0
Kelly Oubre Jr.	19	6	1	0	0	7-15	3-6	2-4
Mo Bamba	5	2	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0
Kyle Lowry	2	2	6	2	0	1-4	0-3	0-0
Tyrese Maxey	17	2	4	0	0	6-14	3-6	2-2
Cameron Payne	7	1	1	0	1	2-9	0-3	3-4
Nicolas Batum	0	2	0	1	0	0-4	0-3	0-0
Paul Reed	14	8	0	2	0	6-8	0-1	2-4
Buddy Hield	9	4	4	0	1	4-11	1-7	0-0
Ricky Council IV	4	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	2-2
Jeff Dowtin Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0
KJ Martin	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0

New York Knicks game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT-FG	FT
OG Anunoby	14	4	2	1	0	6-11	2-5	0-0
Josh Hart	20	19	10	1	1	8-16	1-6	3-4
Isaiah Hartenstein	6	5	2	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0
Jalen Brunson	20	4	9	1	0	7-12	4-8	2-3
Donte DiVincenzo	16	2	4	1	1	4-11	4-9	4-4
Precious Achiuwa	13	8	1	0	2	6-8	0-1	1-2
Bojan Bogdanovic	0	2	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0
Miles McBride	13	2	2	0	0	5-8	3-5	0-0
Alec Burks	2	2	1	0	0	1-6	0-4	0-0
Jericho Sims	9	3	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Shake Milton	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-2
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New York Knicks dominated Philadelphia 76ers on National TV

As the game progressed to the third quarter, it was the same story for the Philadelphia 76ers. Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. were the only players, who consistently tried to keep the Sixers in the game.

However, the New York Knicks were tremendous in keeping their momentum going, eventually pulling away 87-61. Josh Hart notched his triple-double totalling 19 points,14 rebounds and 10 assists by the third quarter.

Hart's efforts matched with the scoring efforts of Jalen Brunson (20 points), OG Anunoby (14 points) and Donte DiVincenzo (14 points) helped the New York Knicks maintain a dominant lead. Ultimately, the Knicks became too much for the Sixers to handle.

Precious Achiuwa and Miles McBride eventually caught up in the scoring board, bringing the total to six New York players in double scoring figures. As for Philly, their squad lacked teamwork, leading to their inevitable loss. The final score was 106-79.

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