Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
January 24, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the 76ers 112-109 on 2026-01-24 on the road against the 76ers. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tyrese Maxey, and VJ Edgecombe. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 15 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Kelly Oubre Jr. as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 24 points (9/17) in his matchups, with Mitchell Robinson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
109
Did not play: Andre Drummond (DNP - Coach's Decision), Justin Edwards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jared McCain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jabari Walker (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
112
Did not play: Jordan Clarkson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mohamed Diawara (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Kolek (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe Starter 22.2 min
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe 6.8 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · Adem Bona 3.8 min
- Paul George · Quentin Grimes · Trendon Watford · Adem Bona · VJ Edgecombe 3.8 min
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Trendon Watford · VJ Edgecombe 3.1 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 10.0 min
- OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 6.6 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 4.8 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet 4.1 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 4.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
76ers defense
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Jalen Brunson 15 pts (4/9) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Kelly Oubre Jr. (50 %, 5 pts) · VJ Edgecombe (22 %, 7 pts) · Quentin Grimes (7 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 17 pts (6/7) in 33 possessions
Guarded by: Joel Embiid (52 %, 8 pts) · Adem Bona (17 %, 0 pts) · Trendon Watford (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| VJ Edgecombe | Josh Hart: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jalen Brunson: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Tyrese Maxey | Mikal Bridges: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Landry Shamet: 16 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | Jalen Brunson: 37 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Josh Hart: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Joel Embiid | Mitchell Robinson: 23 poss., 14 pts (5/8) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 17 poss., 8 pts (2/3) |
| Paul George | OG Anunoby: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Josh Hart: 15 poss., 3 pts (0/4) |
| Quentin Grimes | Miles McBride: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mikal Bridges: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dominick Barlow | OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adem Bona | Mitchell Robinson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trendon Watford | Josh Hart: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Joel Embiid 24 pts (9/17) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Mitchell Robinson (30 %, 2 pts) · OG Anunoby (21 %, 7 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (11 %, 3 pts)
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Tyrese Maxey 10 pts (3/10) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Landry Shamet (27 %, 1 pts) · Mikal Bridges (22 %, 2 pts) · Josh Hart (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | VJ Edgecombe: 23 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 19 poss., 10 pts (4/6) |
| OG Anunoby | Paul George: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Joel Embiid: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Josh Hart | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Paul George: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Tyrese Maxey: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · VJ Edgecombe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Miles McBride | VJ Edgecombe: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Joel Embiid: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Adem Bona: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Tyrese Maxey: 20 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Joel Embiid: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Adem Bona: 6 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Joel Embiid: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul George: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Joel Embiid: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dominick Barlow: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |