New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
October 20, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The 76ers beat the Knicks 106-100 on 2026-10-20 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The 76ers started LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, and VJ Edgecombe. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 13 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Andre Drummond as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 23 points (9/14) in his matchups, with VJ Edgecombe as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
100
Did not play: Jaden Akins (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mohamed Diawara (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Kolek (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevin McCullar Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Nickel (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), James Wiseman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
106
Did not play: Dominick Barlow (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Justin Edwards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tacko Fall (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Ariel Hukporti (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Caleb Love (DNP - Coach's Decision), Labaron Philon Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Rayan Rupert (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dean Wade (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 12.3 min
- Andre Drummond · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 6.3 min
- Andre Drummond · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson 4.3 min
- Andre Drummond · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet · Jose Alvarado 3.1 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Landry Shamet · Jose Alvarado 3.0 min
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Joel Embiid · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe Starter 15.6 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Joel Embiid · Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · VJ Edgecombe 5.5 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Tyrese Maxey · Adem Bona 4.6 min
- LeBron James · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Joel Embiid · Anfernee Simons · Tyrese Maxey 3.1 min
- LeBron James · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Joel Embiid · Anfernee Simons · VJ Edgecombe 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Joel Embiid 13 pts (4/12) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Andre Drummond (29 %, 4 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (24 %, 4 pts) · Josh Hart (20 %, 3 pts)
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Tyrese Maxey 19 pts (7/13) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (36 %, 4 pts) · Jalen Brunson (14 %, 5 pts) · Jose Alvarado (10 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | VJ Edgecombe: 34 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Jaylen Brown: 9 poss., 3 pts (0/5) |
| OG Anunoby | Jaylen Brown: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · LeBron James: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mikal Bridges | Tyrese Maxey: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Hart | LeBron James: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Joel Embiid: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Joel Embiid: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Andre Drummond | Joel Embiid: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Adem Bona: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Landry Shamet | Anfernee Simons: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jose Alvarado | VJ Edgecombe: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyrese Maxey: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Miles McBride | Anfernee Simons: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | VJ Edgecombe: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anfernee Simons: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
76ers defense
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Jalen Brunson 23 pts (9/14) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: VJ Edgecombe (31 %, 6 pts) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (13 %, 3 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 7 pts (2/9) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Joel Embiid (45 %, 4 pts) · VJ Edgecombe (11 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| VJ Edgecombe | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · OG Anunoby: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| LeBron James | OG Anunoby: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Josh Hart: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Jaylen Brown | Josh Hart: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · OG Anunoby: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Joel Embiid | Andre Drummond: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/5) |
| Tyrese Maxey | Mikal Bridges: 23 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Jose Alvarado: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Anfernee Simons | Landry Shamet: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Miles McBride: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Jalen Brunson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Landry Shamet: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Adem Bona | Andre Drummond: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jabari Walker | Andre Drummond: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |