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The New York Knicks protected their home turf after outlasting the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-102, in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series in the playoffs.
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Unlike their 39-point victory in Game 1, the Knicks had to work hard for this one , even though the 76ers did not have Joel Embiid due to various injuries.
Despite their win, coach Mike Brown had to point out that they should stop sending the 76ers to the free-throw line.
“We’ve got to try to do something about it because they’re just killing us from the free-throw line,” said Brown in the postgame conference.
He then displayed his math acumen.
“I know it’s only two games, but they had 34 (in Game 1) and 28 tonight. That’s 62. We had 17 and 25. So that’s 42 to 62. We have to do something right. I have to do a better job addressing it. Hopefully, it can get evened out a little more throughout the course of the series,” added Brown.
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“It’s tough to win a ballgame if you’re getting beaten from the free-throw line like that versus a really good team. We’ve got to look at every aspect of it.”
The Knicks went 21-of-25 from the charity stripe in Game 2.
New York shot 51% from the field and capitalized on Philadelphia ’s errors. The Knicks scored 23 points off the Sixers’ 18 turnovers.
The 76ers took a three-point lead, 99-96, in the fourth quarter. But the Knicks went on a 7-0 run behind Jalen Brunson , Josh Hart , and Mikal Bridges to take control of the game with less than three minutes remaining.
Game 3 moves to Philadelphia on Friday.
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