{"id":14063,"date":"2026-05-05T02:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/76ers-vs-knicks-live-updates-2026-nba-playoffs-game-1-start-time-picks-and-predictions-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:08:41","slug":"76ers-vs-knicks-live-updates-2026-nba-playoffs-game-1-start-time-picks-and-predictions-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/76ers-vs-knicks-live-updates-2026-nba-playoffs-game-1-start-time-picks-and-predictions-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"76ers vs. Knicks live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 1 start time, picks and predictions – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robbie Hummel said it best: Knicks are getting everything they want on offense in the first half. Everyone's eating.
It\u2019s simple. The Philadelphia 76ers need more from Joel Embiid <\/strong>and Tyrese Maxey <\/strong>if they are going to win this game.
Maxey leads the Sixers in scoring but only has 13 points. His shooting numbers aren\u2019t the best though, only 3-of-8 from the floor and 0-of-3 from beyond the arc.
Not ideal.
Meanwhile, Embiid has 12 points. Like Maxey, his shooting is inefficient at the moment; Embiid is 3-of-10 from the field.
Maxey and Embiid are feasting at the free throw line, however, if you want to find a silver lining.
The Sixers will need their shooting efficiencies to increase if they want to win this game.
Karl-Anthony Towns <\/strong>is off to a solid start in the second round.
He is showing his physicality inside. Towns is also knocking down shots, contributing to the Knicks on offense.
Towns has 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor. He also has four rebounds and five assists.
KAT, along with Jalen Brunson\u2019s <\/strong>play, is a large reason why the Knicks have a double-digit lead.
NBC's slow-motion replay of Brunson\u2019s<\/strong> 3 just before halftime captured one reaction that caught my eye \u2014 Rick Brunson, mean-mugging and pumping his fist on the Knicks sideline while starting right at his son.
Jalen Brunson <\/strong>is playing with so much confidence on the offensive end.
His hot shooting continues from the first round where he averaged 26.3 points per game on 46.8 percent shooting from the floor.
Tonight, Brunson has 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor. He also is 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, with his biggest 3 coming at the buzzer to end the half from 25 feet.
Those numbers will do for the Knicks, looking to take a 1-0 lead in this series on their home court.
Vince Carter makes a good point on the halftime show \u2014 the 76ers playing through Joel Embiid<\/strong> on offense means that Jalen Brunson<\/strong> can conserve his energy on defense, then go to work on the other end of the floor.
Below are the first half scoring leaders in Game 1 between the 76ers and Knicks.<\/p>\n

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NBANBA PlayoffsAdvertisementliveUpdated 23s agoThe New York Knicks are blowing away the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their seven-game, Eastern Conference semifinal series at Madison Square Garden tonight. New York led by 23 points at the half, punctuated by Jalen Brunson\u2019s 3 at the buzzer for 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field. That […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}