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NBA Playoffs: Joel Embiid has to be fantastic from near and far for Sixers to beat Knicks

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All hope isn’t lost for the Sixers despite their 0-2 start to the series.

Both the refs and the Sixers were bad late Monday, but the superstar duo of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey shined bright.

The Sixers suffered multiple devastating losses the last time they played the Knicks in the playoffs. How they respond in this series will determine if Game 2 is historically heartbreaking or just a footnote.

De’Anthony Melton was able to practice Wednesday and the valuable two-way guard is hoping to return to the Sixers’ lineup for Game 3 vs. the Knicks.

NEW YORK — Among the many talents packed into his titanic frame, it appears Isaiah Hartenstein has a rather gargantuan gift for understatement.

Wed been waiting for police to arrest State Representative Kevin Boyle. But then Larry Krasner withdrew the arrest warrant on Monday.

"We just gotta be a lot better for 48 minutes, not just 24," Rick Carlisle said. "We got two days to get it right.”

It’s been a while since a Philly sports coach finished a hotly contested game with a $39 million starter on the bench.