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Philadelphia 76ers
8-2 · 4-1 on the road
Sat 2/27
5:30 PM PT
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4-4 · 3-2 at home
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KnicksOffense
76ersDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.2%), and the 76ers rank 3rd in opponent eFG% (50.3%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 53.3%, so the Knicks are 2.1 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 25.6 points a game on 53.8% true shooting.

2/272026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Tyrese MaxeyTop scorer · PHI
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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2/272026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
76ers8-2
Knicks4-4
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2/272026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
76ersOffense
KnicksDefense
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2/272026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (PHI 10 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHINYK
Scoring
109.424th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
106.64th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
105.13rd · Top 5
+2.815th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
106.722nd · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.619th · Average
104.83rd · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
106.46th · Above avg
+2.015th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.112th · Average
102.117th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.129th
Shooting
50.8%27th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
55.0%26th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.3%25th · Below avg
11.327th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
14.68th · Above avg
33.3%20th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
36.6%12th · Average
0.3013th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
50.3%3rd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%8th · Above avg
8.812th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.424th · Below avg
4.621st · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.425th · Below avg
Possessions
12.3%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.4%11th · Average
20.9%30th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.9%3rd · Top 5
42.321st · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.24th · Top 5
25.521st · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.017th · Average

Recent form

Philadelphia 76ers
WWWWL

Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +2.8). Streak L1.

New York Knicks
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.

Key players

Philadelphia 76ers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyrese MaxeyG 26.93.75.359.7
Jaylen BrownG 21.66.74.056.4
Joel EmbiidF-C 17.99.64.050.1
LeBron JamesF 14.87.46.949.8
New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 25.62.65.153.8
Karl-Anthony TownsC 19.913.63.167.4
OG AnunobyF 16.65.52.556.4
Dalton KnechtF 10.07.01.083.3

Injury report

Philadelphia 76ers
Adem Bona F · back ~11/8 Out
Ariel Hukporti C · back ~10/1/27 Out
Dominick Barlow F · back ~11/18 Out
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 Out

Earlier this season

10/20/26 · at NYKNYK 100 – PHI 106
10/30/26 · at PHINYK 93 – PHI 98

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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