PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Hart rattled a box of candy — “It’s Mike and Ike, baby!” — Where he found the energy boost to hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Game 6 To explain. Hart then turned to his left and raised his right hand, expecting love from Jalen Brunson.
Branson left Hart hanging.
“Don't bash him,” New York Knicks teammate Donte DiVincenzo agreed.
Brunson joked that it was the snacks at the movie theater that cheered Hart up during the playoffs.
“It's Mike and Ike. It's popcorn,” Branson said.
Mr. Hart then threw some fruit-flavored candies at the reporter and encouraged him to try them. DiVincenzo buried his head in the microphone, unable to keep a straight face on the stage he shared with two of his teammates.
Their desire to win a championship in New York bonded them – Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 in Game 6 I sent them on Thursday night. On to the second round – This trio is best known for their championship run at Villanova.
They all do their part to win rings in the NBA.
Former Villanova manager, noted 76ers fan, and Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright certainly looked somewhat proud at the end of Game 6.
Let's take a look at the stats from the final Game 6. DiVincenzo made his five threes and scored 23 points in his 48 minutes. Brunson had 41 points and 12 assists, becoming the first NBA player to finish a series with at least 40 points since Michael Jordan in the 1989 game between Chicago and Cleveland. Hart made the go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 24.4 seconds left, giving him 16 points.
Are you as thick as your brother?
“I can't stand these guys,” DiVincenzo deadpanned.
After the small laughter died down, Hart patted DiVincenzo on the knee and said they had a “great friendship.”
“On a serious note,” DiVincenzo interjected. “I think on the court, the ability to bring everyone together, coordinate, and keep communication open without attacking anyone. I think everyone's goal here is to win. (Previously) together It's easier when you have two guys that have played. Sometimes when things get hot, you know it's coming from the right place.”
The Nova Trio and the rest of the Knicks have at least one more round to go.
The Knicks are scheduled to play Indiana in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pacers defeated Milwaukee in six games to advance to the second round for the first time in 10 years. Game 1 will be played Monday night in New York.
The Knicks haven't advanced to the second round in consecutive years since the 1992-2000 postseason, but no player in that series has scored more than 40 points in each of the final three games like Brunson. He became the first Knick to accomplish that since Bernard King 40 years earlier.
In a series characterized by close games, Hart hit a clutch shot to make it 114-111 and once again say, “Here we go, Knicks!” Let's go Knicks! ” chants echoed throughout Philadelphia's home court.
“The fourth quarter was just a series of big plays,'' Knicks manager Tom Thibodeau said.
In the fourth quarter, there were just loud voices saying, “Knicks, let's go!” one after another.
The Sixers' strategy heading into Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Thursday night was to keep Knicks fans out of the Wells Fargo Center.
Team owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer, David Adelman, and Former minority owner Michael Rubin Wednesday, they joined forces to purchase more than 2,000 tickets. distributed to people These are people who serve the Philadelphia community.
It worked for about three quarters. But by the end, Knicks fans had turned South Philadelphia into a small part of Madison Square Garden.
“We knew it was going to be a tough environment,” Hart said. “There were 2,500 seats filled (for Game 4), so it was a little tough.”
Wait until we get back to the real deal with MSG next week.
Brunson hugged team president Leon Rose before exiting the tunnel and saying, “MVP!” MVP! ” chants from fans dressed in orange and blue echoed throughout, setting the stage for the next series.
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