Overview
- Philadelphia closed a five-game trip 3-2 after leading most of the night at Madison Square Garden.
- Joel Embiid posted 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and recorded his first dunk of the season after being listed as probable with right knee injury management.
- Rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 and has totaled 74 points, 10 steals and 4 blocks over his past three games, a rookie stretch last matched by LeBron James in 2003.
- New York dropped its third straight despite Jalen Brunson's 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns' 23 points and 14 rebounds in his return from illness.
- With Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford still out, Nurse continued to try staggered lineups and even brief Embiid–Adem Bona minutes, with Denver visiting Philadelphia on Monday.