Game Preview: Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks

The New York Knicks (19-15, 8th East) pay a visit to the City of Brotherly Love on Friday for a Atlantic division and Eastern Conference clash with the Philadelphia 76ers (23-10, 3rd East). New York defeated the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night 116-100 for their second consecutive win, which follows a three-game losing streak. Philadelphia defeated the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night and have won three of the last four. New York will play without Mitchell Robinson, while Malachi Flynn is questionable. Philadelphia has Robert Covington, Furkan Korkmaz and De’Anthony Melton all listed as questionable.
New York is slightly above average at both ends of the court
The New York Knicks are scoring an average of 115.3 (14th) points per game while shooting 46.6% (23rd) overall and 37.5% (8th) from three point land. New York is 22nd in the NBA in free throw shooting percentage at 77.0. Jalen Brunson is the leading scorer for New York with an average of 25.7 points per game, while Julius Randle (24.4 ppg) is the second leading scorer and OG Anunoby (14.0 ppg) is third. Brunson is the dish leader with an average of 6.4 assists per game.
New York is allowing opponents to score an average of 113.3 (12th) points per game and allowing 47.8% (18th) shooting overall with 37.7% (19th) shooting from 3-point land. New York is averaging 12.6 offensive and 32.7 defensive rebounds per game for a total of 45.4 led by Julius Randle with an average of 9.5 boards per contest. The leader in steals is Anunoby with an average of 2.0 per game, while the rim protector is Isaiah Hartenstein with an average of 1.1 blocked shots per game.
Philadelphia is strong at both ends of the court
The Philadelphia 76ers are scoring an average of 120.7 (6th) points per game while shooting 48.1% (11th) overall and 37.5% (9th) from three point land. Philadelphia is second in the NBA in free throw shooting at 84.2%. Joel Embiid is the leading scorer for Philadelphia with an average of 34.8 points per game, which leads the NBA. Tyrese Maxey (25.9 ppg) is the second leading scorer and Tobia Harris (17.3 ppg) is the third leading scorer. Maxi is the leader in assists with an average of 6.4 dishes per game.
The 76ers are holding opponents to an average of 110.5 (4th) points per game while opponents are shooting 46.1% (8th) overall and 34.0% (5th) from 3-point land. Philadelphia is averaging 11.0 offensive and 33.2 defensive rebounds per game for a total of 44.2. The leading rebounder is Embiid with an average of 11.8 boards per game. De’Anthony Melton, questionable, is the leader in steals with an average of 1.7 per game and Embiid is the rim protector with an average of 2.0 block shots per game.