76ers vs New York Knicks at a glance

76ers vs. New York Knicks at a glance

TEAMS: Sixers (28-53) vs. New York Knicks (30-51)

WHEN:  Wednesday, 8 p.m.

WHERE:  Wells Fargo Center

BROADCASTS: TV – CSN RADIO – 97.5 FM

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411 ON KNICKS: The Knicks are in worse shape than the Sixers. Carmelo Anthony has missed seven of the last 11 games with back and knee soreness.  Kristaps Porzingis has been sidelined the past four games with back soreness. Derrick Rose is out with a meniscus tear in his left knee. Joakim Noah, who is out with a knee injury, learned on March 25 that he would be suspended 20 games for violating the NBA anti-drug program. And the Knicks head into Wednesday night's finale losers of 10 of their last 13 games.

PROBABLE STARTERS

KNICKS (30-51)

8 Justin Holiday G 6-6 7.5 ppg. 2.7 rpg.

2 Maurice Ndour PF 6-8 3.0 ppg. 2.0 rpg.

14 Willy Hernangomez C 6-11 8.2 ppg. 6.9 rpg.

5 Courtney Lee SG 6-5  10.9 ppg. 3.4 apg.

31 Ron Baker PG 6-4 4.1 ppg. 2.0 rpg.

Coach: Jeff Hornacek (fourth season, 131-163)

Injury report: Carmelo Anthony (left knee soreness, questionable); Kristaps Porzingis (lower back soreness, questionable); Derrick Rose (left knee meniscus tear, out); Lance Thomas (right hip soreness).

SIXERS (28-53)

23 Justin Anderson SF 6-6  6.8 ppg. 3.3 spg.

9 Dario Saric PF 6-10  12.8 ppg. 6.3 rpg.

22 Richaun Holmes C 6-10  9.7 ppg. 5.4 rpg.

20 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SF 6-6  6.3 ppg. 2.2 rpg.

1 T.J. McConnell PG 6-2 6.9 ppg. 6.6 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (fourth season, 75-252)

Injury report: Ben Simmons (right foot fracture, out), Jerryd Bayless (left wrist ligament tear, out), Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus tear, out), Tiago Splitter (right calf strain, out), Jahlil Okafor (right knee soreness, out), Robert Covington (right knee meniscus tear, out), Sergio Rodriguez (left hamstring strain, out)

THE SERIES

Sixers own a 244-200 series advantage.

LAS VEGAS LINE

Sixers are 2-point favorites.

LAST SERIES MEETING

Like their previous two meetings, March 3's matchup between the Sixers and Knicks went down to the wire. Saric and Anderson came up big, leading the Sixers to a 105-102 victory at the Wells Fargo Center. The game was not decided until Lee misfired on a three-pointer as time expired.

But Anderson and Saric teamed up for what was arguably the play of the game. Saric drove the lane and pump-faked under the basket in front of Knicks 7-foot-3 post player Porzingis. Anderson, stationed in a corner, saw that his teammate was in trouble. So he cut toward the center of the court. Seeing that Anderson was a couple of steps ahead of Anthony, Saric delivered a perfect pass around Porzingis. Anderson caught the ball and scored on a runner from six feet to give the Sixers a 103-102 lead with 24.3 seconds left in the game.

The Knicks had an opportunity to take the lead after Covington's turnover with 15.7 seconds left. However, Anthony missed a jumper with 6.9 seconds to play. Then Thomas missed the put-back.

Saric grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made a pair of foul shots to make it a three-point game with three seconds left. The power forward finished with a team-high 21 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Twelve of his points came in the fourth quarter.

Anderson, who was 8 for 12 from the floor, added 19 points in 24 minutes, 20 seconds in a reserve role.

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