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Sixers look to add to Knicks' woes

The 76ers would like nothing more than to sweep into Madison Square Garden and add to the slumping New York Knicks' woes with a win in Sunday's matinee.

The Knicks are winless so far through the month of March. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
The Knicks are winless so far through the month of March. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Read more

The 76ers would like nothing more than to sweep into Madison Square Garden and add to the slumping New York Knicks' woes with a win in Sunday's matinee.

When the Atlantic Division-leading Sixers dropped an 85-79 decision to the Knicks (18-22) at the Garden on Jan. 11, Jeremy Lin never took off his warm-ups.

Lin, the Harvard point guard who now starts for the Knicks, became the talk of the sports world when he led New York to seven straight wins in February. The Knicks looked primed to catch the Sixers and even looked as if they might win the division.

But the Knicks are winless in March and have lost four in a row and five of their last six. Without starting center Tyson Chandler (hamstring) they have allowed an average of almost 112 points in their last four games.

This should bode well for the Sixers, who have started to find their shooting touch. After going 19 games in which they failed to score 100 points, the Sixers, winners of their last two games, have scored 103 or more in three of their last five.