Philadelphia. Josh Hart hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.4 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 on Thursday, moving into the second round of the playoffs.
Hart raised his arms and showed three fingers on each hand when he made the decisive basket.
Jalen Brunson had 41 points and 12 assists to lead the Knicks, who will face Indiana in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Pacers defeated Milwaukee in six games and advanced to the second round of the postseason for the first time in 10 years. The first game of the series will take place in New York.
The Knicks have advanced to the second round of the playoffs in consecutive years, something they have not achieved since the period from 1992 to 2000.
And even then, no one did what Brunson accomplished in this series, scoring 40 points or more in each of the last three contests.
Brunson became the first Knicks player to accomplish the feat since Bernard King accomplished it 40 years ago. The last NBA player to score 40 or more points to close a series was Michael Jordan, for Chicago against Cleveland, in 1989.
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– 2024-05-05 10:58:33
