16 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 8
Tip-off is 7 p.m. ET in Philadelphia, with Joel Embiid and OG Anunoby both listed as questionable after missing or aggravating injuries in Game 2.
New York won the first two games, including a 108-102 Game 2 victory in which Jalen Brunson led a late push as Philadelphia faded in the fourth quarter.
The Sixers need four wins from the remaining five to advance, while fatigue, Embiid's health and the Knicks' defensive control of Tyrese Maxey shape the series outlook.
Is Jalen Brunson's hidden ankle injury the real ticking time bomb for the New York Knicks' title aspirations?
Can a returning Joel Embiid single-handedly solve Philadelphia's defense and dismantle New York’s high-powered offense?
Could OG Anunoby's injury mirror Patrick Ewing's in 1999, dooming the Knicks' best title chance in decades?