Jalen Brunson’s late burst leads Knicks to hard-fought win over reeling 76ers

The Knicks’ winless record against the top three teams in the NBA felt like a first-world problem when compared to the skidding team they ousted in the first round of the playoffs last spring.

Following their latest deflating losses to Eastern Conference powerhouses Cleveland and Boston over the weekend, however, the Knicks had all they could handle with the reeling 76ers before pulling out a sloppy 110-105 victory Wednesday night at the Garden.

“Yeah, we needed that. Just happy that we came away with the win,” said Jalen Brunson, who bailed out the Knicks down the stretch with 11 of his 34 points in the final 3:39. “But we still got a lot of work to do.”

Jalen Brunson, who scored a game-high 34 points, celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter of the Knicks' 110-105 win over the 76ers on Feb. 26, 2025.
Jalen Brunson, who scored a game-high 34 points, celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 110-105 win over the 76ers on Feb. 26, 2025.

The Sixers, who have been without All-Star center Joel Embiid for all but 19 games this season, have crashed out of the top 10 playoff positions in the East with nine consecutive losses.

But you wouldn’t have known it by watching Wednesday’s second half.

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