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Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks, Oct 20, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 20, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Philadelphia 76ers

106AT

New York Knicks

100
Knicks vs 76ers: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

The BreakdownGrind

Knicks own the glass, but 76ers make more shots

New York grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and took more shots, and Philadelphia still won 106-100 behind a quarter-ending 11-0 run.

NightlyHoops desk · The BreakdownWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

The Knicks took more shots, grabbed more rebounds and made their threes at a better rate. The 76ers won 106-100.

Neither side shot well. New York built a 10-point lead in the second quarter and led at halftime. Philadelphia won the third quarter 29-18.

Down 76-72 late in the third, the 76ers scored the quarter's last 11 points. Anfernee Simons put them ahead for good with a 3-pointer at 77-76. Jaylen Brown scored the final six.

Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 28 points, eight of them from the line.

Side by side
PHIStatNYK
41.6FG%37.2
27.53PT%33.3
45Rebounds53
6Off. rebounds14
89FG attempts94
10Turnovers14
From the box score. A dot marks a row where the teams are far apart.

New York owned the offensive glass

The Knicks finished with 14 offensive rebounds. The 76ers had 6.

Andre Drummond grabbed 7 of New York's by himself, on a 14-rebound night off the bench. On the full glass it was 53 for the Knicks and 45 for the 76ers.

The Knicks also put up 94 field-goal attempts. Philadelphia took 89.

Philadelphia made more of fewer shots

The 76ers made 37 shots. The Knicks made 35.

That came to 41.6% for Philadelphia and 37.2% for New York.

From three, the lines ran the other way. Both teams made 11. The Knicks did it at 33.3%, the 76ers at 27.5%. OG Anunoby went 1 of 9 from deep.

Each team went to the line 27 times. Philadelphia made 21, and New York made 19.

Philadelphia gave the ball away less

The 76ers committed 10 turnovers. The Knicks committed 14.

Philadelphia had 8 steals to New York's 6, and Maxey had three of them, along with three blocks.

The fourth quarter stayed close. Karl-Anthony Towns scored eight straight Knicks points. His second 3-pointer pulled New York within 100-98 with 2:40 left.

VJ Edgecombe answered with a dunk, and Maxey followed with a running dunk for a 104-98 lead. Jalen Brunson's layup cut it to four, and his pull-up 3-pointer missed with 0:09.7 left.

LeBron James made both free throws at 0:07.7. The Knicks missed their last two shots.

Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

PHI ahead above the line · NYK ahead below

20101020Q1Q2Q3Q4PHI by 9NYK by 10
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line PHI leads; below it, NYK.
Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) at New York Knicks (NYK), Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in New York. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: 76ers 106, Knicks 100. (PHI 106, NYK 100.) Final margin: 6.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: PHI 23 31 29 23; NYK 25 33 18 24.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (PHI-NYK): Q1 23-25, Q2 54-58, Q3 83-76, Q4 106-100.
  • HALVES: first half, 76ers 54, Knicks 58; second half, 76ers 52, Knicks 42.
  • LARGEST LEADS: PHI 9 (87-78, 10:26 left in the 4th quarter); NYK 10 (28-38, 8:10 left in the 2nd quarter). Scores are PHI-NYK.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 6. TIES: 4.
  • 76ers went ahead for good with 1:22 left in the 3rd quarter, at 77-76 (Anfernee Simons, 27' 3PT).
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - PHI 11-0 from 2:44 left in the 3rd quarter to 0:00 left in the 3rd quarter, 72-76 to 83-76 (Tyrese Maxey 2, Anfernee Simons 3, Jaylen Brown 6)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - Tyrese Maxey scored 6 straight 76ers points, from 11:44 left in the 1st quarter to 11:01 left in the 1st quarter (3-0, 6-0).
  • - LeBron James scored 6 straight 76ers points, from 8:24 left in the 3rd quarter to 7:11 left in the 3rd quarter (60-63, 62-63, 64-63).
  • - Anfernee Simons scored 6 straight 76ers points, from 4:23 left in the 3rd quarter to 3:19 left in the 3rd quarter (69-72, 72-74).
  • - Jaylen Brown scored 6 straight 76ers points, from 0:48.9 left in the 3rd quarter to 0:00 left in the 3rd quarter (80-76, 83-76).
  • - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 6 straight 76ers points, from 7:10 left in the 4th quarter to 6:04 left in the 4th quarter (93-86, 96-90).
  • - Jalen Brunson scored 8 straight Knicks points, from 2:13 left in the 2nd quarter to 0:11.9 left in the 2nd quarter (46-51, 46-52, 48-54, 50-55, 50-56, 50-57, 54-58).
  • - Josh Hart scored 8 straight Knicks points, from 9:31 left in the 3rd quarter to 5:31 left in the 3rd quarter (58-63, 64-66, 66-68).
  • - Karl-Anthony Towns scored 8 straight Knicks points, from 5:36 left in the 4th quarter to 2:40 left in the 4th quarter (96-92, 96-95, 100-98).
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - PHI: FG 37-89 (41.6%), 3PT 11-40 (27.5%), FT 21-27, 45 rebounds (6 offensive), 28 assists, 10 turnovers, 8 steals, 10 blocks, 23 bench points
  • - NYK: FG 35-94 (37.2%), 3PT 11-33 (33.3%), FT 19-27, 53 rebounds (14 offensive), 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 6 steals, 8 blocks, 32 bench points
  • PLAYERS, Philadelphia 76ers:
  • - Tyrese Maxey (starter, 40 min): 28 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 9-19, 3PT 2-9, FT 8-9, 3 stl, 3 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +11 | points by period 8-8-4-8
  • - Jaylen Brown (starter, 35 min): 19 pts, 8 reb (1 off), 6 ast, FG 7-14, 3PT 2-4, FT 3-4, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- +17 | points by period 3-6-10-0
  • - LeBron James (starter, 34 min): 14 pts, 9 reb (1 off), 7 ast, FG 5-13, 3PT 0-3, FT 4-6, 1 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -2 | points by period 2-3-6-3
  • - Anfernee Simons (bench, 25 min): 13 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 5-10, 3PT 3-8, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -5 | points by period 4-0-9-0
  • - Joel Embiid (starter, 33 min): 13 pts, 11 reb (2 off), 6 ast, FG 4-15, 3PT 2-7, FT 3-4, 2 stl, 3 blk, 4 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +13 | points by period 4-6-0-3
  • - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (bench, 26 min): 10 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 3-8, 3PT 2-6, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +3 | points by period 0-4-0-6
  • - VJ Edgecombe (starter, 35 min): 9 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 4-10, 3PT 0-3, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 2-4-0-3
  • - Adem Bona (bench, 10 min): 0 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -1
  • - Jabari Walker (bench, 3 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -6
  • PLAYERS, New York Knicks:
  • - Jalen Brunson (starter, 34 min): 21 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 6-19, 3PT 1-3, FT 8-8, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- -11 | points by period 5-10-4-2
  • - Karl-Anthony Towns (starter, 24 min): 19 pts, 12 reb (3 off), 1 ast, FG 6-9, 3PT 3-4, FT 4-7, 1 stl, 2 blk, 4 tov, 4 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 0-5-4-10
  • - Josh Hart (starter, 30 min): 14 pts, 7 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 5-10, 3PT 2-5, FT 2-3, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +1 | points by period 3-1-8-2
  • - Andre Drummond (bench, 24 min): 12 pts, 14 reb (7 off), 4 ast, FG 5-13, 3PT 0-0, FT 2-4, 1 stl, 2 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -6 | points by period 6-4-0-2
  • - OG Anunoby (starter, 32 min): 10 pts, 5 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 3-12, 3PT 1-9, FT 3-3, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -20 | points by period 2-3-2-3
  • - Jose Alvarado (bench, 16 min): 8 pts, 3 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 3-7, 3PT 2-3, FT 0-0, 2 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 2-3-0-3
  • - Landry Shamet (bench, 25 min): 5 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 4 ast, FG 2-7, 3PT 1-4, FT 0-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- +11 | points by period 0-3-0-2
  • - Jordan Clarkson (bench, 8 min): 4 pts, 1 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 2-4, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +8 | points by period 0-4-0-0
  • - Mikal Bridges (starter, 33 min): 4 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 2-8, 3PT 0-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -15 | points by period 4-0-0-0
  • - Miles McBride (bench, 14 min): 3 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 1-5, 3PT 1-3, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 3-0-0-0
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (PHI-NYK after the play):
  • - 5:36 NYK +2 Karl-Anthony Towns (driving Layup) -> 96-92
  • - 4:37 NYK +3 Karl-Anthony Towns (28' 3PT) -> 96-95
  • - 3:31 PHI +3 Joel Embiid (25' 3PT) -> 99-95
  • - 2:57 PHI +1 VJ Edgecombe (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 100-95
  • - 2:40 NYK +3 Karl-Anthony Towns (25' 3PT) -> 100-98
  • - 2:15 PHI +2 VJ Edgecombe (DUNK) -> 102-98
  • - 1:52 PHI +2 Tyrese Maxey (running DUNK) -> 104-98
  • - 0:41.3 NYK +2 Jalen Brunson (driving Layup) -> 104-100
  • - 0:07.7 PHI +1 LeBron James (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 105-100
  • - 0:07.7 PHI +1 LeBron James (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 106-100
  • FINAL POSSESSIONS: every shot, free throw, foul, turnover and violation in the last 1:00 of the 4th quarter (PHI-NYK after the play):
  • - 0:49.8 PHI Jaylen Brown, lost ball out-of-bounds turnover -> 104-98
  • - 0:41.3 NYK Jalen Brunson made (driving Layup) -> 104-100
  • - 0:19.7 PHI Joel Embiid missed (29' step back 3PT) -> 104-100
  • - 0:09.7 NYK Jalen Brunson missed (24' pullup 3PT) -> 104-100
  • - 0:07.7 NYK Knicks foul -> 104-100
  • - 0:07.7 PHI LeBron James made free throw 1 of 2 -> 105-100
  • - 0:07.7 PHI LeBron James made free throw 2 of 2 -> 106-100
  • - 0:06.3 PHI Tyrese Maxey, personal foul -> 106-100
  • - 0:03.2 NYK OG Anunoby missed (24' step back 3PT) -> 106-100
  • - 0:00 NYK Knicks missed a 2-point shot -> 106-100
  • ANGLE: Grind. VOICE: The Breakdown.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The 76ers play at the Knicks on Tuesday, Oct 20, at 7:00 PM EDT. Last season, the 76ers went 45-37, and the 76ers' confirmed starters are Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe (NBA official lineups, 2:33 PM EDT). On the other side, last season, the Knicks went 52-29 in the games the source holds, and the Knicks' confirmed starters are Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges (NBA official lineups, 2:33 PM EDT). The Knicks won the last meeting with the 76ers 144-114 in the playoffs on May 10, away from home, since 2019-20, the Knicks are 13-14 against the 76ers in the regular season, and since 2019-20, the Knicks are 8-2 against the 76ers in the playoffs.

Written from the facts below by a fixed template.

Facts as of 4:02 PM EDT

  • The 76ers play at the Knicks on Tuesday, Oct 20, at 7:00 PM EDT.
  • Last season, the 76ers went 45-37.
  • The 76ers' confirmed starters are Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe (NBA official lineups, 2:33 PM EDT).
  • Last season, the Knicks went 52-29 in the games the source holds.
  • The Knicks' confirmed starters are Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges (NBA official lineups, 2:33 PM EDT).
  • The Knicks won the last meeting with the 76ers 144-114 in the playoffs on May 10, away from home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Knicks are 13-14 against the 76ers in the regular season.
  • Since 2019-20, the Knicks are 8-2 against the 76ers in the playoffs.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Philadelphia 76ers

Confirmed · 2:33 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. TM
    Tyrese MaxeyPG · No averages held
  2. VE
    VJ EdgecombeSG · No averages held
  3. JB
    Jaylen BrownSF · No averages held
  4. LJ
    LeBron JamesPF · No averages held
  5. JE
    Joel EmbiidC · No averages held

New York Knicks

Confirmed · 2:33 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. JB
    Jalen BrunsonPG · No averages held
  2. MB
    Mikal BridgesSG · No averages held
  3. OA
    OG AnunobySF · No averages held
  4. JH
    Josh HartPF · No averages held
  5. KT
    Karl-Anthony TownsC · No averages held

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 19, 5:45 PM EDT

  1. Dominick BarlowOutInjury/Illness - Low Back Stress Reaction (Back)
  2. Adem BonaQuestionableInjury/Illness - Left Foot Sprain (Foot)
  3. Tacko FallOutInjury/Illness - Left Quadriceps Strain (Quad)
  4. Ariel HukportiOutInjury/Illness - Right Achilles Tendon Rupture/Tear (Achilles)
  5. Anfernee SimonsQuestionableInjury/Illness - Left Hamstring Tightness/Soreness (Hamstring)
  6. Dean WadeQuestionableInjury/Illness - Left Ankle Sprain (Ankle)

New York Knicks

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 19, 5:45 PM EDT

No player listed on this report

SELECTED PLAYER
TM

Tyrese Maxey

PHI · Starter · 39:34 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

Choose any row to inspect

Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
39:34284533239–192–98–9+11
34:05215300216–191–38–8-11
34:54198611217–142–43–4+17
23:331912112446–93–44–70
30:16147311235–102–52–3+1
33:45149711145–130–34–6-2
25:16132000025–103–80–0-5
33:261311623434–152–73–4+13
24:271214412035–130–02–4-6
26:06104101033–82–62–2+3
31:35105011253–121–93–3-20
34:4594110144–100–31–20
16:2983320123–72–30–0+6
24:3152400212–71–40–2+11
8:2941100022–40–00–0+8
33:0343101012–80–20–0-15
13:3031101101–51–30–0-4
9:3503101020–00–00–0-1
2:3700100010–00–00–0-6
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PHI totalsSum of 9 player lines1064528810102337–8911–4021–27
NYK totalsSum of 10 player lines100532168142235–9411–3319–27

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

PHIPhiladelphia 76ers

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.

NYKNew York Knicks

6 of 7 scored players stayed within the usual range.