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The 76ers are rolling with a healthy Joel Embiid and they'll face their biggest test against the second-seeded Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs that begins Saturday.  

Embiid, the reigning Most Valuable Player, missed two months because of a knee injury.

Philadelphia edged the Heat 105-104 on Wednesday night in the NBA’s play-in tournament, and earned the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. 

The Knicks won the season series 3-1 without Embiid in the lineup. 

The Sixers and Knicks will meet for the first time postseason series since New York swept Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks and the Sixers in 1989.

All-Star guard Jalen Brunson is averaging 35.1 points and 7.4 assists over the Knicks' last 17 games. Josh Hart averaged 12.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists while playing 39 minutes against Philadelphia this season.

The 76ers made a late push for a top-six seed in the East when Embiid returned from a knee injury. Embiid finished the season averaging 34.7 points and 11 rebounds in just 39 games.

The Sixers finished 31-8 with Embiid in the lineup and 16-27 without him this season. New York will try to contain Embiid with centers Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein.  

Knicks vs. 76ers schedule, scores, results

Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be played in New York while Games 3, 4 and 6 will be played in Philadelphia.

The complete schedule for Knicks vs. 76ers is below.

Date Game/Result Time (ET) TV/Live stream
April 20 Knicks 111, 76ers 104
April 22 Knicks 104, 76ers 101
April 25 76ers 125, Knicks 114
April 28 Knicks 97, 76ers 92
April 30 76ers 112, Knicks 106
May 2 Knicks 118, 76ers 115

How to watch Knicks vs. 76ers 

  • TV channel: ESPN, ABC, TNT
  • Live streaming: Sling

The Sixers-Knicks series will be broadcast across a variety of networks, with ABC, ESPN and TNT set to air select games. All of those games can also be streamed on Sling.

Sling is the home for avid sports fans offering a range of sports channels so you can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more.

If Knicks-76ers games are not available to watch live in your location or if you're traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs provide a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favorite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.

Knicks vs. 76ers tickets

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Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to The Sporting News. He is also a frequent contributor to the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box”; “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles”; “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs),” “Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees,” and “Michigan State Spartans (Inside College Football).”