As the curtain pulls back for an electric Wednesday night at The Garden, Sixer fans couldn't help to wonder how game 2 would look without Embiid. With a star studded court side presence the stage was set for a fiery showdown of 2 teams that love each other greatly. As the whistle blew we all hoped that our beloved Sixers wouldn't end up like a Timothee Chalamet opinion on opera and ballet; invalid.
First half success was found through Tyrese Maxey's point and PG getting hot early on. Kelly Oubre Jr made a new friend with Brunson as they are seen exchanging friendly words on the court after a drawn foul. Later Kelly got too excited with his new found friends after winding a block to high five combo that would swing a point and possession in the Knicks way.
Second half shooting woes started to come back to haunt us, possibly a lid was installed while we were distracted by the light blowing whistle. Even with the 2 recorded blocks each from Bona and Barlow the success in the paint couldn't hold up. Which in the end, on top of the turnovers that yielded an extra 23 points for the opposition, Embiidless Sixers fell to the Knicks 102 - 108 .
As the team now turn their way back to Home Court we can't help but wonder; Who is going to be able to save our beloved team after a struggle start in the second series? Who is going to be able to fill the void we have to push us to the next level? Who will give us the answer we need to shut down Brunson and Towns? The beacon is lit Philly, all we can do now is wait.
Sixers fall to the Knicks 0-2 in the series, next game tomorrow at 7pm est/6pm central on Amazon Prime.
Written with Tears of the Celtics,
-Elrod Van Altizer