On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers won their 11th game of the year after beating the New York Knicks on T.J. McConnell‘s game-winner.
Philly played shockingly well after their weak first quarter and gave the Knicks fits all night long. Their shooting was atrocious (39 percent), but the Sixers remained aggressive and pounded the Knicks on the glass and from the free throw line. Joel Embiid, who wasn’t even the game’s hero, hauled in 14 of Philly’s 47 boards, and the team assisted on 27 of their 37 made shots.
But none of that matters.
The only thing that matters is McConnell’s buzzer beater and Embiid’s hilariously outrageous reaction to it. Philadelphia was put in that spot following a wide-open airball from the Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis that came after Derrick Rose drew three defenders on his baseline drive. Rose, who finished with 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting, made the right play by kicking the ball out to Justin Holiday, who then made the extra feed to an open Zinger.
Start a conversation with me on Twitter
