World News – USA – Quick results from the Sixers’ 109-89 win over the New York Knicks

The 76ers were at Madison Square Garden for the first time this year against the New York Knicks

RJ Barrett, who had 26 points in the Knicks’ opening defeat to Indiana, has been promoted to the role of top scorer on a team that is not overflowing with offensive talent

The Sixers did an excellent job at Barrett. Ben Simmons opened up to him and Shake Milton played him too. Simmons spent most of the game with Barrett, who can injure teams that go to the basket. Barrett is still at the stage the teams would rather give him the outside shot. The Sixers blocked his drives but challenged his shots

When Simmons illustrated this point towards the end of the first half, he showed his great length by blocking a three-point attempt by Barrett, who missed his first nine shots and scored only two of his 15 total hits.

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Usually teams have centers or power forward that go from the post to an open guard at the three-point line.Simmons and Joel Embiid reversed that on this piece.Simmons drove against Marcus Bullock near the basket before finding Embiid at the three-point line

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At this game, Julius Randle got into the basket with Tobias Harris, who was guarding him, and scored thanks to an accidental selection by Simmons

The Knicks had little success against Embiid Mitchell Robinson opened the game against Embiid, and former Sixer Nerlens Noel also spent time and no one could hold him back. The best strategy against Embiid is to double his dribble, but the gap the sixers made it difficult

If teams only use Embiid as a defender, he will destroy them. In the first half he had 20 points

Embiid has also better spotted the doubles teams that the Knicks did more of in the second half. An example of Embiid’s better judicial awareness is that it had no sales in the middle of the fourth quarter

During his pre-game press conference, coach Doc Rivers spoke about the speed of rookie Tyrese Maxey, and then we saw her continuously in the game Maxey was free to go to the basket, and what makes him difficult to defend is that he is his Left was just as effective as his right

That was the case with this piece that Dennis Smith Jr ran to Maxey and he just blew past him for the layup

For the second game in a row, the Sixers benefited greatly from the energy of Dwight Howard. What made Howard so effective is that he never gives up a game, either offensive or defensive

He went after every ball on offense, he doesn’t have much arsenal, but if he has the ball close to the basket he can score

This game wasn’t smooth, but Howard stuck with the game and eventually hit

As the Sixers move through an important off-season, we’re giving you the news and analysis to keep you updated on the weekly events

As the Sixers move through an important off-season, we’re giving you the news and analysis to keep you updated on the weekly events

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