#7 76ERS at #3 KNICKS | FULL GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS | May 4, 2026

This is the NBA on NBC. These are the 2026 NBA playoffs presented by Google. Tonight, it's game one as the Philadelphia 76ers visit the New York Knicks brought to you by Xfinity. And what better place to kick off round two of the playoffs than the world's most famous arena, the Mecca is set. The 76ers and the Knicks in a rematch from the 2024 first round with the right to go to the plenty of those plenty of fireworks. And they're going to let him be here at every single time he's involved. He wins the tip 76ers have it coming off that game. Six game win over Atlanta, the only team in the Eastern Conference to win in fewer than seven games. heart spins, heart drops, heart does corral. Get it up ahead. Bridget is the fitness of the 76ers coming off that seven game series. And edge come easy opportunity. I think Philly, they got to get out transition. They don't want to make it a grinded out game against these Knicks. He's now opposed to turning down that ball for you to play him straight up and did a great job as you said on that play. And beat his double. Skip it. Extra George. George knocks it down. And Philadelphia needed them and everything a struggle right now. And he did for three point range. They put to well and beat on him. And Josh Hart shot over 40% from the three point line in that series. Edge come rattles one in and gives Philly their lead. Towns was the biggest beneficiary. Well just get him in that mid post. They use them a lot to flex the passer. Here it is again. Brunson set that fast green now he can play and he can score. Count it in a foul. He's gonna have that look if it beads in the drop and you set a good screen he can just walk right in got a great look from three. Paul George nylon continues with his hot shooting from downtown. I went over the top of Robinson. It's an early Robinson appearance in New York. It's been a major barometer for their success. And that's going to be there all night as you said to drop coverage to vertical lob threat and beat on Robinson. Walk the clear out and B goes to work. And Oubre is a terrific cutter showed it in game seven. You better lock into both the ball and your man. First assist for M.B. who's averaging seven in the playoffs. Brunson with a scoop to the on those mid range jump shot attempts by Brunson. Jordan Clarkson in the game as well. Average 7.7 points in that opening round series. That is smooth from Brunson. Now he's looking to go right back at Robinson just got him to pick up his first instead he'll settle and drill the jumper right and playing at a high level so smart so skilled. Brunson feeling it for New York off the screen. Going to work. Brunson up to 14 points on six or seven shooting and an OB. Falling down contain the dribble and then the effort grant to get back into play and finish it off. And an OB 29 points in the series sealer against Atlanta. No more time here they'll work for a good one. It'll be McBride on the fend off. McBride likes it. And he gets the roll. If you want to dive deeper into this or any NBA playoff topic, that's AI mode in Google search. And an OB with position. And once again that flex cut. Towns drive. Long strides. Can't finish good defense by Drummond. Better rebound by Towns. And you know Carl Anthony Towns loves to drive to that right hand and the persistence there staying with it getting that second chance opportunity I believe the first offensive rebound tonight for the Knicks. It's George. It's a three. PG with another downtown hit. Paul George is just walking right in to that step in three off the back. He's three or four. Alvarado all alone underneath and again Towns showing off his vision. He will find. How about the screen by in an OB. It's uncomfortable to open up when that guy is shooting the ball. Fine from George and again it's Oubre at the rack. Before your time. No, there's nothing no such thing. Park scoops it up. Bridges running the floor. Opportunistic nature. With that pressure on Paul George setting up Mikkel Bridges in the open floor. George driving kick. Oubre all day. Three. And that's a big sign right there. Paul George can't go get a bucket and has shown it in the playoff. New York dominating in the paint early. Park from the outside knocks it through. Oubre's got to be in to help on the wall. Philly is 12 for 12 at the free-throw line. They've got nine field goals so far in this first half. Bridges being swiped at by Cronin and he finds the bottom. In rhythm. Can't hit the three. Long rebound Oubre. Second chance for Maxey. On the drive and he finally gets one to go. Somehow able to get to the rim there. There wasn't really an angle. This two three doesn't go. Get to the basket on the next time around. His first field goal of the night. Mike Brown said he personally did not watch any of the series from two years ago. Only this year's games. Embiid has doubled. Embiid finds the slither of space. Just past the midway point of this second quarter. How decisive was that? Embiid grinds at Maxey. Park into the paint. Spray it out. And an Oubre drive. And a strong finish. Looking for more. On the fend off. Towns got caught. And an Oubre with two. And an Oubre off in time. And he cans it. Not bad apparently. Half the shot clock gone. Towns fires it for Hart. On the attack. Gone right at Edgecumbe. He scores. And I like how Josh Hart didn't settle right there. It's an 8-0 New York run. Oubre. Drive. Embiid feeling some effects of a hit on the outside. Remember the appendectomy was not that long ago. Against the Celtics as well. Now dealing with potentially the ill effects of the appendectomy. He wants to go right at him. Hopeful up. In here. Think the garden crowd wanted me. Maxey tight roping that mid-court strike. Goes right at Towns. He draws the foul and puts it in. Towns has three. Maxey with a chance for three. Regardless of what happens here. They're going to dare Huffordi to beat them. And an Oubre didn't catch it cleanly. Bridges with a good look. And he missed the three. Rebound to Hart. Second chance for New York. Bridges in the corner. Bullseye. Had the charity strike, but they lead by 18, matching their largest cushion of this first half. And trying to get the goal. He's right back at Embiid. And this time he'll fly in for the easy deuce. And Joel right there before the double-team could come. Just spins baseline. Right now, the Celtics are going to have to find a way to get some stops. Bronson makes that difficult. Final 90 seconds of this opening half. George dancing on Hart. He'll pull a tough, contested shot. Maybe tough for some. Those count right there. Four of the five starters in double-figure facility. Bronson gets the roll. It is that type of night for Jalen Bronson. He has been fantastic with 18. Now he makes that 21 in the first half. Madison is slicing his way through the lane. McBride extra. It's Hart. Three ball. Short. Which shot? Rebound goes to Bridges. Three seconds left. Bronson! Got it! Jalen Bronson! 30-plus paint points for you guys compared to Philly just in the teens. How are you guys getting your work done inside? Just being aggressive, you know, moving the ball. And then I'm just being aggressive attacking the paint. There's obviously a strategy for Philly getting to the line like that. How do you adjust the game in the next half to just try and keep them off that free throw line? Just being smart, keeping our hands back, but still remaining aggressive. And just being smart, you know, talking and communicating. OG, thanks so much. Good luck the next half. Thank you. We'll see what Philly does offensively to start here. And it's engulfed by Bronson. Here comes Hart. The runner left trying to run. And Bronson just snapped back and just picked that pass off. 25 points, Nick lead. And Embiid missed it. Oubre, the follow goes down. Embiid against Towns with three fouls. Double from Bridges. And again, right into the hands of Bronson. Ananobi, the self-defense. And obviously those live ball turnovers leading to easy opportunities to transition. Paul George. Paul George just continues. Wow. Ananobi going to move. Paul George steps it back. Need to shoot now for Bronson. Right back to Towns in that same short corner. Four to shoot. Embiid there. Hook it. Bridges got locked along. Bridges looking to drive. Now Ananobi timeout. Nick Nurse hasn't wavers. Started the second half. Look out below. Vijay Edgcumbe gets upstairs. Vijay Ananobi continuing what was his highest scoring playoff series of his career. 21 and a half. And the first round against Atlanta. The follow from Towns. There's just no resistance defensively. Right back to Edgcumbe. Gets Bronson involved in the action. And then Towns with a swat. Edgcumbe finds the loose ball with six to shoot. Right back on Bronson. Edgcumbe long strides for two. Just over four minutes gone in the third. Nick's went by 27 a moment ago. Back to zone defensively. Towns attacks it. And even against the zone, the 2-3 zone right there. Just attack off the bounce. That Nick's 10 of 18 from three. Open man. Hard drive. Laps into defense. He met his pass too. Maxey was lurking there for a steal. Josh Hart meets the pass and make it the next play for his teammate. George scissors through and finishes. Plus the foul. Half the shot clock gone now for McBride. Bridges step away. Another three! Isn't it amazing how just a week or two. Approaching five minutes of playing in this third quarter. And now Embiid and Maxey are off the floor for Philly as Edwards comes off shooting. Just a simple action. Second chance. Bryant's attack. Edgcumbe loaded up. He hits the three. And Barlow, who's checked in the game, only 40 minutes in that entire first round scene. But TB, we don't know. I could find it. It was like cherry something. I could find it for you. It sounded excellent. Talk about excellent. The shooting display from Bronson. With his good friend Tracy Morgan hanging out. They've come close over this last year. He was showing you love. He showed you love as well. Well, he told me he loved me, which we've never met until tonight, but. Bronson. Bronson's score. Oh, yeah. Yes. He is absolutely correct. You should just add him to the broadcast. I listen to this right? It might happen. Knicks wanted to travel. Instead, it's a bucket for Barlow. This Knicks offense is at a different level. Six second difference between the clocks. McBride. A three! Goose for Trey. It's left in the corner. Grimes is going to have to get it off. He does. He hits with point two. It's an act that high school teams run. Middle school teams run. And a steal from Clarkson. Colette's going to hear a big ovation every time he touches it. Same enough. A three. Gwen Grimes and Clarkson have been going at it the last few times down the floor. Now it's Barlow into the paint. They'll push it up and in. Meanwhile, Jose Alvarado, one of the great nicknames in the NBA, Grand Theft Alvarado, was going up again. He's going to try it again. He can't steal a three this time. And then a throw away from Huck Cordy. Numbers the other way. Shovel. Extra. Terry for three. That's good. Elbridge Rue could be much better in game two. Good ball movement. Here's Colette. Tyler. Triple. He has some really impressive moments in the regular season for New York. Some fans were clattering for him in that first round series. Nice drive and finish from Barlow. He is a good athlete. He is great. You talked about active offensive rebounds, good cover. If he could get some confidence here, it wouldn't be the worst thing for Philly. The drive and finish. From having to change throughout the season, adjust how they play in the regular season in the first round series against Atlanta. Colette gets all the way to the rim. Edwards couldn't take advantage. Let's check in with Ashley. The Tatum situation and certainly with the number of threes that were being shot, but that's going to have to happen. It cannot be this easy for New York if Philadelphia wants to have success in this series. It all starts with them beating Maxine, making sure that you contain them as Huck Cordy finishes and the foul. Tyler Cole with his ball. Kept his core together, obviously brought a new leader, a new coach in. But at the end of the day, look, it's about championship. That's the expectation of the Aurora there with an easy layup. It's different, but the Knicks are feeling good and feeling like this may be the year for them. Dottier for two more. And obviously Detroit and Cleveland formidable could be opponents as well. As Watford adds another deuce. No Miami as well, who beat them a couple of years back in route to the NBA finals as an eight seed. In fact, New York has Shamit in game one of the second round. The New York Knicks take a 1-0 lead, 137-98, an absolute force on both ends. I don't know if you're feeling deja vu, but another night of just executing the offense to a tee. What has you guys clicking on all cylinders? Just focused. I think that would be played on defense to start the first half, really propelled us offensively. Making good reads, getting on transition and obviously the ball going to hoop. I love that you talked about the defense too. It was absolutely suffocating tonight. You guys are so in sync. It's like you're finishing each other's sentences. How much confidence do you have in just the defensive effort of all guys? Yeah, as long as we're focused and, you know, paying attention to the detail, all the little things, I mean, we can play great defense, but we got to stay focused and we got to stay poised, poised and composed through all this. It's the best of seven series for a reason. So despite tonight's score, I mean, is your mindset just to not let the foot off again? Tonight's over with. You got to focus on next game. It's back to 0-0. Whether you win by one or 30 or whatever, it's one win. You know, you got to continue to do it. Congrats on the win. Thank you so much. Thank you. Appreciate it.