Nick Nurse Gushes Over Jalen Brunson Offensive Prowess

about 2 months ago

Nick Nurse Gushes Over Jalen Brunson Offensive Prowess

The 76ers don't have the exact personnel to guard Brunson on the catch. Nurse recognizes this, saying, "He’s a great player, a great scorer, a great clutch player. You want to try to make him work for all his buckets. That’s where we’ll start: then you throw different matchups at him, then the last part is you come to schemes."

By Samir Mehdi

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Knicks Blow Out 76ers Game 1 137-98

about 1 month ago

Knicks Blow Out 76ers Game 1 137-98

Knicks are the first team in the play-by-play era to lead by 30+ points in 3 straight Playoffs games. Jalen Brunson's 27 first half points set the tone for New York as they led by 23 at the half. They never relinquished this lead. Paul George led the 76ers in scoring with 17 while Embiid had just 14.

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about 1 month ago

Nick Nurse Credits The Knicks For Their Brilliant Game 1 Performance

The 76ers were down 23 at the half and gave up 27 points to Jalen Brunson in the first half. Ultimately they got blown out 137-98 in the Game 1 loss. Post-game, Nurse said, "They were obviously picking us apart, just moving a lot better than we were." He admitted Philly was a "full step slower" defensively than New York.

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about 1 month ago

Nick Nurse Sounds Off On The Knicks' Physicality In Game 1

The 76ers couldn't crack 100 points in Game 1 as they lost 137-98. When asked about the physicality from the Knicks' side, Nurse said, "I thought it was physical. I didn't think we handled it great. We're going to have to handle it better." He then credited NYK, saying, "They're a great team and they were really great tonight."

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about 1 month ago

Mike Brown Calls Out Knicks For Excessive Fouling Vs 76ers

Winning by 39 points wasn't enough for Mike Brown as he's holding his guys to quite a high standard. "It was a good game by our guys. We have to be better with our fouling." Philly shot a whopping 34 free throws tonight to the Knicks' 17. Brown did eventually credit his guys for reaching "flow state" tonight.

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about 1 month ago

Paul George Says The Knicks "Shot The S***" Out The Ball Vs Them Tonight

The 76ers lost by 39 points in Game 1. Postgame, PG said, "We had breakdowns tonight, but they also shot the s--t out of the ball. They were hot, they came out hot, they came out on fire. But it's a game of adjustments, we'll make adjustments. They don't get any extra points for going up big tonight."

By Samir Mehdi

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