National Basketball Association

FINAL Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers 106
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New York Knicks 100
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Madison Square Garden · 19,812 att. · NBC · ERADM

Match Report

76ers win opening game with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, beating NBA champion Knicks 106-100

— The Philadelphia 76ers sent an opening-night message they'll be a contender for the New York Knicks' NBA title after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, rallying for a 106-100 victory Tuesday.

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Team Stats

37-89
FG
35-94
42
Field Goal %
37
11-40
3PT
11-33
28
Three Point %
33
21-27
FT
19-27
78
Free Throw %
70
45
Rebounds
53
6
Offensive Rebounds
14
39
Defensive Rebounds
39
28
Assists
21
8
Steals
6
10
Blocks
8
10
Turnovers
14
2
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
15
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
22
24
Fast Break Points
16
40
Points in Paint
44
23
Fouls
22
9
Largest Lead
10
6
Lead Changes
6
49
Percent Led
48

Top Performers

PHI

  • Tyrese Maxey MIN 40 · PTS 28 · FG 9-19
  • Jaylen Brown MIN 35 · PTS 19 · FG 7-14
  • Joel Embiid MIN 33 · PTS 13 · FG 4-15
  • LeBron James MIN 34 · PTS 14 · FG 5-13

NY

  • Karl-Anthony Towns MIN 24 · PTS 19 · FG 6-9
  • Jalen Brunson MIN 34 · PTS 21 · FG 6-19
  • Andre Drummond MIN 24 · PTS 12 · FG 5-13
  • Josh Hart MIN 30 · PTS 14 · FG 5-10

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 0.0 · 4th Quarter Knicks offensive team rebound
  4. 0.0 · 4th Quarter Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  5. 3.2 · 4th Quarter Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
  6. 3.2 · 4th Quarter OG Anunoby misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  7. 6.3 · 4th Quarter Tyrese Maxey personal foul
  8. 7.7 · 4th Quarter Jalen Brunson enters the game for Andre Drummond

Highlights

01:14 76ers spoil Knicks' ring night with win at the Garden Watch on ESPN 00:18 LeBron James finds Jaylen Brown inside for the 76ers Watch on ESPN 00:25 Josh Hart gets the and-1 on LeBron James Watch on ESPN 00:21 LeBron James gets his first bucket with the 76ers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 1-0

Injuries

New York Knicks

  • Jose Alvarado Out

Philadelphia 76ers

  • Jabari Walker Day-To-Day
  • VJ Edgecombe Day-To-Day
  • Joel Embiid Day-To-Day
  • Tacko Fall Out
  • Dominick Barlow Out

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