PHILADELPHIA -- — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, OG Anunoby added 23 and the New York Knicks followed their most lopsided win in franchise history with a 112-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

The Knicks crushed the Nets 120-66 on Wednesday and then exploded with a 30-point third quarter in a stiffer road test that sent them to their first win in three tries this season over the 76ers.

Joel Embiid had 38 points and 11 rebounds, but turned the ball over on the final play of the game after the Knicks seemingly tried to intentionally foul him. Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points for the Sixers but shot an airball on a late tying 3-point attempt from near halfcourt as he anticipated an intentional foul that didn't come.

The 76ers had pulled within two late until Anunoby and Landry Shamet followed with consecutive 3s that helped the Knicks stave off the late-game collapse.

Led by Brunson, the Knicks opened the quarter on a 21-7 run and made Philly sound a bit like the inside of Madison Square Garden. The “Let's go Knicks!” chants that had largely been tamped down by boos in a competitive first half, instead filled the arena with each big Knicks bucket.

Brunson gave a little wave after he buried a 3 for an 84-72 lead. Embiid tried to rally the Sixers and his three-point play in the fourth — aided by a sixth foul on Karl-AnthonyTowns — cut it to 98-92.

It wasn't enough and a Knicks team that had lost nine of its previous 11 games heading into the Nets game has now won two straight. Modest, yes, but good enough to ensure the Sixers didn't gain ground on them in the East standings.

Embiid played a season-high 46 minutes in an overtime win over Houston on Thursday and followed with 28 points on 10-of-12 shooing in the first half Saturday.

He never looked more like his old self this season than when he barreled down the lane and hammered a one-handed dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Embiid has scored at least 30 points in four straight games and has reached 20 in a season-high 16 straight games.

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Knicks: Host Sacramento on Tuesday.

76ers: Visit Charlotte on Monday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Joel Embiid (Mikal Bridges gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	0	3
11:29	VJ Edgecombe misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:25	Josh Hart defensive rebound	0	3
11:14	Jalen Brunson makes 22-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	0	6
10:59	Joel Embiid makes driving layup (VJ Edgecombe assists)	2	6
10:52	Mikal Bridges misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	2	6
10:51	76ers defensive team rebound	2	6
10:40	Joel Embiid makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	4	6
10:18	Mikal Bridges makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	4	8
10:04	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	8
9:52	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals)	7	8
9:40	VJ Edgecombe makes layup	9	8
9:19	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	9	11
9:06	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	11
9:03	Josh Hart defensive rebound	9	11
8:58	Josh Hart makes two point shot	9	13
8:58	Joel Embiid shooting foul	9	13
8:58	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 1	9	14
8:42	Tyrese Maxey makes 2-foot two point shot	11	14
8:34	Paul George shooting foul	11	14
8:34	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2	11	14
8:34	Knicks offensive team rebound	11	14
8:34	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
8:20	Paul George misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	15
8:17	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	11	15
8:07	Jalen Brunson makes driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	11	17
7:53	Joel Embiid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	14	17
7:40	Paul George shooting foul	14	17
7:40	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	14	18
7:40	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	14	19
7:29	Paul George misses 18-foot jumper	14	19
7:26	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	14	19
7:22	Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot running jump shot	14	19
7:18	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	14	19
7:01	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	14	19
7:01	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
7:01	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Paul George	15	19
7:01	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
6:43	Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	16	21
6:23	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	16	21
6:21	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	16	21
6:15	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	21
6:12	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	16	21
6:01	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 3-foot fade away jump shot (Joel Embiid assists)	18	21
6:01	Josh Hart shooting foul	18	21
6:01	76ers Full timeout	18	21
6:01	Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart	18	21
6:01	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	18	21
6:01	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	18	21
6:01	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	18	21
5:59	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	18	21
5:38	Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot	18	23
5:24	Mitchell Robinson blocks Joel Embiid 's 2-foot driving dunk	18	23
5:21	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	18	23
5:21	Landry Shamet bad pass turnover (Tyrese Maxey steals)	18	23
5:17	Joel Embiid makes 1-foot running dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)	20	23
5:03	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot jumper	20	23
5:01	Guerschon Yabusele offensive rebound	20	23
4:59	Jalen Brunson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Guerschon Yabusele assists)	20	26
4:48	Tyrese Maxey makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Joel Embiid assists)	22	26
4:33	Mikal Bridges misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	22	26
4:29	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	22	26
4:26	VJ Edgecombe makes 20-foot running jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	24	26
4:07	Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals)	24	26
3:52	Tyrese Maxey misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	26
3:45	Joel Embiid offensive rebound	24	26
3:45	Mitchell Robinson blocks Joel Embiid's dunk	24	26
3:44	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	24	26
3:28	Landry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	24	29
3:11	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	24	29
3:11	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	25	29
3:11	Quentin Grimes enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	25	29
3:11	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	25	29
3:11	OG Anunoby enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	25	29
3:11	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	26	29
3:00	Quentin Grimes personal foul	26	29
2:46	Miles McBride misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	29
2:44	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	26	29
2:36	OG Anunoby misses tip shot	26	29
2:36	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	26	29
2:34	Joel Embiid makes 1-foot dunk (Quentin Grimes assists)	28	29
2:12	Tyrese Maxey personal foul	28	29
2:12	Knicks Full timeout	28	29
2:12	Adem Bona enters the game for Joel Embiid	28	29
2:12	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	30
2:12	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	28	31
1:55	Tyrese Maxey makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	30	31
1:36	Tyrese Maxey blocks Landry Shamet 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	31
1:36	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	30	31
1:36	OG Anunoby steps out of bounds turnover	30	31
1:20	Quentin Grimes misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	31
1:17	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	30	31
1:03	Landry Shamet misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	30	31
1:01	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	30	31
50.4	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Dominick Barlow assists)	32	31
32.0	Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	32	34
12.0	Landry Shamet shooting foul	32	34
12.0	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 2	33	34
12.0	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	33	34
12.0	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2	34	34
0.4	Landry Shamet misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	34
0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	34	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	34

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Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

8:00 PM, January 24, 2026

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ABC

Attendance

19,746

Referees

Kevin Cutler, Tony Brothers, John Conley

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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