76ers-Knicks, Round 2: Series keys, schedule and prediction for heavyweight fight

Dan DevineMon, May 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM UTC

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The Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed, the New York Knicks, will take on the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. These two teams last squared off in the postseason in the first round just two years ago — an absolute war of a series that included:

Joel Embiid throwing an off-the-glass self-alley-oop for a dunk that wrecked his knee in a Game 1 loss;

Isaiah Hartenstein and Donte DiVincenzo collaborating on an offensive rebound/dagger 3 that elicited a double-bang from Mike Breen to win Game 2;

Embiid fighting through knee pain and Bell’s palsy to score a career playoff high 50 points in Game 3;

Jalen Brunson breaking free of smothering Sixers defense to respond with a career playoff high 47 to put the Knicks up 3-1;

Tyrese Maxey staving off elimination with a season-saving 46 in Game 5;

Josh Hart capping a classic Brunson-Embiid duel by drilling a dagger 3 to push the Knicks over the finish line in Game 6.

Whew. If that was what these two teams put together in Round 1, what the hell kind of encore are they going to offer with a spot in the Eastern Conference finals on the line?

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Series schedule (all times Eastern)

Game 1: Mon., May 4 at New York (8 p.m., NBC/Peacock)Game 2: Wed., May 6 at New York (7 p.m., ESPN)Game 3: Fri., May 8 at Philadelphia (7 p.m., Prime Video)Game 4: Sun., May 10 at Philadelphia (3:30 p.m., ABC)*Game 5: Tue., May 12 at New York (TBD)*Game 6: Fri., May 15 at Philadelphia (TBD)*Game 7: Sun., May 17 at New York (TBD)

*if necessary

Series odds

New York Knicks (-260)Philadelphia 76ers (+215)

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Source: “AOL Sports”