The Knicks couldn’t do anything against the Sixers on Thursday once they realized the NBA had decided to forget about the rulebook and turn a basketball game into an MMA affair that saw no players ejected and helped Philly earn their first win of the series.
New York kept things tight until the reigning MVP was allowed to play during the final 24 minutes instead of getting removed for purposefully injuring an opponent.
Here is what the protagonists of Game 3 had to say after the game.
Tom Thibodeau
On the first three contests of the first-round series and the Game 3 loss.