It takes a lot for a certified Boston sports fanatic to pay a compliment to any New York team, but after what the Knicks did against the 76ers on Sunday night, even Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy couldn’t help but tip his cap to them.
Looking to end Philly’s season in its own building while carrying a commanding 3-0 series lead into Game 4, the Knicks shot the lights out in an emphatic 144-114 victory, tying the record for 3-point field goals made in a playoff game with 25 in the process.
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Portnoy himself admired the way the Knicks dominated both on the court and in the stands, as New York fans took over the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, saying, “The Knicks are very good, and I think they can compete for a title.”
“Getting your home arena taken over in a city that prides itself [on being] one of the Big 3 sports cities…Boston, New York [and] Philadelphia…should the Sixers be embarrassed? Yeah,” Portnoy said while appearing on Barstool’s “Wake Up” program Monday morning.
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In fact, Knicks fans invaded the Sixers’ arena to the point where an unignorable horde of fans taunted Philly star Joel Embiid by holding up photos of Mitchell Robinson’s instantly iconic dunk over the former MVP while making deafening noise, a nearly unthinkable sight at a home playoff game.
“Worst of all, you got dominated by one of your arch-rivals; the Knicks took your building over…you may never be able to recover from that. If you can’t protect your own building, you’re not a real sports town,” Portnoy concluded bluntly.
As the Knicks savor such a dominant showing and their seventh straight playoff win, they’ll also hope the current series between the Pistons and Cavaliers — which Detroit currently leads 2-1 — stretches as long as possible, with Game 3 slated for Monday at 8 p.m.
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