Schedule and 2023-24 Results
Regular Season Records: New York 50-32, Philadelphia 47-35
Game 1 on Saturday, 20 April: Philadelphia loses at New York, 111-pts-104
Game 2 on Monday, 22 April: Philadelphia loses at New York, 104-pts-101
Game 3 on Thursday, 25 April: New York loses at Philadelphia, 125-pts-114
Game 4 on Sunday, 28 April: New York wins at Philadelphia, 97-pts-92
Game 5 on Tuesday, 30 April: Philadelphia wins at New York, 112-pts-106(OT)
Game 6 on Thursday, 02 May: New York wins at Philadelphia, 118-pts-115

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The New York Knickerbockers visited and bested the Philadelphia 76ers 118-pts-115 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1567 victory. With the series 1567 win, the New York Knickerbockers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 20-28 overall and 3-4 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1567 loss, the Philadelphia 76ers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 24-32 overall and 7-6 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Knickerbockers in series 1567 was WWLWLW: Series 1567 thus becomes the sixth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 24th NBA series (all rounds), and the 55th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1567 loss, the Philadelphia 76ers now have a best-of-7 NBA playoff series record of 0-15 upon trailing such a series 2-games-nil.

After Game 5: The Philadelphia 76ers visited and bested the New York Knickerbockers 112-pts-106(OT) to reduce the New York Knickerbockers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1567 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 8-3 and a Game 6 record of 3-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 0-16 and a Game 6 record of 7-9. The Philadelphia 76ers trailed the host New York Knickerbockers by six points as late as after two quarters but won: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947, inclusive, road teams down six points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 34-126 (.213) - the Philadelphia 76ers thus achieve a grade-C (.200 - .299) in-game comeback.

After Game 4: The New York Knickerbockers visited and bested the Philadelphia 76ers 97-pts-92 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1567 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 9-1 and a Game 5 record of 7-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 0-15 and a Game 5 record of 5-10 (with an active four-Game 5 losing streak). Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers suffered their sole series loss to the Miami Heat (in series 739, in the 1997 NBA Quarterfinals).

After Game 3: The Philadelphia 76ers hosted and defeated the New York Knickerbockers 125-pts-114 to reduce the New York Knickerbockers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1567 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 12-3 and a Game 4 record of 8-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 2-16 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 8-10.

After Game 2: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and bested the Philadelphia 76ers 104-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1567 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 10-2 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 3 record of 4-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 0-14 and a Game 3 record of 7-7.

After Game 1: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 111-pts-104 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1567 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 15-6 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 12-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Philadelphia 76ers have a series record of 5-23 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 14-14. The New York Knickerbockers trailed the visiting Philadelphia 76ers by nine points as late as after one quarter but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 2023, inclusive, home teams down nine points as late as after one quarter had a game record of only 22-41 (.349) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-C in-game comeback.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the New York Knickerbockers finished three games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. From 1947 through the 2023 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 23-19 (.548) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1567 is the 48th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the New York Knickerbockers, and the 56th for the Philadelphia 76ers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have an all-rounds series record of 19-28, a Preliminary-round series record of 2-4, and a Game 1 record of 21-26, while the Philadelphia 76ers have an all-rounds series record of 24-31, a Preliminary-round series record of 7-5, and a Game 1 record of 27-28. Series 1567 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the New York Knickerbockers and the Philadelphia 76ers. The New York Knickerbockers have seen their Game 1 outcome presage their series outcome in their last nine best-of-7 NBA playoff series (two wins, seven losses). The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New York Knickerbockers in all three previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings between the two teams (in the 1968 NBA Quarterfinals, 1978 NBA Quarterfinals, and 1983 NBA Quarterfinals), and has won the last ten best-of-7 NBA playoff games between the two teams.