Jalen Brunson, Knicks grind out win against 76ers to take 2-0 series lead: Takeaways

The New York Knicks survived a back-and-forth thriller in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers and hung on for a 108-102 home win to take a 2-0 series lead in this Eastern Conference semifinals series.Jalen Brunson scored a team-high 26 points, OG Anunoby, who wasn’t on the court or bench in the game’s final minutes, had 24 and Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Knicks. In a game that featured 14 ties and 25 lead changes, New York shut it down in winning time, holding Philadelphia to 12 fourth-quarter points on 4-for-19 shooting.Advertisement