NY Knicks vs PHI 76ers Prediction: How will the opening game of this series end?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on April 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Knicks had a great regular season, finishing ahead of Milwaukee and in second place in the Eastern Conference. The key was the final stretch of the championship, when New York won five games in a row.

Head coach Tom Thibodeau builds basketball from the defense, and at the end of the championship the Knicks became the second in the rating of defensive efficiency team, behind only Minnesota. New York is allowing an average of 108.2 points per game.

The Seventy Sixers were on the verge of not making the playoffs. After losing Joel Embiid to injury along the way, Philadelphia lost a lot of momentum and, as mentioned, had to make it to the first round via play-in. Thankfully, Embiid was able to return to the court, and in the battle for the seventh seed, the team beat Miami 105:104.

New York and Philadelphia pay a lot of attention to defense, as evidenced, in particular, by the results of the series in the regular season. Only the first of the four games was more or less productive. In the upcoming game we're certainly betting on TU. Both in points and three-pointers. The Knicks and the Seventy Sixers have not made more than 26 long-range attempts in any of the four games between them this season.