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2026-27 Game Thread: Knicks vs. 76ers: Opening Night AND Ring Ceremony Night!

After a long, and mostly annoying, offseason, the WORLD CHAMPION New York Knicks are back to play a new season, their first season as the defending champions in over 50 years. I am feeling really great about this team right now, and I am once again predicting 58 wins, but only because the rest of the league has no incentive to tank anymore (so sadly, no more Bam going for 80+ in a game against 10 D-Leaguers).

This will sure be fun to see the Knicks get their rings, AND to demolish this new “super” team from Philly.

Let’s go, Knicks!

58 will be really great, but winning the championship back-to-back will take me aback!

279 replies on “2026-27 Game Thread: Knicks vs. 76ers: Opening Night AND Ring Ceremony Night!”

Holy shit, are those rings big. They could have just paid Mitch’s salary with the money they spent on these rings.

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It was a little odd, but there was an earnestness to it that landed with me. You could tell the guy is a real fan.

Would Hukparti have been here for his ring if he wasn’t on the Sixers?

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WTF, they did the ceremony before 6pm start time??

I caught the banner reaching the top, so that was cool.

Did we get a “Fuck the Nets” chant when Mikal got his ring?

I heard “fuck dem picks”, but I might have been projecting.

Also, I live in Florida so have never needed to own a jacket for my entire adult life. But those jackets they were wearing were really nice. I might have to get one just to hang up somewhere.

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I’m not watching, as I’m getting back from going to see my beloved FC Porto live on Champions League… an L, i need good things from the Knicks tonight. So until i can start watching, let me know what’s happening. How was the ring ceremony?

watching the whole roster together – we got a smallish team…

maybe pacome finds some time at backup 4 if things don’t look smooth with mo…

Gold uniforms is tacky AF, but hey, at least they earned the right to be tacky!

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The Sixers must lead the league in foul grubbing. They have the foul grubbing-est coach of all time and the foul grubbing-est players in the league. If they don’t get 2x the amount of FTA than the Knicks I’ll be stunned

Mitch wasn’t all that great in the playoffs . He had memorable defensive plays at the end of the games , but .. Even against a Cleveland team he dominated before he was very meh.

Reggie miller sucks…why the f$ck i gotta listen to this asshole knick hater on the night we celebrate

Nice effort, Embiid, you loser! The Knicks weathered the early storm, and now they slowly work them down.

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Did you see Shamet go after LeBron on the way down the floor before the nasty foul by Embiid? Some fun!

When Andre Drummond is eating your starting center for lunch on both ends…you’ve got a problem

Embiid does not look like a guy who is gonna hold up well over the course of an NBA season

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drummond is hungry

He’s been reading Hubert’s posts the past 3 months.

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Drummond is moving well out there. While we miss Mitch, it feels like Drum will provide some things that the team can integrate. Esp as the season wears on.

Oh yeah I LOVE these gold unis!!

Ok back to work for me for a bit. Muting the game in the background.

Drummond is moving well out there. While we miss Mitch, it feels like Drum will provide some things that the team can integrate. Esp as the season wears on.

They will miss Mitch on defense , but the fact that Drummond can play more games in the regular season it will help more in that department at least.

local game for lebron, just read he’ll be commuting by copter from the city to philly…about a 45 minute trip each way, not bad…

Drummond is moving well out there. While we miss Mitch, it feels like Drum will provide some things that the team can integrate. Esp as the season wears on.

They will miss Mitch on defense , but the fact that Drummond can play more games will help more in the regular season at least .

I noticed some minor odd things about the ceremony and introductions. World wide Wes was acknowledged and other executives not named Rose were not. Wes must be doing something important, but I have no idea what it is.

The other thing is that McCullar was introduced as the full lineup tonight, but Nickel and Akins were not. I think maybe McCullar is active tonight but the other two way players were not

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I love that the Knicks brought Brunson into the game, so everyone knows he is taking the final shot of the quarter and the Sixers just…let him?

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Man, this Drummond guy could be pretty good if only he could improve on his 63% free throw shooting.

Sixers are fucked. They got one big and he’s a bitch.

100%. Their bench suuuuuuuuucks.

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Wow, Drummond got away with a total goaltending. Is that reviewable later? I think it is.

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I might hate these no Brunson and KAT lineups but we’re so fucking deep it doesn’t matter.

Sixers lost Drummond and acquired LeBron and Brown

We acquired Drummond.

Obviously the Knicks won the offseason

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Fun half so far! Man, our bench is ridiculous – being able to roll our Deuce, Shamet, Alvarado, and Clarkson? Embarassment of riches in the backcourt.

That was a long shift for Andre, don’t know if that’s a good thing to do with a 33-year-old.

Lotta game left, lotta season left, but Philly just seems to have a mismatched roster. Maxey and Edgecomb want to run and gun all night, Jaylen Brown kinda wants to get his own, and then you have LeBron and Embiid who are skilled but washed.

Lotta game left, lotta season left, but Philly just seems to have a mismatched roster. Maxey and Edgecomb want to run and gun all night, Jaylen Brown kinda wants to get his own, and then you have LeBron and Embiid who are skilled but washed.

The whole is less than the parts.

Too much diminishing returns from all those scorers and not enough defense.

I just don’t get how the Sixers didn’t sign ANY length. I know they were looking at whatever was available, but it’s still embarrassingly bad.

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Embiid basically punches KAT in the face and every Sixer including the coach loses their mind when a foul is called

Did anyone ever explain the thought behind these Trump-style jerseys?

They won the title, and this is their title celebration jersey.

I agree it’s tacky, but eh, whatever, they won the title, so they get to do tacky shit.

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Feels like if you’re going gold, you should fully commit and turn the orange strips gold too.

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He’s been reading Hubert’s posts the past 3 months.

Dude I’ve said nothing but good things about Drummond.

Loving Mitch is not hating Andre.

The one good thing about Embiid is that when he’s on the court Lebron James is not the player on the court I hate the most.

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Feels like if you’re going gold, you should fully commit and turn the orange strips gold too.

limited class, no sense of style…

The “giveth away” part of Drummond is he finishes at the rim like an enormous Frank Ntilikina

Some of these Drummond rebounds are also him knowing EXACTLY how Embiid handles boxes out (which is that he barely does them).

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When a second-year player is telling you to not be so dumb, you know you’re dummmmmmmmmb.

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Keeping Drummond in the game when Philly went with LeBron at Center was certainly a choice…

over/under on how many times philadelphia complains to the refs

Gotta do that on a per possession basis because they play so slow.

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I agree it’s tacky, but eh, whatever, they won the title, so they get to do tacky shit.

Ok then what’s the excuse for Nick Nurse’s necklace?

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Jaylen Brown is going to hate LeBron so so much

I suspect many of his former teammates hated him once they got to know him. Doncic is probably the happiest guy in the NBA and the Lakers will be a lot better if they stay healthy.

This is one of those “someone’s getting hurt tonight” games. I thought I would be extra chill after the championship run. I am not. We are keeping this dumb team in the game with our missed free throws and sloppy execution.

#Ok then what’s the excuse for Nick Nurse’s necklace?#

This cross seems like medical stuff ‘s recommendation!
They’ll need Jesus on their side w Jojo and James!

As many turnovers as assists.

Philly keeps intercepting passes. It’s embarrassing.

Just saw a video of Mike Brown absolutely lighting up the Knicks players during this last timeout, safe to say he was pretty pissed.

They’re using Embiid to defend our weakest offensive player (Hart) and having LeBron guard KAT. Gotta make them pay for that

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NBA player shoot an airball one foot away from the basket

They kept shooting threes, but they were either good looks or end of the shot clock.

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Drummond is going to play to his contract . He will have his up and downs, but he’s on a vet min deal .

I haven’t even looked at the box score, but it seems like there’s a strong possibility Andre Drummond leads us in FGA, and that’s less than ideal

I mean I get it Drummond had a nice first half but let’s put the real players in at some point

Because the Knicks starters are playing like crap? I’ll bet against those odds

This is a particularly dumb KAT foul game. He has four fouls and three were ridiculously dumb

Still dunno what was up with the Pelicans giving us Jose for some seconds but I’m grateful!

Man, KAT just commits the dumbest fouls.

That has to be considered when talking contract money with him . Talented, but fouls limit his time on court

That has to be considered when talking contract money with him

probably also should have been considered when… never mind

Ok then what’s the excuse for Nick Nurse’s necklace?

nothing says i’m adhering to a christ like life more than sporting some nice shiny bling hanging from your neck…

yeah, nick’s got the message down…love christ, and look cool doing it…

sixers getting away with assault and battery

With LeBron on the roster they will be able to get away with everything

I adore the Sixers just letting that ball bounce right to KAT with zero contest

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Knicks have been tightening up their defense on these last few positions. Sixers have made some tough shots anyway, but the defense has looked a bit better

Add in 2 assists with the bad shooting and it’s been a bad Brunson game all around

The 76ers glazing by the media after tonight is gonna make me nauseous.

There’s a new sheriff in town baby! Yuk…

Have to make shots to win . Knicks players still in pre season mode . It will take time

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The 76ers glazing by the media after tonight is gonna make me nauseous.

I needed a good excuse to quit listening to so many basketball podcasts

I wonder how much Brunson’s off season surgery altered his normal off season routine?

He may be behind his normal level at the start of the season.

Didn’t love the X’s and O’s from Brown in this game. You gotta make Embiid and LeBron work harder than that

Brown and the Knicks didn’t care about this game . The fans and the players showed up for the Banner . Basketball season may begin in a week .

The gold jerseys were a bad omen. Like Dolan was looking at all the tacky gold his buddy Trump added to the white house.

I don’t expect regular season dominance so I’m still ok with that loss
Next game please

This game honestly who cares but problem is look at the Knicks upcoming schedule. At Boston, home vs Orlando and Detroit followed by a back to back in Chicago then at Philly. Hangover lasts into next week they’ll be some more losses piled up real quick.

If Towns can stay out of foul trouble they need to get him more shots. He is the Knicks most efficient scorer . Use your weapon.

The schedule will be tough all year long because the league got better . No tanking anymore .

Guys you’re not going to believe this….

The last NBA Champion to lose at home on the night they raised their banner was also the last team to repeat as NBA Champions, the 2017 Golden State Warriors

(Technically it was the covid Lakers but that wasn’t a real home game and they weren’t even real champs.)

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The good news is that Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges are not likely to shoot 11-39 very often

There are no easy games in the east.

idk that seemed pretty easy for the sixers.

forget hungover. I think we might have been drunk.

Hopefully OG didn’t turn into JR Smith after all the attention 🙂

There will still be a ton of easy games in the East, its not gonna be as strong as most people think.

But Philly twice, Boston and Detroit amongst first 6 games is pretty fucking brutal.

The gold jerseys were a bad omen. Like Dolan was looking at all the tacky gold his buddy Trump added to the white house.

I’m sure that’s why they lost the game. Maybe Nurse’s crucifix was the deciding factor.

You won’t find many 6 point games where Brunson, Bridges and OG go for a combined -45.

Brunson shot a putrid 6-19 and is coming off a short off season where he had wrist surgery on his shooting side and he and his guys rightfully took a long victory lap.

Anyone who thinks they are coming out of the gate like Dr Fager is delusional.

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Towns was a neutral – net zero

Hart – plus 1

OG- minus 20

Bridges – minus 15

Brunson – minus 11

* Drummond ends up a minus 6 after his great first half

We had lots of good looks and missed an endless stream of dunks and bunnies.

Philly doesn’t look like a juggernaut to me. They’re improved but they have weaknesses to exploit. You have to figure out how to make them pay for having an old and slow frontcourt, and Brown didn’t have the recipe in this one.

Brown last season didn’t unleash new things until game 4 against the Hawks. He might be a coach that doesn’t show his hand in the regular season.

I hope the Spurs come back in the second half. I don’t even care who wins; just don’t want this to be a blowout.

on to the slow horses finale then.

Waiting to watch it until I’m back in the States. Was it a good season? Really enjoy that show.

That Bridges sequence where he had an open lane to the basket and threw up a weak banker gave me “5 picks???” flashbacks.

The Slow Horse seasons are getting more action oriented but it’s still a good show.

This Mara guy on OKC seems like he will be a big time factor . Looks impressive

It’s truly funny how little this awful loss bugs me.

A. They’re world champions!
B. The regular season is fairly meaningless for this Knicks team. Once they’re in the playoffs, teams just can’t hang with them (okay, OKC might be able to hang with them, and I guess we can see if the Spurs have matured at all).
C. The Sixers will beat the shit out of bad teams, but a SINGLE injury to their starting five ruins their team (well, except for Edgecombe), and they are small as shit, where their best backup center is probably Lebron.

So, as easy as ABC, this loss didn’t bother me.

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