Sixers-Knicks Game Thread

Game Info

• Date: January 11, 2017
• Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Place: Wells Fargo Center
• Channel: CSN

The Bad Guys: Posting and Toasting

Probable Starters

• Philadelphia: TJ McConnell, Nik Stauskas, Robert Covington , Ersan Ilyasova, Joel Embiid
• New York: Derrick Rose, Courtney Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis, Joakim Noah

Injuries

• Philadelphia: Outside of Ben Simmons and Jerryd Bayless, the Sixers are completely healthy.
• New York: Mindaugas Kuzminskas missed Monday’s game with an illness, but is expected to play against the Sixers.

Sixers-Knicks By The Numbers

• Eight - Amount of games the Knicks have lost in their last nine games.
• 96.5 - The Sixers’ defensive rating in 2017, good for number one in the NBA.
• 1-12 - The Knicks record when Derrick Rose takes 17 or more shots in a game.
• 8.4 - Number of assists TJ McConnell is averaging in the past five games.
• 4.3 - Amount of pass deflections Robert Covington averages per game, tied for first in the NBA.