NBA
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET
PHIPhiladelphia 76ers45-37 · 2025-26 final
NYKNew York Knicks53-29 · 2025-26 finalPhiladelphia 76ers at New York Knicks preview
Model: our NBA season simulator (50,000 simulated seasons, run nightly). Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1NYK has won 5 of the last 5 meetings (since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs).
- 2PHI has lost its last 4 games (2025-26, incl. playoffs).
- 3PHI has been outscored by opponents by 16.0 points per game over its last 5 (103.4–119.4).
PHI recent form
Last 5 games played (2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- L5/10vs
NYK114–144Playoffs - L5/8vs
NYK94–108Playoffs - L5/6@
NYK102–108Playoffs - L5/4@
NYK98–137Playoffs - W5/2@
BOS109–100Playoffs
NYK recent form
Last 5 games played (2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- W6/13@
SAS94–90Playoffs - W6/10vs
SAS107–106Playoffs - L6/8vs
SAS111–115Playoffs - W6/5@
SAS105–104Playoffs - W6/3@
SAS105–95Playoffs
Key players

PHI
Jaylen Brown
28.7 PTS · 6.9 REB · 5.1 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 71 games (with BOS)

NYK
Jalen Brunson
26.0 PTS · 3.3 REB · 6.8 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 74 games
NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).
Head to head
PHI 0 – 5 NYK · last 5Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.
- 5/10/26NYK 144 @ PHI 114Playoffs
- 5/8/26NYK 108 @ PHI 94Playoffs
- 5/6/26PHI 102 @ NYK 108Playoffs
- 5/4/26PHI 98 @ NYK 137Playoffs
- 2/11/26NYK 138 @ PHI 89
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.