{"id":171393,"date":"2026-10-21T18:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sixers-ruin-knicks-party-in-lebrons-debut-and-towns-double-double\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T18:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:40:29","slug":"sixers-ruin-knicks-party-in-lebrons-debut-and-towns-double-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/sixers-ruin-knicks-party-in-lebrons-debut-and-towns-double-double\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers ruin Knicks&#8217; party in LeBron&#8217;s debut and Towns&#8217; double-double"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LeBron James debuts with a win: Philadelphia 76ers spoil the Knicks&#8217; championship night<\/h2>\n\n<p>In an NBA opening night filled with emotions, the Philadelphia 76ers surprised the New York Knicks by winning 106-100 at Madison Square Garden. The game had a special nuance, as it was held on the very night the New York franchise received their championship rings and raised their banner to the rafters of the arena.<\/p>\n\n<p>The spotlight was on LeBron James&#8217; highly anticipated debut in a Philadelphia uniform. In his 24th season in the league, the 41-year-old star showcased his role as a facilitator, recording 14 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, demonstrating a quick adaptation to his new environment.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collective dominance and key comeback<\/h3>\n\n<p>The 76ers&#8217; attack was led by Tyrese Maxey, who added 28 units, while Jaylen Brown contributed 19 points. For his part, Joel Embiid was fundamental in the paint by recording a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">I like the way we played. I think we played exceptionally well, especially defensively. Personally, I can do better, but I&#8217;m still getting into a rhythm; I&#8217;ve only been with the team for a little over two weeks.<\/p>\n<cite>LeBron James after his debut with the Sixers.<\/cite>\n\n\n<p>Although the Knicks dominated the first half with double-digit leads, the Sixers kept their composure. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by Brown at the end of the third quarter served as a catalyst for Philadelphia to take definitive control in the final period, taking advantage of the poor shooting efficiency of the home team, who finished with 37% from the field.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The champions&#8217; balance<\/h3>\n\n<p>For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson led the offense with 21 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns contributed a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Despite the effort, the historic night\u2014which included the presentation of rings by legend Walt Frazier\u2014ended with a bitter taste against an opponent that is shaping up to be one of the great contenders in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detroit surprises in Boston<\/h3>\n\n<p>The opening day also featured an epic comeback in Boston. The Detroit Pistons managed to overcome a 22-point deficit to defeat the Celtics 121-113. The key was a decisive 23-0 run in the fourth quarter, led by Cade Cunningham with 22 points.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cade Cunningham (Pistons):<\/strong> 22 points and 8 assists.<\/li><li><strong>Paul George (Celtics):<\/strong> 38 points in his debut.<\/li><li><strong>Jayson Tatum (Celtics):<\/strong> 13 points with a tough night from the field (6 of 23 shooting).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>NBA action continued with the matchup between Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, consolidating a season start full of surprises and high competition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James debuts with a win: Philadelphia 76ers spoil the Knicks&#8217; championship night In an NBA opening night filled with emotions, the Philadelphia 76ers surprised the New York Knicks by winning 106-100 at Madison Square Garden. The game had a special nuance, as it was held on the very night the New York franchise received [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[352,242,121,103],"class_list":{"0":"post-171393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-76ers","9":"tag-knicks","10":"tag-lebron-james","11":"tag-nba"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}