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Sixers’ cohesive defense, winning play(er)s among takeaways from gritty win vs. Knicks

Great defense? Bad offense? If you’re the Sixers, who have been freefalling in the East standings while being crushed by injuries, the correct question is: who gives a shit?

They won an absolute rock fight over the Knicks Sunday at Madison Square Garden. It was the first NBA game since 2016 where both teams failed to reach 80 points.

There are plenty of things to take away from the Sixers’ gritty 79-73 win.

Defense wins championships

The Knicks’ offense was awful on Sunday. While All-Star guard Jalen Brunson said postgame that he “played like dogshit,” don’t discredit what the Sixers were able to do.