PHILADELPHIA — Derrick Rose was present and accounted for Wednesday night and showed up for the Knicks in the fourth quarter.
But the Knicks’ defense went AWOL down the stretch as they suffered a crushing 98-97 loss at the buzzer to the 76ers.
The Knicks led by 17 in the first half and by 13 in the fourth quarter. They were up 93-83 with 2:29 left but couldn’t close out the 76ers (11-25). Philadelphia won the game on a turnaround baseline jumper by T.J. McConnell at the buzzer over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis to end their frenzied late-game rally.