Knicks win NBA Cup
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Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their road win over the New York Knicks on Friday.
The Philadelphia 76ers improved to 15-11 in 2025-26 by beating the New York Knicks 116-107 at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The Knicks, the NBA Cup champions, came into this contest on a seven-game win streak but fell apart in the closing stages on the second night of a back-to-back.
Does winning the NBA Cup help the Knicks’ pursuit of their first NBA title since '73? Can they beat the Thunder in the Finals? Yes and yes.
It was during that era of the NBA in which the New York Knicks won their only two championships, in 1970 and 1973, meaning the only physical evidence they have of winning those titles are the banners that still hang in the rafters of Madison Square Garden (unless the team has a couple replicas sitting around somewhere).