With little time to reset, 76ers get run over by the Knicks' freight train

NEW YORK — There are multiple truths to be found in the Philadelphia 76ers blowout loss to the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday.The Sixers were a fatigued group. They just went seven long, emotional and grueling games with the Boston Celtics, with Saturday night’s Game 7 win at TD Garden qualifying as one of the best in the careers of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. The quick turnaround against the well-rested Knicks was likely going to make for a difficult challenge. And because the Knicks are a terrific basketball team, they took full advantage in a 137-98 runaway.Advertisement