Philadelphia (32-38) at New York (19-51) 7:30 pm EST
NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia 76ers are picking a bad time
to do their best impression of the New York Knicks.
The reeling 76ers desperately need a victory Friday when they
take the court against the Knicks, who once again are mired in a
lengthy losing streak themselves.
Philadelphia still sits in the eighth spot in the Eastern
Conference - 1 1/2 games ahead of Chicago - despite having lost
10 of its last 12 games.
The 76ers' latest setback came Wednesday, a 101-91 defeat
against Detroit, despite 28 points from Allen Iverson and 23
from Chris Webber. Kyle Korver chipped in 13 points for
Philadelphia, which plays five of its next six games against
teams currently under .500.
The Knicks have only a dozen games remaining in their nightmare
season, which currently has the team riding a six-game losing
streak.
New York was pounded by Boston, 123-98, on Wednesday despite 20
points apiece from Qyntel Woods and Eddy Curry and 19 from
Stephon Marbury.
The Knicks have won six straight home meetings with the 76ers,
who host the back end of the home-and-home series on Sunday.
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76ers desperately need a win in matchup with Knicks
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