Everybody thought that the Philadelphia 76ers would put up a fight against the New York Knicks in the second round. Well, the series ended in a 4-0 sweep by NY, and Philly fans were not too happy about it.

The Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Boston Celtics by overcoming a 3-1 deficit in their first-round series and advancing in the playoffs with Saturday's Game 7 win, which set up a showdown with the New York Knicks.

Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers ‘ second-round series against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. The 76ers had

Two postseasons ago, Joel Embiid rankled Knicks fans during a hyper-testy first-round series in which the Philadelphia 76ers star engaged in multiple controversial plays — none bigger than him pulling Mitchell Robinson to the ground.

It was the first time since 1982 that the Sixers eliminated the Celtics in the postseason, having lost seven consecutive series to Boston previously. The Celtics had been 32-0 in best-of-seven series when holding a 3-1 cushion.