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Joel Embiid fought hard in Game 6, but his efforts were not enough to extend the 76ers’ season as they fell to the Knicks 118-115.

The 76ers live to see another day, beating the Knicks 112-106 in overtime in Game 5 behind Tyrese Maxey’s heroic night.

Joel Embiid scored a postseason career-high 50 points to lead the 76ers to a 125-114 win over the Knicks in Game 3 on Thursday night.

The 76ers coughed up a five-point lead with less than a minute remaining, falling to the Knicks 104-101. They are now down 2-0 in the first round series.

Joel Embiid had an injury scare to his left knee and the 76ers were demolished on the glass in their 111-104 loss the Knicks in Game 1.

The 76ers got demolished by the Knicks 106-79 on Tuesday night. Harris added to his long list of disaster performances, scoring just two points in the loss.

Kyle Lowry impressed in his 76ers debut, but the team ultimately fell to the Knicks 110-96 on a night where not much else went right.

While all eyes will be on the Philadelphia 76ers surrounding the Ben Simmons situation, there are also moves the team could make to improve along the edges of the roster at the trade deadline.

It is the shot that will define Villanova basketball forever. Kris Jenkins with the long-range three-pointer at the buzzer to win the National Championship — well, shots don’t get any bigger than that. The play that led to Jenkins heroics was brilliantly designed and executed to perfection. Break down of the shot and two plays that made it possible.

Villanova played the way a Philly team should on a national scale in one of the biggest games of the year in all of sports. That kind of scrappiness and grit is what makes a team memorable and lovable, particularly in the city the exudes those qualities.

Kris Jenkins capped a tremendous game with a three-point, buzzer-beating shot to win the National Championship for the Villanova Wildcats in a 77-74 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday night at NRG Stadium in Houston.

One game will decide the National Champion in Division I college basketball this season. Roy Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels take on Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. Tip off between these two schools with long-standing histories begins at 9:19 p.m.

Every now and then, and it is rare, a basketball team turns in a performance like Villanova did on Saturday night, the kind where there are almost no words to describe it. Against Miami, Kansas and Oklahoma, the Wildcats held their own and then some, leading with defense first. That system has Jay Wright’s team playing like a well-oiled machine.

A 71.4 percent shooting clip helped propel the Villanova Wildcats into the National Championship game on Monday night as they rolled to a 95-51 win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night at NRG Stadium in Houston.

The Villanova Wildcats and Oklahoma Sooners meet for the second time this season, this time with a trip to the NCAA Division I National Championship on the line. Tip off from Houston is set for 6:09 p.m.

The Villanova Wildcats are back in the Final Four for the first time since 2009 looking to channel the will of the 1985 team that came away with a championship. But before moving forward with Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners, here is how the Wildcats got to Houston.