With Game 4 set for Sunday in Philadelphia, Knicks fans “made their way into” Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, “claiming it as their own” as the 76ers fell 108-94 in Game 3 to fall behind 3-0 in their second-round series. Throughout the night, Knicks fans “continued to let the Sixers know they were in the building.” Leading up to Friday, the 76ers and their fans “did everything in their power to stop another Knicks takeover from happening, similar to what happened during their 2024 playoff series.” Despite their efforts, “none of it worked” (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/9). There were “audible boos inside Xfinity Mobile Arena” when 76ers C Joel Embiid went to the foul line. Fans in the lower bowl were seen “waving towels and chanting ‘Let’s go Knicks’” (N.Y. POST, 5/8).
The Knicks themselves “deserve plenty of credit for the crowd,” which included Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Timothee Chalamet. 76ers F Paul George said, “It was a lot of Knicks fans, but they travel I guess. I thought our fans were there in support as well. But it was a good showing by the Knicks crowd” (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/9).
