Josh Hart surely had plenty of fans in Philadelphia when he was helping the Villanova men's basketball team win a national championship, but they probably aren't happy with him now.

SportsLine's proven model has revealed its New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers best bets for the 2026 NBA playoffs

The Philadelphia 76ers ended their 2025-26 NBA season just as they've finished too many in recent memory: hovering near the championship conversation but perhaps not all the way in it.

The Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year.

The Knicks advanced to the East finals for the second straight season and will play the winner of the Cleveland-Detroit series.

Having swept a best-of-seven series for the first time since 1999, the Knicks now have to worry about a long layoff. They will have either six or eight days off before the Eastern Conference finals begin on Sunday, May 17 or Tuesday, May 19.

We've used the SportsLine Projection Model and FanDuel Sportsbook odds to make an NBA same-game parlay for Knicks-76ers on Sunday

Miles McBride's hot start helped the Knicks take a big lead in the first quarter as they eyed a playoff sweep.

After Game 4's 144-114 loss to the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe, following the final game of his rookie season, made a guarantee for the 2026-27 season. The rookie guard showed massive promise in his first year. 76ers' Paul George revealed he spoke to Edgecombe after Philadelphia's playoff exit on Sunday.