NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles!
Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was down after falling to the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Sunday night, leading to an early end in the second round.
Maxey seemed more upset with the fan support.
ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!
Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey tries to get past New York Knicks’ Landry Shamet in the second half of Game 3 of a second-round NBA playoff series in Philadelphia on May 8, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Knicks fans swarmed the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia for both Games 3 and 4. They got a front-row seat to watch their team sweep their Atlantic Division rival. Knicks fans even went so far as to infiltrate local newscasts to celebrate.
Maxey talked about the fans in his postgame press conference.
“It’s absolutely miserable, to be honest. It just stinks,” he said via SNY TV. “That’s really all I can say about it, man. It’s tough. It’s definitely tough. There’s only one way to stop it and that’s we’ve got to go out and win these games.
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots a free throw in the first half of Game 4 against the New York Knicks in the second round of the NBA playoffs on May 10, 2026, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Pakinomist
“Just being honest, we were better when we played them at the Garden this whole season. I know we lost Game 2 and 1, but Game 2 was better. The regular season was better. I told them it felt higher here for them than it did at the Garden.”
He said it was up to the team to drown out the noise.
“We’ve got to put a stop to that as a team,” Maxey added. “Winning these games will make our fans louder than theirs or whatever. I don’t know how to keep them out. I don’t know the logistics of it, but it’s too bad. I can’t even lie. It sure stinks.”
New York blew the doors off Philadelphia in Game 4 with a 144-114 victory.
Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers defends Mikal Bridges of the New York Knicks during the first half of Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs on May 10, 2026, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE Pakinomist APP
It was the eighth time in the past nine playoff appearances that the 76ers have failed to at least make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Philadelphia hasn’t made it this far in the postseason since the 2001 NBA Finals.
