The New York Knicks have released their injury report as the second round begins.
The New York Knicks begin their second round series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, May 4.
The three-seed Knicks closed out the six-seed Atlanta Hawks in six games in their first-round series. The Knicks fell behind in the series 2-1 after losing games two and three by one point in each game. They responded with double digit victories in each of the next three games, including a 51-point beatdown in game six.
The seven-seed Sixers upset the two-seed Boston Celtics in round one, coming back from down 3-1 to defeat Boston in game seven on the road. The return of Joel Embiid in game four completely shifted the series, as the Celtics had no answers for the former MVP.
Game one takes place at 8 PM ET at Madison Square Garden.
New York Knicks Injury Report
Jeremy Sochan is PROBABLE with left hamstring tightness. Sochan didn't play in the first four games against the Hawks, but did see the floor in games five and six, logging a total of ten minutes. He scored 14 points combined in the two games. He has been seldom used since joining the Knicks after being waived by the San Antonio Spurs after the NBA trade deadline.
Miles McBride, Mitchell Robinson, Jordan Clarkson, and Jose Alvarado were the main players off the bench for the Knicks in round one.
Philadelphia 76ers Injury Report
Joel Embiid is PROBABLE with a right hip contusion. Embiid missed the first three games of the series against Boston before returning in game four. He averaged 28 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in the four games he played, shooting 44% from the field but only 15% from three.
In game seven, he scored 34 points to go along with 12 rebounds and six assists.
Tyrese Maxey is AVAILABLE with a right finger tendon strain. He will once again be wearing a splint. Maxey has been dealing with the strain since the end of March, but played in the last nine games of the regular season, the play-in game, and all seven games in the first round.
Maxey averaged 26.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 6.6 assists while shooting 46% from the field and 41% from three against the Celtics.
The Sixers will start Maxey, Embiid, VJ Edgecombe, Paul George, and Kelly Oubre Jr.
Quentin Grimes is the only player who sees significant minutes off the bench, though Andre Drummond plays when Embiid sits.