The New York Knicks saw their two-game win streak snapped on Friday as they fell to 2-4, 0-2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, and 0-1 in the NBA Cup.

The Knicks lost to the Sixers, 98-93, in a defensive battle where the Knicks once again just couldn’t get over the hump against the Sixers when it mattered.

The Knicks turned the ball over 13 times, but only five of them came in the second half after a rough first half. The Sixers had 14 turnovers.

Despite the fact that they protected the basketball better than the Sixers, the Knicks weren’t happy with the number of turnovers they committed.

"Just a little careless. Sometimes it can be us being hesitant as well. Just a little late to our decision making. Obviously we've got to clean it up,” said Jalen Brunson after the game.

Brunson had two turnovers to six assists.

The Knicks are 11th in team turnovers (ranked from lowest to highest), averaging 15.5 per game, putting them under their season average on Friday. The Sixers are second with 13.5 turnovers, meaning they were able to turn over one of the better teams in the league more than they turned it over.

Of all the issues that the Knicks had on Friday, turnovers probably weren’t very high on the list.

The biggest issue for the Knicks was their inability to close the game and get a stop when they needed it.

Jalen Brunson game the Knicks a 90-89 lead with 92 seconds left, but LeBron James scored on the following possession, VJ Edgecombe knocked down a three, and James tipped in a missed shot after the Knicks failed to box out and secure the ball.

The Knicks could never get control of the game, trailing by double digits at various points in all four quarters and never leading by more than one point.

The Sixers didn’t have Jaylen Brown, and Dean Wade, who started in place of Brown, didn’t score or even shoot the ball. Anfernee Simons scored 21 points off the bench for the Sixers, and the Knicks once again had no answer for Tyrese Maxey.

The reigning and defending NBA Champions had their chances to win this game and avenge the opening night loss, and while you always want to end the game with zero turnovers, giving the ball back to the Sixers was not even close to the reason the Knicks couldn’t get the job done once again by arguably their biggest threat in the Eastern Conference.