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Philadelphia has traveled to Madison Square Garden for its season opener against New York, a 7 p.m. ET game that comes before the Knicks’ banner raising and ring ceremony.
Nick Nurse said Joel Embiid is ready to go and called Tuesday’s matchup a tough early test, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said the Sixers need focus, togetherness and confidence after a 1-3 preseason.
This is the first real chance to gauge Philadelphia’s camp chemistry, since Nurse said preseason minutes and conditioning only reveal so much. The opener also gives an early read on how the group handles a hostile road atmosphere.
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Original reporting: Sixers gear up for ‘pretty tough test' out of the gates at Knicks' banner night — Yahoo Sports ↗