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Heroes, zeros from Knicks’ Game 4 win over 76ers: Overwhelmed Paul George vanished again

Nypost · · 209 words · By Zach Braziller
Player Performance Evaluation NBA Playoff Series Analysis
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/sports/heroes-zeros-from-knicks-game-4-win-over-76…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Knicks’ series-clinching 144-114 Game 4 win over the 76ers on Sunday in Philly”
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The provided web search results for claim 0 are generic landing pages for Google News, AP, and NYT, and do not contain the specific game score or result.
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web search NEUTRAL — Read the latest headlines, breaking news, and videos at APNews.com, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe.
https://apnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news ...
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“Miles McBride, starting in place of injured star wing OG Anunoby”
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One Yahoo Sports result mentions McBride starting for OG Anunoby and Josh Hart due to injury, but it specifies the game was against Chicago, not the 76ers Game 4.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks news and rumors following the game 3 loss to the Indiana Pacers in round 2 of the NBA Playoffs focus on OG Anunoby and Knicks injuries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avNG6MQjRZU
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web search NEUTRAL — McBride started for the first time this season as OG Anunoby (foot) and Josh Hart (knee) sat due to injury. He played 42 minutes against Chicago, 21 more than his average over the previous four weeks.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/knicks-notes-miles-mcbrides…
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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby Injury: Questionable for Game 4. 23 hours ago.OG Anunoby Injury Update, Latest News on Knicks Star's Status for Game 3 vs. 76ers. Yesterday. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“McBride... hitting seven 3-pointers on nine attempts and finishing with a playoff career-high 25 points”
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The evidence from AOL explicitly states Miles McBride hit 'four treys' (3-pointers), which directly contradicts the claim that he hit seven 3-pointers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Miles James "Deuce" McBride is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_McBride
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web search NEUTRAL — Career high, Game Score.Miles McBride has made at least $9,035,016 playing professional basketball. How much does Miles McBride make? Miles McBride made $4,710,144 in 2025.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcbrimi01.htm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miles McBride hit four treys, Jalen Brunson had three, Shamet had two, while Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns each had one.The Knicks tied the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hit 11 last year in a single qua…
https://www.aol.com/articles/miles-mcbride-jalen-brunson-hel…
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“In his 29 minutes, the Knicks outscored the 76ers by a whopping 33 points”
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The provided evidence contains generic links to NBA.com and ESPN, and one snippet about a halftime lead, but no specific data regarding the point differential during McBride's 29 minutes.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official site of the New York Knicks. Follow the action of all Knicks games, Team and Player news, ticket offers, schedule updates, and more.
https://www.nba.com/knicks/
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for New York Knicks live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2025-26 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · The New York Knicks are on track for a four-game sweep today, with the Philadelphia 76ers battling to keep their season going. The Knicks led 81-57 at halftime at Xfinity Mobile Arena af…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/knicks-vs-76ers-…
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“Paul George... was held to seven points and a minus-35 rating over 27 ineffective minutes”
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The evidence provided for Paul George discusses a leg injury and a Game 1 performance (17 points), but does not provide stats for a Game 4.
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web search NEUTRAL — Absolutely heartbreaking for an NBA fan such as myself to see such a great player undergo such an injury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYTA1dRVjnE
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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby had a plus/minus of +407 this season.StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1996-97 season.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/og-anunoby-plus-minus-this-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul George scored 17 points for Philadelphia. Embiid shot just 3 for 11 for his 14 points and Tyrese Maxey had just 13, not making his first basket until five minutes into the second quarter.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/knicks-stay-red-hot-cru…
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“Karl-Anthony Towns... tallying 17 points, 10 assists and two blocks”
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One source mentions KAT had a triple-double in Game 4 against the Hawks (10 rebounds, 10 assists), which contradicts the specific stat line of 17 points, 10 assists, and 2 blocks against the 76ers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karl-Anthony Towns Jr., also known by his initials KAT, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025-26 NBA season stats per game for Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/3136195/karl-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns spoke about rising to the moment during the Game 4 of the team’s playoff series against the Hawks.Towns finished with a triple double in Game 4 with 10 rebounds, 10 assi…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/karl-anthony-towns-underst…
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“In 10 playoff games, Towns has 66 assists – 40 more than he managed a year ago in the postseason”
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The search results for this claim returned information about Karl Lagerfeld (the fashion designer) instead of Karl-Anthony Towns.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop KARL LAGERFELD for designer handbags, watches, shoes, clothing and more, and discover the latest news from the World of Karl.
https://www.karllagerfeld.com/en-us
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand clothing and accessories including bags, totes, and leather goods as well as designer tops and outerwear.
https://www.karllagerfeldparis.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Karl Otto Lagerfeld [1] was born in Hamburg on 10 September 1933 to Elisabeth (née Bahlmann) and Otto Lagerfeld. His father, coming from a family of wealthy wine merchants, was a prosperous businessma…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Lagerfeld
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“25 – Made 3-pointers by the Knicks, a franchise postseason record”
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The provided evidence consists of generic news homepages and does not contain the specific record of 25 3-pointers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Read the latest headlines, breaking news, and videos at APNews.com, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe.
https://apnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news ...
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“It also equaled an NBA playoff record, set by the Bucks (2021) and Cavaliers (2016)”
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