The Knicks have become a juggernaut
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“the 76ers also dropped their first-round series opener to Boston”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the city of Philadelphia, the 1979-80 and 2023-24 Boston Celtics seasons, and a general overview of the 76ers-Celtics rivalry. None of the provided sources confirm that the 76ers dropped their first-round series opener to Boston in a specific, current context.
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— The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_Boston_Celtics_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_Boston_Celtics_season
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— The 2023–24 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Celtics won the East Group C in the inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament by going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Boston_Celtics_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Boston_Celtics_season
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— The 76ers–Celtics rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. The two teams have the most meetings in the NBA playoffs; they have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76ers–Celtics_rivalry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76ers–Celtics_rivalry
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“They made another playoff team crumble, this time in a 137-98 Game 1 laugher over the Sixers”
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Three independent sources (ESPN, AP News, and a sports analysis article) all confirm that the New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers with a score of 137-98 in Game 1 of their series.
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— The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season
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— The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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— The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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