Just four games on this Thursday’s NBA schedule and not one of them features a matchup of teams that would both currently qualify for the playoffs.
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The first tip at 7pm ET looks like a mismatch as the terrible New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers, who are all but invincible at home at 27-2 and will be set as heavy favorites at sportsbooks. The Sixers, who like the Knicks will be playing the second of a back-to-back, look for the four-game season sweep but the first three were all close with the Knicks covering in each. Philly is currently without All-Star Ben Simmons due to lower-back problems that could put his season in jeopardy.
What’s the one thing these teams do have in common? Both could have new head coaches next season. New York almost surely will as it is currently operating under interim coach Mike Miller following the firing of David Fizdale in early December. While the Knicks have been better under Miller, it’s a long shot he gets the full-time job.