Sixers kick it up a notch ** Needing a confidence booster, Philly withstands a late New York rally and wins a playoff-style matchup.
By Andre D. Williams ·
Tight, thuggish, heart-thumping. Get used to it. That’s what playoff basketball will be like. A preview of it was shown to a national television audience and a sellout crowd of 20,699 at the First Union Center, Sunday. The Sixers-New York Knicks IV was the final meeting between…
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