Wednesday night in the NBA playoffs, defense reigned. The New York Knicks won a rock fight against the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-102, while the San Antonio Spurs stifled the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 133-95 blowout.
The Knicks have taken command. The Timberwolves and Spurs are all even. Here are the winners and losers from Wednesday, May 6.
Winners
There’s more famous, more acclaimed and better-compensated players on the Knicks than OG Anunoby, but in the 2026 playoffs, there may not be a Knick playing better. In Game 2, Anunoby scored 24 points, with four steals and a block, relentlessly attacking the 76ers inside.
Anunoby is now shooting 64 percent in the second round and 61.9 percent for the playoffs overall, averaging 21 points while playing shutdown defense. Jalen Brunson scored 26 points in Game 2 while hitting big shots in the fourth quarter, but when Anunoby is pouring in points as well, the Knicks are very hard to beat.
The Spurs point guard bounced back from a rough Game 1 where he scored only 10 points, shot 5-of-14 and committed six turnovers. Fox looked much better in Game 2, scoring 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting, hitting both his three-pointers and picking up two steals. The Spurs forced 22 turnovers, but Fox had only one himself while finishing with a plus/minus of +24.