If NFL pregame shows aren't up your alley, the Sixers and Knicks provide a nice sporting alternative with tipoff from the now (assumedly) asbestos-free MSG at noon today. The Sixers are coming off a strange loss on Friday night in which they were blown out by as many as 17 points by a mediocre Cleveland team in the first quarter but found a way to scrap back to take a second half lead only to give that away in the final minutes. Big swings are expected with such a young team, but it'll be coach Collins' job to ensure they work on and limit such big runs by opponents. They'll face a retooled Knicks team led by Amare Stoudemire and a cast of characters who have been shooting the ball well to start the season. Amare, Wilson Chandler, Toney Douglas, Raymond Felton, and Danilo Gallinari are all averaging double figures in scoring to start the season, so New York has plenty of guys that can beat you. The Sixers will be without Andre Iguodala who will miss his first start in 252 games with a strained Achilles tendon -- quite a stretch. The one very vocal anti-AI fan who sat near us in section 116 on Friday night at the WFC will get a chance to see how the team does without 'Dre tonight. The Sixers will give Evan Turner his first NBA start this afternoon as they try to avoid going 1-6 for the first time since 1994-95. Tipoff scheduled for shortly after 12:00 on Comcast SportsNet.
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