Viral post from Josh Hart on X after New York Knicks defeated 76ers

On Thursday night, the New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Knicks now advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs to face the Indiana Pacers, while the 76ers head home for the offseason.

After the big win, Josh Hart sent one after on X with over 20,000 likes and 440,000 impressions.

Hart wrote: “No place like New York 🙌🏽”

Hart finished Game 6 with 16 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists while shooting 5/11 from the field and 3/5 from three-point range in 46 minutes of playing time.

He finished the regular season with averages of 9.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 43.4% from the field and 31.0% from three-point range in 81 games.

The Knicks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 50-32 record.

They are in the NBA playoffs for the second year in a row and are coming off a season in which they lost in the second round (in six games) to the Miami Heat.

The Pacers are the sixth seed and had a record of 47-35.

They defeated Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (in six games).

Game 1 of the series is Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

This is the first time the Pacers have been to the postseason since 2020, when Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis were still on the roster.