The last rebound of the night, and indeed the series, belonged to Josh Hart. Of course it did, because the Knicks forward seemed to grab all the big ones in the six-game playoff scrum between his team and the Sixers.
Once Hart corralled Buddy Hield’s desperate heave and the buzzer sounded on New York’s 118-115 clincher late Thursday night, he turned and waved to the departing crowd. Might as well have been bidding adieu to this iteration of the Sixers as well.
The pillars, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, are likely to remain in place next season, but nothing else is certain.