While preseason wins and losses are largely immaterial, the Sixers lost their preseason opener, 99-84, officially beginning their 2025-26 campaign with an ice-cold 3-of-35 three-point shooting performance. About a minute later, the Knicks scored their first basket when second-year wing Pacome Dadiet converted an and-one against Bona. • While the Knicks were able to find some offensive cohesion within their second unit in the third quarter, the Sixers had no such consistency. They continued to miss three-point shot after three-point shot, and as a result fell behind in a major way. Fourth Quarter• Nurse brought Edgecombe back into the game to start the final frame, playing with two guards in Chandler and Sallis.