NEW YORK — Georges Niang was far from complacent following the 76ers’ statement victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
“But now we have to go handle business on the road on a Christmas Day game. It’s going to be a crazy environment in New York.” The Sixers, who accumulated that winning streak by going 7-0 on their just-completed homestand, are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, a game behind the fourth-place Brooklyn Nets . The sixth-place Knicks dropped to two games behind the Sixers after losing consecutive games.