The Philadelphia 76ers hit the road for a showdown with the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Here's what you need to know ahead of this conference battle.

Philadelphia has lost eight straight games, including a 32-point defeat via Chicago on Monday. New York won both meetings against Philadelphia by 6 and 12 points with the latest meeting going to OT. The Knicks are coming off two straight losses after beating the Bulls in OT (113-111) after the All-Star break.

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In a game between two teams struggling to find the win column lately, the Philadelphia 76ers or the Chicago Bulls were bound to pick up a win Monday night. The Bulls — who came in losers of six straight games — proved to be the hungrier team by scoring their highest point total of the season thus far,

Josh Giddey had 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as the Chicago Bulls ended a six-game skid by routing the Philadelphia 76ers 142-110.

Returning from the NBA All-Star break, Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers were eyeing a push for a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The Chicago Bulls were the team standing in their way. A win against the Brooklyn Nets over the weekend could’ve placed the Sixers less than one game behind the Bulls for the final Play-In spot.