Paul George led the charge as the Sixers mounted a great second half effort before falling to the Knicks at MSG.

The Sixers used a huge third quarter to get themselves back into the game and force overtime but couldn’t come up with enough plays in OT to beat the Knicks Wednesday.

Joel Embiid looked understandably rusty and the Sixers’ offense was ice cold as they dropped their first NBA Cup game to the Knicks Tuesday.