The 76ers squared off with the Knicks in Philadelphia in a matchup without Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns.

On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (at home). For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as All-S

The Knicks were missing their KAT, while the 76ers were without a much larger portion of their litter. With Karl-Anthony Towns sidelined with a sprained right thumb — and as The Post first reported, also a bone chip in the same digit — the Knicks flushed a 16-point first-half lead before barely pulling out a 125-119 overtime win Wednesday night over the Sixers at Wells Fargo Center.

“I’m an elite defender,” he said after collecting three blocks in the Knicks’ 125-119 overtime win. “I don’t think I got to say that.” With Karl-Anthony Towns shelved because of an injured thumb, Achiuwa, the Knicks’ lone frontcourt reserve behind starter Jericho Sims, played all but a few seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime.

Philadelphia will try to stop its three-game losing streak when the Philadelphia 76ers play New York. The teams square off Wednesday for the first time this season.

The New York Knicks needed a player to step up big time on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers with Karl-Anthony Towns out. Jalen Brunson stole the show on the scoring front, but Precious Achiuwa made his presence felt defensively.

Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers.

It starts with Joel Embiid and Paul George, who have missed several games this season due to various injuries. Their status for Wednesday's game is uncertain. The Knicks' two stars are also on the injury report, but you can bet they'll do everything they can to take the floor at Wells Fargo Center.

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.

The New York Knicks managed to snuff out a win despite not having Karl-Anthony Towns on Wednesday, defeating the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 125-119.

The Philadelphia 76ers put up a solid effort in their 118-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, trailing by only six heading into the fourth quarter of a game that did not feature Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey,