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Stefan Bondy

Tom Thibodeau leans on Toppin, Randle frontcourt in Knicks’ win over short-handed Sixers

PHILADELPHIA — Desperation finally got Tom Thibodeau to try it.

His starting center, Mitchell Robinson, was out since the second quarter with a sore knee. His team’s deficit hit 12 points with about 11 minutes remaining.

The coach needed points and the Sixers were undersized because Joel Embiid caught the flu.

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