76ers host Knicks in NBA Cup opener as Brown is questionable

The Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks on October 30 in the opening Group B game of the NBA Cup, with Jaylen Brown listed as questionable and Jose Alvarado ruled out. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia and also counts toward the NBA regular-season standings. Philadelphia won the teams’ first meeting this season, 106-100, at Madison Square Garden on October 20. The rematch gives both teams their first result in a group that also includes Cleveland, Miami and Indiana. Each team will play the other four group members once, and group results count toward the regular-season standings. The 76ers enter at 4-1, while New York is 2-3, according to previews published before the game. The Knicks come into the matchup after a 133-127 win over Chicago, in which Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and had seven assists. Philadelphia’s most recent listed result was a 114-109 victory at Indiana. Brown’s availability is the key unresolved lineup question for Philadelphia. The team lists him as questionable with left knee soreness after he played in each of the 76ers’ first five games. LeBron James and Joel Embiid are not listed on the team’s...