LeBron James walks past New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges after helping the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-100 victory in their NBA season opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
The Knicks cut the deficit to 96-95 when Towns made a three-pointer, but Joel Embiid answered with one of his own and the Sixers stayed ahead.
Three minutes into the second quarter, Fox received a flagrant foul 1 for tossing Chet Holmgren to the court after they became entangled in the paint.
The Celtics led by 13 at halftime thanks to a second-quarter surge.
James makes winning Sixers debut as Knicks fall Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 as Thunder beat Spurs Pistons erase 22-point deficit to stun Celtics The Philadelphia 76ers sent an opening-night message that they intend to challenge the New York Knicks for the NBA title after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, rallying for a 106-100 victory on Tuesday.