Saquon Barkley got an early preview of the reaction headed his way when the new Eagles running back faces his former team this upcoming season.

After sitting courtside at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia alongside new teammate — and freshly extended receiver — A.J. Brown for the Knicks’ Game 6 win over the 76ers, the former No. 2 pick noted the negative reaction he received seemingly from his jilted former fan base.

Barkley received some boos while shown on the JumboTron in the first quarter, as captured by WFAN.

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Happy wife, happy life.

The wives of Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart were ecstatic after the team topped the Sixers in Game 6, 118-115, to advance to the the second round of the playoffs.

Ali Marks, who married Brunson last summer, and Shannon Hart, who welcomed twins with Josh in June 2023, shared videos of the scene at Wells Fargo center after the game to their respective Instagram stories.

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PHILADELPHIA — There would be one last prayer, one last desperate heave, and the way things had gone this night — the way they’d gone the last two games — when Buddy Hield shotputted the basketball at the final buzzer you half-expected it drop, maybe with a little help from the backboard. Why not?

This time, there was no miracle. This time there was no heartbreak. The ball bounded harmlessly away, and the throaty Knicks contingent inside Wells Fargo Center — beginning with the Knicks themselves — let out a primal, guttural roar. It was over. It was done. Knicks 118, 76ers 115.

New York four games, Philly two.

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PHILADELPHIA — Josh Hart was expecting the 76ers to dare him to shoot, even with the success he had from long distance earlier in the series. 

Hart knocked down likely the biggest 3-pointer of his career, a tiebreaking shot with 25.1 seconds remaining in the Knicks’ 118-115, series-sealing win Thursday night over the 76ers. 

“Josh was Josh,” coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game. “He’s a player. He’s put a lot of time into his shooting. I always feel like, I don’t know what it is about him. There’s so many intangibles that he has, that makes your team good. 

“I always have the belief that when it’s a big shot, it’s going in. He has that ability. When you need an offensive rebound, he’s gonna go through three, four, five people and go get it. It’s a loose ball, he’s gonna make something happen. He’s just a fierce, fierce competitor.” 

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Highlights of the Knicks’ 118-115 series-clinching win over the 76ers in Game 6 on Thursday night in Philadelphia:

Hero

Jalen Brunson scored 12 of his game-high 41 points in the fourth quarter — his fourth straight game with at least 39 — as the Knicks closed out the Sixers with a 118-115 victory in Game 6 to earn a second-round matchup against the Pacers.

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PHILADELPHIA — Donte DiVincenzo understood and accepted the assignment at both ends of the floor, and he helped propel the Knicks to a series-sealing victory. 

DiVincenzo had slumped following his game-winning shot in Game 2, but he nailed five 3-pointers and two late free throws, while also spearheading the shutdown against All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey in Thursday’s Game 6 win over the Sixers. 

DiVincenzo had missed 14 of 17 attempts in the previous three games after his Game 2 heroics, but he buried two treys in Thursday’s first quarter and finished the game with 23 points. 

“Honestly, it had nothing to do with shooting. I got myself going early in the game guarding Maxey,” DiVincenzo said afterward. “We made that adjustment and I was locked in ready to go. Having a tough matchup like that, you have to be locked in from the very beginning. 

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PHILADELPHIA – Knicks fans didn’t take over Wells Fargo Center. But they took away the win.

Amidst chants of ‘Let’s go Knicks! Let’s go Knicks!’ down the stretch, the visitors pulled out a come-from-behind 118-115 first-round Game 6 victory that eliminated Philadelphia – and gave their fans the right to celebrate. And gloat.

No, it wasn’t anywhere near as glaring as Games 3 and 4, where they overran Wells Fargo Center. The sight of all that orange and blue, and the sounds of all those loud New Yorkers had so embarrassed Philadelphia that star Joel Embiid understandably chastised his own fanbase.

“Disappointed. I love our fans. I think it’s unfortunate — and I’m not calling them out — but it is disappointing,” Embiid had said.

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The crazy playoff history between the Knicks and the Pacers is about to add another chapter.

The Knicks’ vanquishing of the Sixers in six games, combined with Indiana’s closeout of the banged-up Bucks on Thursday night, sets up a second-round clash against Reggie Miller’s former and Obi Toppin’s current NBA squad.

The series will open with Games 1 and 2 at the Garden on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, before it shifts to Indiana for Game 3 on May 10 and Game 4 on May 12.

Here are a few memories and modern-day storylines ahead of a rivalry that saw the two teams meet in the postseason six times in eight seasons between 1993 and 2000, and one other unforgettable time in 2013.

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Ian Eagle described it as a “grown man’s jam” — and that it was. 

OG Anunoby’s posterization of Joel Embiid rocked Wells Fargo Center late in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 118-115 series-clinching win over the 76ers on Thursday night and led to emphatic calls by MSG broadcaster Mike Breen and TNT’s Ian Eagle. 

The one-handed slam put the Knicks 109-101 with 2:43 left in the game and was one of the signature moments of the night. 

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