# LeBron James wins 76ers debut: Philadelphia beat Knicks 106-100 on ring night Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/sports/lebron-james-wins-76ers-debut-philadelphia-beat-knicks-106-100-on-ring-night) Type: News article Author: Searchable Editorial Published: 21 Oct 2026 Updated: 21 Oct 2026 Retrieved: 25 Oct 2026 > James had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and sealed it at the line, Maxey scored 28, and the champions' banner night ended in defeat. Detroit came back from 22 down to beat Boston. **LeBron James** won his first regular-season game for the **Philadelphia 76ers** as they beat the defending champion **New York Knicks 106-100** at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, spoiling the Knicks' championship ring and banner night on the NBA's opening day. In Pakistan the game finished early on Wednesday morning, 21 October. James, 41 and starting his **24th NBA season**, had **14 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists**, and sealed the win himself: he took a rebound, was fouled and made both free throws to make it 106-100 with seven seconds left, according to [Yahoo Sports' game report](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/live/76ers-knicks-score-live-updates-lineups-highlights-where-to-watch-lebron-james-jaylen-brown-debut-banner-raising-214900339.html). ## How Philadelphia won - **Tyrese Maxey** led all scorers with **28 points**, and his steal and coast-to-coast layup made it 104-98 with 1:52 to play. - **Jaylen Brown**, also making his 76ers debut after his move from Boston, had **19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists**, including a buzzer-beating three to end the third quarter. - The Knicks led **58-54 at half-time**. Philadelphia won the third quarter **29-18** to lead 83-76, and New York got no closer than 88-86 in the fourth. - **Karl-Anthony Towns** was in early foul trouble for the Knicks, with three fouls in six minutes of the first half. The Garden crowd chanted "We don't want you" at James on his first trip to the free-throw line, [HITC reported on Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/don-t-want-knicks-fans-012446755.html), after he said he would have joined the Knicks in the summer had they not already won the title. ## The LeBron move in numbers James left the **Los Angeles Lakers** after eight seasons and announced in July that he would join Philadelphia, [ABC News reported](https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/lebron-james-make-regular-season-debut-philadelphia-76ers/story?id=137392941). He is set to be paid **$8 million over two years**, according to ESPN as cited by [WHYY](https://whyy.org/articles/lebron-james-philadelphia-76ers-nba-opening-night/). At today's interbank rate of about Rs 277 to the dollar ([dollar rate today](/data/usd-pkr)), that is roughly **Rs 2.2 billion**, a modest sum for the NBA's all-time leading scorer. Convert any figure with our [currency converter](/tools/finance/currency-converter). ## Opening night: Pistons come back from 22 down The season opened earlier in Detroit, at **midnight Pakistan time** (3pm ET), where the **Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 121-113**. Boston led by as many as 22 behind **Paul George**, who scored **38 points with seven threes and five steals** on his Celtics debut, but a **20-0 Pistons run** in the fourth quarter turned the game, [Boston.com reported](https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2026/10/20/celtics-fall-apart-in-season-opener-lose-to-pistons-despite-big-paul-george-debut-8-takeaways/). **Jalen Duren** led Detroit with 22 points and 9 rebounds; Jayson Tatum had 13 points and 11 assists on 6-of-23 shooting. The opening tripleheader ends with **Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs**, a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals. ## What's next for LeBron - **Thursday, 22 October (US):** home debut against the **Cleveland Cavaliers**, his first club, in Philadelphia. - **Christmas Day:** the 76ers play the **Lakers**, where his son Bronny plays. James has four titles and four MVP awards. Philadelphia, with Maxey, Brown, Embiid and James, now starts the season as a contender rather than a rebuild. ## Frequently asked questions **Did LeBron James win his 76ers debut?** Yes. Philadelphia beat the New York Knicks 106-100 on 20 October 2026 (US time). James had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Tyrese Maxey scored 28. **When is LeBron James' home debut for the 76ers?** Thursday, 22 October 2026 (US time), against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Philadelphia. ## Sources - 76ers spoil Knicks' ring night in LeBron James' and Jaylen Brown's Philadelphia debut (Yahoo Sports): https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/live/76ers-knicks-score-live-updates-lineups-highlights-where-to-watch-lebron-james-jaylen-brown-debut-banner-raising-214900339.html - 'We don't want you': Knicks fans chant at LeBron James (HITC via Yahoo Sports): https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/don-t-want-knicks-fans-012446755.html - LeBron James debuts for the Philadelphia 76ers against the New York Knicks (ABC News): https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/lebron-james-make-regular-season-debut-philadelphia-76ers/story?id=137392941 - LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night (WHYY): https://whyy.org/articles/lebron-james-philadelphia-76ers-nba-opening-night/ - Celtics fall apart in season opener, lose to Pistons despite big Paul George debut (Boston.com): https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2026/10/20/celtics-fall-apart-in-season-opener-lose-to-pistons-despite-big-paul-george-debut-8-takeaways/ How to cite: "LeBron James wins 76ers debut: Philadelphia beat Knicks 106-100 on ring night", Searchable, 21 Oct 2026, https://searchable.pk/news/sports/lebron-james-wins-76ers-debut-philadelphia-beat-knicks-106-100-on-ring-night