Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid, both multi-time All-Star bigs, will face off in the playoffs when the New York Knicks play the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Boston Celtics by overcoming a 3-1 deficit in their first-round series and advancing in the playoffs with Saturday's Game 7 win, which set up a showdown with the New York Knicks.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor and John Fanta preview the Knicks-Sixers playoff series and highlight the Karl Anthony Towns/Joel Embiid matchup. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

A matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers means dealing a bunch of whistles, foul shots and substitutions for opposing defenders. That was no different in Monday night’s Game 1 of a second-round series for the Knicks.

Tyrese Maxey continued to struggle in the Sixers' 108-102 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns has built a reputation for getting in foul trouble, and Charles Barkley called him out during Game 2.