The Knicks’ winless record against the top three teams in the NBA felt like a first-world problem when compared to the skidding team they ousted in the first round of the playoffs last spring. Following their latest deflating losses to Eastern Conference powerhouses Cleveland and Boston over the weekend,

Jalen Brunson scored nine unanswered points late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered all of a 19-point lead before coming back to edge the skidding Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.

NEW YORK ― Kelly Oubre Jr. blew a kiss to the Knicks’ bench following a three-pointer. Tyrese Maxey then sank another of his trademark floaters to give the Sixers a 102-98 lead with under three minutes to play. And then Jalen Brunson went to work.