The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will take place at Barclays Center on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Brooklyn Nets will welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to the Barclays Center for an NBA game on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets lost 96-84 in their last game over the 76ers. Cam Johnson led the Nets with 28 points. Johnson sent Embiid stumbling on a one-handed dunk down the right side that posterized the 7-footer. Johnson stared down Embiid as the Nets forward backpedaled on defense in the first half. “I don’t remember getting dunked on,” Embiid tried to say with a straight face.
The slam was Brooklyn’s last GIF-worthy highlight. Maybe the 76ers just needed to listen to their coach more as they chase their first NBA championship since 1983. After Brooklyn scored the first bucket of the second half, Rivers called a quick timeout. “C’mon, guys! C’mon!” Rivers implored in the huddle. “Listen, it’s up to y’all what you all want to do.“ How about finally decide the game. “It was time for us to realize we need to be ready,” Harris said of the timeout speech. “We need to pick our energy up. We need to pick our body language up. This is our arena. This is our home floor. And this is our win that we need to get.”
Maxey, who kept the Sixers alive with 15 points in the first half, was stuffed by the rim on a fast break but Harris followed for the bucket and the 76ers finally tied the game at 55-all. Maxey didn’t miss on the next possession — a corner 3 that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
The Philadelphia 76ers on the other hand won 96-84 against the Nets in their last game. Joel Embiid pumped his fist in the air and exhorted the Philly crowd to get louder as Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey hit game-changing 3s and stymied Brooklyn runs with clutch boards. “It’s as happy as I’ve ever seen him since I’ve been here with other guys making shots,” third-year coach Doc Rivers said. “He was really celebrating his teammates tonight.”
With good reason. For a franchise player who was raised in the organization to Trust the Process, Embiid has finally come around to learning how to trust his teammates. Maxey hit six 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Embiid and Harris had 20 apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Embiid, the two-time NBA scoring champion, was quiet offensively, going 6 of 11 from the floor, but he did just about everything else. The MVP finalist had 19 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. “A lot of people think I just love scoring the basketball,” Embiid said. “I don’t think it’s true. I enjoy winning.”
Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie
Philadelphia 76ers: Tobias Harris, P. J. Tucker, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, James Harden
Brooklyn Nets: Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ers: Jalen McDaniels
The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will take place at Barclays Center on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will be telecast live on YES Network, TNT, NBC Sports Philadelphia, TNT.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Spectrum SportsNet, TNT, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Tennessee.YES Network, TNT, NBC Sports Philadelphia, TNT. | April 20 (7:30 PM ET) |
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