Tobias Harris he had 25 points and 12 rebounds, as the Philadelphia Sixers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 to complete a sweep and become the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs.
James Harden He added 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the third-seeded 76ers, who will await the winner of the series between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics, the defending champions of the Eastern Conference, have a 2-1 lead.
In sweeping a seven-game series for the first time since beating Milwaukee in 1985, the 76ers ensured that center Joel Embiid he will have at least a week to recover before playing again.
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“Obviously today was important for us so we can get Embiid healthy,” Harden said. “That’s priority number 1.”
The Sixers resorted to their defense without him and ended up outscoring the Nets 21-4 during a stretch of more than eight minutes in the third quarter.
Tyrese Maxey he finished a strong series with 16 points and Paul Reed added 10 points and 15 rebounds after replacing Embiid in the starting lineup.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points and Nic Claxton he had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who were swept for the second straight year and have lost 10 straight postseason games. They went 0-8 this season against the 76ers.
2023-04-23 04:51:36
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