76ers Blast Nets, 134-105
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 134-105, at Barclays Center on Sunday afternoon.

The 76ers (54-28) and Nets (45-37) will meet again in the first round of the postseason, which led to an interesting finale in which backups handled all the minutes for both squads. Philadelphia's reserves came out the hotter group, jumping out to a 36-21 lead through one, and Brooklyn had only made a seven-point dent in its deficit by the beginning of the fourth quarter. The final period then belonged to the visitors, which outscored the home squad by a 34-13 margin in the last 12 minutes.

Shake Milton, Louis King and Mac McClung co-led the 76ers with 20 points. Milton added eight assists, King recorded four rebounds and McClung logged nine rebounds and nine assists. Paul Reed generated a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double that included one assist, five blocks and two steals. Montrezl Harrell totaled 15 points, six boards and two assists. Dewayne Dedmon furnished 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one steal. Furkan Korkmaz turned in 11 points, four rebounds and two steals.

Cam Thomas paced the Nets with 46 points, supplementing them with two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Raiquan Gray managed 16 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and one block. David Duke Jr. supplied 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Patty Mills netted 12 points.

The 76ers and Nets will reconvene again for a quarterfinal-round series, with Game 1 set to unfold at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday, April 15 or Sunday, April 16.
Posted on: 4/9/2023 12:54 PM
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