The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers to Barclays Center on Saturday and lost 101-98. Philadelphia now leads the regular-season series 3-0.
For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 23 points and six rebounds while Joe Harris had 18 points off the bench. Cam Thomas had 14 points off the bench and Cam Johnson had 12 points.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds while James Harden had 29 points and six assists. Tyrese Maxey had 12 points off the bench and Jalen McDaniels had five points.
In James Harden’s first game at Barclays Center since he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, he was met with a cascade of boos. In the first half, Brooklyn did what people expected in terms of being able to lock down and play suffocating defense which helped them build the eight point lead going into halftime.
More of the same happened in the third quarter as the Nets started to cool off from behind the three-point line. However, in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Nets lack of a star hurt them in the end as they had trouble creating offense down the stretch and the 76ers took advantage of that.
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Dinwiddie struggled with his shot all night long. He couldn’t buy a bucket from anywhere on the floor. Despite his shooting woes, Dinwiddie was able to get to the free-throw line a few times and put in some points that way. He did a great job of getting on the glass and he was vital in setting up his teammates with great passes. Dinwiddie also played solid defense in this game while having to guard the likes of James Harden and Tyrese Maxey.
Bridges had a wonderful debut for the Nets in this one. He was making shots from all over the court and he even got to the free-throw line a few times thanks to his aggressiveness. He did a good job of helping out with the rebounding and he played good, disruptive defense in this contest.
Johnson struggled shooting overall in this one despite shooting well in the first half. His three-point shot was not falling as the 76ers did a good job of closing out on shooters in the second half. He did a good job of rebounding and he brought some extra value being able to set up his teammates for easy scores. His defense was incredible in this one, especially when he was able to steal the ball from Harden to end the first half.
Finney-Smith struggled shooting the ball in this one. He had a good…
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