The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 96-84 on Monday night in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps weighs in on the Sixers' 1st-round matchup and how the Nets may try to stop the likely league MVP.Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, Joel Embiid and Tobias 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.
Harris had 12 rebounds. James Harden scored only eight points on 3-of-13 shooting for the Sixers after a sensational Game 1 effort. Then PJ Tucker missed a 3, grabbed his own rebound, dished to Harden and the Beard buried his first 3 of the game. Harris came right back and connected on a 3 that had him hopping and waving his arms off the court headed into a timeout.The Sixers needed the spark after they spiraled from Game 1 dominance to Game 2 disaster in the first half.
That had to distress the Nets. Johnson scored 22 points in the half but - much like in Game 1 - the Nets got crushed on the boards and in the paint. Embiid scored eight points but grabbed 15 boards, 13 defensive.
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