Without Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers still gently "cleaned" the Brooklyn Nets 4-0
Although the biggest star Joel Embiid was not fit enough to compete, the Philadelphia 76ers with an even lineup still extended the winning streak against the Brooklyn Nets in the Playoffs round to 8.
With the home field advantage, the Brooklyn Nets were the team that took the initiative in the first half of the match. At the end of the first two rounds, the home team temporarily led with a difference of 8 points (score 48-40).
But after halftime, the Philadelphia 76ers returned to their usual face. The away team ran a series of 14-0 to go from chasing to taking the lead.
Prominent in this round is the name Tobias Harris. After throwing 3, Tobias made post up situations that we normally only see in Joel Embiid.
In the first minutes of the 4th half, the two teams played quite evenly and continuously chased the score. However, the excellence of De'Anthony Melton and Tobias Harris made the home team's players gradually drop the game.
Particularly in this 4th half, Melton had 15 points to sink the Brooklyn Nets. At the end of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets with a score of 96-88. Thereby, they swept the Brooklyn Nets out of the season with a convincing 4-0 victory.
Tobias Harris leads the 76ers today with a 25-point double and 12 rebounds. James Harden still played quite well with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists. Paul Reed on the day of replacing Joel Embiid also got himself a double double of 10 points and 15 rebounds.
On the Brooklyn Nets side, Spencer Dinwiddie is the leader with 20 points and 6 assists. Nicolas Claxton has a double-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds.
The Nets' main scorer Mikal Bridges had a bad day with only 6-18 FG (33%), scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
With a 4-0 win to end the series early, the Philadelphia 76ers will have a precious break before they know their opponent in the Eastern semifinals.
They will wait for the winner of the series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks, the series is currently 2-1 in favor of Boston. However, there is something more ominous than the injury of Joel Embiid.
It remains unclear how serious the injury is and how long the Cameron bigman will be out of action.
