Nets Can’t Outlast the Sixers in Philly
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 22: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets guards Shake Milton #18 of the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on November 22, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Nets forward Ben Simmons was booed relentlessly, and Brooklyn fell behind by as much as 16 points in the fourth quarter as the 76ers ran away with 115-106 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Tuesday night.
The Nets found themselves down 12 points at one point earlier the game, only to storm back had take a 79-78 lead with 3:09 to go in the third quarter thanks to a three-pointer by Joe Harris and a jumper by Kevin Durant.
However, Tobias Harris’ jump shot that put Philadelphia back in front 80-79 was just the beginning of late second half surge for the Sixers, who outscored the Nets 31-18 over the next quarter, culminating in Shake Milton’s 21-foot jumper to put the Sixers up 109-97.
And the Sixers did this with Joel Embiid and James Harrison out with injuries.
For his part Tobias Harris led all scorers with 24 points. Kyire Irving led the Nets with 23 points, while Kevin Durant, 20, and Ben Simmons had 11 points in defeat.
Brooklyn falls to 8-10 on the year.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.