Game Recap: Philadelphia 76ers 120 Brooklyn Nets 116

PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 16: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson /

The Philadelphia 76ers turned a 2nd consecutive should-win game into a nail-biter by downing the visiting Brooklyn Nets 120-116. Here’s your game recap.

The script was pretty easy to follow for this game recap. After a come-from-behind-nail-biter road win against the New York Knicks, the fans at Wells Fargo Center expected to see the Philadelphia 76ers dominate the Brooklyn Nets. While the Philadelphia 76er did win, the team did very little script following. For instance, the worst team in the NBA in turnovers only turned the ball over five times. Meanwhile the top-rebounding team in the NBA came up short in rebounds in this one, 51-60.

Well maybe the players followed the script. Surely center Joel Embiid, the surest offensive force on the team, would have a good night offensively. Well, he did, thanks to sinking 11-11 foul shots. From the floor, the All-Star NBA center shot just 26.1 percent. But he held the game lead in scoring at 24 points, and pulled down a career high 19 rebounds. He also dished out four assists, and had a mighty block as the game clock wore down to preserve the win.

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It was another game where the team seemed intent to flirt with disaster. The Nets jumped out to a first quarter lead and held on until the early part of the third quarter. In that time, the Philadelphia 76ers fell behind by up to 13 points. Much of the story lay in the rebounds.

But the Brooklyn Nets, with a season average of just 34.9 percent shooting from the perimeter, finished up the night with a 50 percent outburst. And they didn’t hesitate to shoot from the arc, letting 30 shots fly from deep. In contrast, the Philadelphia 76ers typically make plenty of attempts, but only attempted 27 from three-point range. In all, the Philadelphia 76ers won. But this was a bizarro world game.

Game Grades

Now let’s get into some game grades for the players.

A. 27 mins | 23 pts | 3 reb | 3 ast | 1 stl | 0 blk | 1 TO | 7-13 FG | 3-6 3PT| 6-7 FT | 2 PF | 23 +/-| Summary: <a rel=. SG. Philadelphia 76ers. J.J. REDICK

Philadelphia 76ers. DARIO SARIC. B+. 31 mins | 9 pts | 6 reb | 0 ast | 2 stl | 0 blk | 0 TO | 4-10 FG | 1-3 3PT| 0-0 FT | 1 PF | -3 +/-| Summary: This was not the night where <a rel=. PF

A+. 37 mins | 21 pts | 8 reb | 12 ast | 3 stl | 0 blk | 2 TO | 10-17 FG | 4 PF | 4 +/-| Summary: <a rel=. PG. Philadelphia 76ers. BEN SIMMONS

B-. 33 mins | 24 pts | 19 reb | 4 ast | 1 stl | 2 blk | 1 TO | 6-23 FG | 1-4 3PT| 11-11 FT | 4 PF | 20 +/-| Summary: Joel Embiid struggled to get shots to go in. But that did not stop him from leading the team in points scored. Embiid had an incredible game on the boards, pulling in 19 rebounds. And he sank all 11 of his 11 foul shots. While he only shot a paultry 26.1 percent from the floor, he never quit, and a late block in the closing seconds was a key play in preserving this win. . C. Philadelphia 76ers. JOEL EMBIID

B-. 23 mins | 10 pts | 1 reb | 2 ast | 0 stl | 0 blk | 0 TO | 4-5 FG | 2-3 3PT| 0-0 FT | 4 PF | 3 +/-| Summary: If not for the early foul trouble, this grade would probably come in higher. Still, Covington played a solid game defensively, and hit some big shots late in the game to pull the 76ers back in front. That foul trouble forced the 76ers to get Justin Anderson some extra playing time on the evening. And that played out very well for the team.. SF. Philadelphia 76ers. ROBERT COVINGTON

Up Next

The Philadelphia 76ers will continue this home stand by taking on the Charlotte Hornettes on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. They follow that up with another home game against the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. EDT as well.

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