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12/23 21:10 CST Porter scores 28 points, Nets beat 76ers 114-106 for third win
in four games
Porter scores 28 points, Nets beat 76ers 114-106 for third win in four games
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points, Egor Demin added 20
and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Tuesday night.
Porter went 5 of 12 from the 3-point arc and Demin hit a couple of late 3s
after the 76ers cut a 19-point lead to nine in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn
shot 17 of 46 from 3-point distance to win for the third time in four games.
Nic Claxton added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Philadelphia's Joel Embiid scored 27 points despite going out briefly early in
the third quarter after banging his right knee. Paul George added 19 points,
but 76ers leading scorer Tyrese Maxey was held to 13 points on 3-of-14
shooting. Andrew Drummond finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Porter scored 24 points in the Nets' 96-81 win over Toronto on Sunday and
eclipsed that in the first half against Philadelphia.
Porter had 25 points and hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range, helping the Nets build
a 63-57 halftime lead.
Embiid did most of his work inside the arc, hitting 7 of 10 shots to score 19
points by halftime. Maxey, coming off a 38-point game against Dallas, had five
first-half points on 1-of-7 shooting.
Embiid went to the locker room clutching his right knee after colliding with
Brooklyn's Terance Mann in the opening minute of the third quarter. Embiid
returned to the bench and re-entered the game a few minutes later.
Brooklyn gradually stretched the lead even after Embiid returned, up 89-77
after three quarters. Philadelphia used a 10-0 run to pull within 99-90 midway
through the fourth quarter, but got no closer after Demin hit a pair of 3s.
Up next Nets: At Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. 76ers: At Chicago Bulls on Friday in opener of a five-game trip. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA |
