There was no Joel Embiid, but Philadelphia showed how much better it is than Brooklyn in the fourth match of the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The series is over, the Sixers are going to the semi-finals of the East with 4:0 - they achieved their last victory in "Barclays Center" 96:88.
This is the first time since the 1984/85 season. that Philadelphia ended its four-game winning streak.
The Nets had a double-digit advantage in the first half, but Doc Rivers' team turned it around in the third quarter, and at the end defended a safe advantage.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 25 points and 12 rebounds, James Harden scored 18, with 11 assists and seven steals, Tyrese Maxey participated with 16...
Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn with 20, Nicholas Claxton scored 19.
Philadelphia will play in the semi-finals with the better of the Boston and Atlanta series.
Celtics lead 2:1.
Phoenix won in Los Angeles with a score of 112:100 and is now one victory away from qualifying for the second round.
The Suns took advantage of the fact that Kawhi Leonard and Paul George did not play in this match either, but the hosts without their two best players put up an excellent resistance.
Russell Westbrook silenced many critics with a phenomenal new release. The former Oklahoma, Houston, Washington and Lakers point guard scored 37 points (17/29 from the field), grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists.
It is interesting to note that Westbrook did not have a single free throw in the game, and that his team took 10 penalties in total.
The team from Arizona, led by Chris Paul, solved the question of the winner in the last quarter. Paul was the man of the decision with 11 points in this section.
Kevin Durant scored 31, Devin Booker 30, Paul 19, and Dinadre Ayton 15.
Phoenix will have the opportunity to close the series at home, and if they succeed, their next rival will almost certainly be Denver, which leads 3:0 against Minnesota.
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