76ers hold off Nets' late comeback to take commanding 3-0 series lead
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Embiid's late block helps 76ers take 3-0 series lead over Nets
Joel Embiid, limping throughout the game and perhaps lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8 seconds left and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
Sixers' Joel Embiid gets flagrant 1 for kicking Nets' Nic Claxton
NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid received a flagrant foul 1 after kicking Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton in the first quarter of Thursday night's game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Kings' De'Aaron Fox named first ever Clutch Player of Year
Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox was named the runaway winner of the NBA's inaugural Jerry West Clutch Player of the Year Award Tuesday night, capping a stellar season for the sixth-year guard, who has played a huge part in Sacramento's dramatic resurgence this season.
76ers 'get it right' after Doc Rivers' timeout, down Nets in Game 2
PHILADELPHIA — It took all of 61 seconds in the third quarter Monday night for Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers to decide he had seen enough.
Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid lead 76ers to Game 2 win over Nets
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Maxey's 33 points, Embiid's 19 rebounds propel 76ers to Game 2 win vs. Nets
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris had 20 apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 96-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Confident Harden, Embiid lead 76ers to 20-point Game 1 win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden feels more at home in Philly this postseason go-around than he did a year when he was still finding his footing after a trade. It helps that The Beard knows his role alongside Joel Embiid, has his health, — and his signature step-back is back on point from beyond the arc.