76ers complete sweep of Nets with dominant second half
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76ers overcome Embiid's absence to beat Nets for 1st series sweep since 1991
Tobias Harris had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Saturday, completing a sweep that made them the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs.
76ers' Doc Rivers 'not sure' when Joel Embiid (knee) will return
NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said his message to both injured superstar Joel Embiid and the rest of his team ahead of Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center was the same: dealing with Embiid's latest postseason injury is just another thing to manage in what Rivers and the 76ers hope will be a long and successful playoff run.
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Sixers' Doc Rivers says Draymond Green shouldn't have been suspended, defends Joel Embiid
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76ers' Joel Embiid out for Game 4 with sprained right knee
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid sustained a right knee sprain and will miss Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
76ers' Embiid to miss Game 4 against Nets with sprained knee
Joel Embiid will sit out because of a sprained right knee when the Philadelphia 76ers try to complete a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
Doc Rivers says NBA must address teams goading star players
NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers gave an impassioned speech Friday in defense of Joel Embiid's kick at Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton, saying the NBA needs to do something about teams trying to goad star players into retaliatory actions during games.