The Brooklyn Nets are hoping to even up the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night after losing game 1 on Saturday.
After Brooklyn traded both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the team was able to still make the playoffs as a six seed thanks in large part to the play of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, two pieces that came over from the Phoenix Suns. Brooklyn was able to stay afloat and play well in the east and now they are looking to shock the 76ers.
In Monday’s game 2, the Nets grabbed a 49-44 lead at halftime thanks in large part to Johnson’s play.
The former UNC standout has 22 points in the first half but its this dunk that has everyone talking. Watch as Johnson soars through the lane and puts Joel Embiid on a poster:
CAM JOHNSON PUT JOEL EMBIID ON A POSTER 😱😱
Despite coming into the game as 10-point underdogs, the Nets are up by 5 heading into the half 👀pic.twitter.com/pOD2O9uVAz
— Ballislife Bets (@BallislifeBets) April 18, 2023
Yeesh.
That’s not an easy thing to do as Embiid is one of the best big men in the game and the likely MVP this season.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the big dunk and Johnson’s first half.