NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets played their third game of the preseason against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday at Barclays Center and lost 127-119.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 18 points and four rebounds while Royce O’Neale had 13 points and five assists off the bench. Trendon Watford had 13 points and Lonnie Walker IV scored 13 points.
For the 76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 21 points and four rebounds while Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebounds. Paul Reed had 18 points and De’Anthony Melton had 15 points.
In the first half, it was a domination by Philadelphia as Brooklyn could not stop turning the ball over. The Nets turned the ball over 18 times, resulting in 22 points for the 76ers. Philadelphia shot a better overall percentage because of their ability to get whatever they wanted in the painted area.
In the second half, Brooklyn tightened things up on both ends of the floor as they started stringing together good offensive possessions in succession. Most of the starters came out of the game for good in the fourth quarter, but not before they made the game interesting.
Here are the player grades for Brooklyn’s preseason loss on Monday: