NEW YORK–The Philadelphia 76ers finished off the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 in Game 4 and complete the sweep mainly because Tobias Harris stepped up and led the way, but Paul Reed gave the team a big boost.
Reed started in place of the injured Joel Embiid and had 10 points and 15 rebounds. He was aggressive on both ends of the floor as well as the glass and the Sixers needed his effort and production in this one.
Normally, coach Doc Rivers likes to keep his normal rotation. When Embiid is out, the Sixers normally turn to guys like Dewayne Dedmon or Montrezl Harrell or go PJ Tucker at the 5 and keep Reed in his reserve role.
Not this time and the Sixers benefited from it.