PHILADELPHIA — The Brooklyn Nets visited Wells Fargo Center on Saturday to take on the Philadelphia 76ers and won 136-121.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 40 points and five assists while Mikal Bridges had 23 points and four assists. Lonnie Walker IV had 20 points off the bench and Cam Johnson had 13 points.
For the 76ers, Tyrese Maxey had 23 points and five assists while Terquavion Smith had 17 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 16 points and Jaden Springer had 11 points off the bench.
In the first half, the Nets dominated in the first quarter thanks to some outstanding play from both sides of the ball, including four Brooklyn players with at least seven points in the period. However, Brooklyn played Philadelphia to a standstill in the second quarter after Maxey got back on track with his shooting.
In the second half, it was more of the same as it became clear that Maxey could not get it going enough to shoot the 76ers back into this game without the services of Joel Embiid. Philadelphia essentially waived the white flag towards the end of the third quarter as the 76ers could not stop the Nets and could not score at an efficient rate either.
Here are your Nets player grades following Saturday’s win: