The Nets led by three points early in the game before trailing the Sixers for four quarters, eventually losing 117-95. With Paul George and Joel Embiid absent, it's KJ Martin (12 points at 5/8) who shines twice in the paint in the first quarter to finally offer a nice overall score.
With 9 rebounds, Andre Drummond did the job under the circle against the Nets lacking toughness. Kelly Oubre Jr (3/5 in the 1st quarter) offers a bit of spectacle with a “dunk” in transition. The Nets offer little or no defensive withdrawal throughout the match and Philadelphia takes advantage of this to lead by 10 points from the middle of the first quarter. Without defense in front, Nick Nurse's men easily push the Nets through a few easy alley-oops.
Guerschon Yabusele is having fun
The second quarter belongs to Guerschon Yabusele (9 points and 3 interceptions) who has fun catching a ball on a too-lax throw-in from the Nets, to finish with a strong “dunk” with the power that we know from French. As soon as the 3rd quarter resumed, the Sixers led by 13 points, Brooklyn came back to 4 points thanks to the efforts of Cam Johnson (11 points) and a nice drive in the paint, but the energy was not contagious among the Nets.
The numbers rotate in both camps, the Sixers remain at +10 and rookie Adem Bona shines with a nice counter at high altitude to signal the end of a one-sided match. Despite six players with more than 10 points, Brooklyn remains too clumsy – like Cam Thomas with 17 points at 5/13 – to succeed in responding to the more confident Sixers.
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
