Daily News | Sixers rally to overtake Brooklyn Nets in second half, take home 96-84 win and 2-0 series lead
Doc Rivers called a timeout 61 seconds into Monday’s third quarter, after a Spencer Dinwiddie bucket put the Brooklyn Nets up by seven points on the 76ers.Three-pointers by Tyrese Maxey , Tobias Harris and James Harden. A game-tying driving finish by Joel Embiid. Two dunks and a putback by Harris. And one timeout by the Nets, with the Sixers egging on a suddenly roaring crowd celebrating their team now with an eight-point advantage.
The Nets initially remained within striking distance even after the Sixers’ outburst. But after an old-fashioned three-point play cut the Sixers’ lead to 69-68 less than two minutes into the final quarter, they came up empty on five consecutive possessions to allow the Sixers to regain an eight-point advantage on a Harris bucket with less than eight minutes remaining.
Maxey finished with 33 points on 13-of-23 shooting to bounce back from a Game 1 when he went just 3-of-8 from the floor. Harris added 20 points and 12 rebounds to continue his strong playoff start. That scoring production was needed on a night Sixers stars Embiid and Harden went a combined 9-of-24 from the floor.Embiid split two defenders as he barreled down the lane for a two-handed jam, then hit a turnaround jumper to put the Sixers up 89-78 late in the fourth.
Harden also struggled to score early, missing seven consecutive shots after converting his first attempt inside . He finished 3-of-13 from the floor overall for eight points, seven assists and five rebounds.After Mikal Bridges torched the Sixers with 23 first-half points Saturday, theplayer who joined the Nets in the Kevin Durant blockbuster caught fire in Monday’s initial 24 minutes.
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