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76ers' Joel Embiid out of Game 4 with sprained knee
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will sit out because of a sprained right knee when the Philadelphia 76ers try to complete a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The 76ers added the All-Star center to the injury report Friday night, a night after he was limping multiple times...
Harden ejected, but not Embiid for groin-area shots to Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden made direct contact when he swung at a Nets player's groin. Joel Embiid's kick to a different player landed in a safer spot. That's why Harden was thrown out and Embiid dodged an ejection Thursday night in Philadelphia's 102-97 victory in Game 3. ...
Nets hold off Jazz 111-110, move closer to playoff berth
NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 30 points and seven rebounds, helping the Brooklyn Nets move closer to clinching a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference by holding off the Utah Jazz 111-110 on Sunday. Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and 12 assists, his eighth double-double in...
Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges carry Nets past Rockets, 123-114
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Johnson had 31 points, Mikal Bridges scored 12 of his 27 in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 123-114 on Wednesday night. Johnson and Bridges came over together from Phoenix in the trade that sent Kevin Durant to the...
Jokic, Porter, Murray power Nuggets to 108-102 win over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his 28th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr. had 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-102 on Sunday. Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 25 points in the first...
Bridges, Nets withstand Jokic's triple-double, beat Nuggets
DENVER (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a late rally and another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-120 on Sunday. Nic Claxton had 20 points and Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie added 15 points each for...
Lopez comes up big, Bucks edge short-handed Nets 118-113
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks and the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday night. The nine blocks are most by an NBA player this season. “It was a close game, and he...
Bucks' Antetokounmpo out against Nets due to sore right hand
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sore right hand, which forced him to miss a second straight game Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Antetokounmpo sat out the Bucks’ 134-123 victory at Orlando on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness. The...
