ESPN NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith suggests that the Philadelphia 76ers bench both Joel Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the season.
Paul George discusses his quiet night after the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Brooklyn Nets on the road on Wednesday.
With 1:51 remaining in the game, the NBA says Nets center Nicolas Claxton, who would go on to make the game-winning basket, should have been called for a three second violation. With 1:38 remaining, the officiating crew missed another three second violation, this time on the defensive end.
Nic Claxton scored 16 points and tipped in the winner as time expired, Cam Johnson had 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets edged the Philadelphia 76ers 105-103.
Point-spread: Nets (+11.5) Over/Under: 212.5 Nets: OUT: Noah Clowney (ankle), De'Anthony Melton (knee), D'Angelo Russell (ankle), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Tosan Evbuomwan (G League), and Dariq Whitehead (G League). AVAILABLE: Nic Claxton (nasal).
Nick Nurse on not playing Joel Embiid in the fourth: “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with