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National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 145, Brooklyn 123
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, April 15, 2019
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #28 Kevin Scott, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance: 20591

The Philadelphia 76ers seized control in a 51-point third quarter, set a team record for points in a quarter and a playoff game, and evened their first-round series at one game apiece with a 145-123 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.

Game 3 is Thursday in New York.

Joel Embiid collected 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Philadelphia. For the second straight time, Embiid was a game-time decision due to the lingering tendinitis in his left knee, but he played in both contests.

Embiid totaled 13 points and five rebounds in the third quarter Monday as Philadelphia shot 72 percent and outscored Brooklyn 51-23.

Embiid's dominance occurred after he was called for a flagrant-one foul on Jarrett Allen with 35.6 seconds left in the first half.

Philadelphia also matched the 1962 Los Angeles Lakers for the most points scored in a quarter in a playoff game. It was the 13th time a team scored at least 145 points in a playoff game and the first instance in a regulation game since the Boston Celtics put up 157 points in 1990 against the New York Knicks.

Ben Simmons contributed his second career postseason triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. He joined Wilt Chamberlain and Charles Barkley as the only Sixers to get multiple triple-doubles in playoff action, and he exited to a standing ovation from fans after criticizing their booing following Game 1.

Tobias Harris added 19 points, JJ Redick contributed 17, reserve center Boban Marjanovic chipped in 16 and Mike Scott had 15 for Philadelphia, which shot 56.1 percent from the floor.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 and D'Angelo Russell added 16 for the Nets, who set a team record for points allowed in a postseason game. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 15 while Caris LeVert and Shabazz Napier had 13 apiece.

After starting slowly, Embiid fueled a 21-2 blitz to start the third to turn a 65-64 halftime lead to an 86-66 edge. He started it with a 10-foot jumper, converted a three-point play, hit a short fadeaway along the baseline and hit two free throws.

Embiid checked out with 7:02 remaining in the third and the Nets made a small dent, getting within 89-74 on a layup by Dinwiddie with 5:57 remaining. Following a timeout, the Sixers countered with a 15-5 run to grab a 104-79 lead on a put-back by James Ennis III.

Philadelphia took a 116-87 lead into the fourth after Scott hit a buzzer-beating jumper.

The Nets were unable to take their first 2-0 playoff lead since sweeping the Knicks in the 2004 first round, largely because they had few answers for Embiid. Jared Dudley, who constantly harassed Embiid in Game 1, sat out due to a calf injury, and Ed Davis picked up a third foul early in the second quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Philadelphia
Spencer Dinwiddie 19 Scoring Joel Embiid 23
Jarrett Allen 4 Assists Ben Simmons 12
Jarrett Allen 6 Rebounds Joel Embiid 10
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 5 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 7
DeMarre Carroll 1 Steals Greg Monroe 2
Jarrett Allen 1 Blocks Tobias Harris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 123 47.8 15-36 22-29 20 32 2 3 14
Philadelphia 145 56.1 9-23 26-32 29 49 3 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The 76ers have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .719 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Nets have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .475 after a loss.