The NBA playoffs roll on as we have an Eastern Conference matchup coming to you from, according to “ ”, the fourth-largest city in America. The third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are on the road as they take on the sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their best of seven series Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia swept all four games between the teams in the regular season and have continued that trend in the postseason. The 76ers rolled to a 121-101 home win in Game 1 Saturday, covering as an 8.5-point favorite, to draw first blood in the series. Philadelphia followed that up with a 96-84 win in Game 2 Monday night, again covering the line as a 9.5-point favorite, to go up 2-0 in the series. On Thursday night, Philadelphia overcame a chippy contest and an ejection to earn a 102-97 win, covering the line as a 4.5-point favorite to take a 3-0 series lead. Will Br ooklyn stave off elimination and send the series back to Philadelphia or will their season come to an end at home?
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Philadelphia had their issues but managed to make the critical plays down the stretch to beat Brooklyn on the road in Game 3. The 76ers have now taken a 3-0 stranglehold in the series and have an opportunity to punch their ticket to the second round with a win here. Against Brooklyn Thursday night, Philadelphia led by four after the opening quarter and by 11 at the half only to get outscored 35-18 in the third quarter to trail by six. The 76ers were still down five with 2:15 to play before outscoring the Nets 11-1 the rest of the way. Philadelphia took the lead on a Tyrese Maxey three-pointer with 44.1 seconds to play. Leading by two, Joel Embiid recorded a block that prevented the Nets from tying the game, and with a three-point lead with eight seconds to play, DeAnthony Melton recorded a steal and dunk to seal the game. Philadelphia shot 48.8% from the field, including 13 of 31 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 46-34. Maxey led the 76ers with 25 points while James Harden had 21 before getting ejected for a flagrant 2 late in the third quarter.
In the postseason, the 76ers are 11th in the league in scoring offense with 106.3 points per game. The 76ers are tied for 5th in rebounding as they collect 46.7 rebounds per contest while they are 11th in assists by dishing out an average of 22.7 dimes a night. Philadelphia is 1st in the league in postseason scoring defense as they allow an average of 94 points a contest. Joel Embiid is second on the 76ers as he puts up 20 points, 11.3 rebounds and four assists per contest this postseason. James Harden contributes 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds plus eight assists a night, Tobias Harris chips in 18.7 points plus 6.2 rebounds per game while Tyrese Maxey adds a team-high 23.7 points plus four rebounds per contest. Georges Niang, De’Anthony Melton, P.J. Tucker, Montrezl Harr ell, Danuel House Jr., Shake Milton, Furkan Korkmaz and Paul Reed are key pieces of the rotation for coach Doc Rivers. Philadelphia is 8th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47% from the floor as a team this postseason. The 76ers are tied for 3rd in threes per game as they drain 15 triples a contest while they are 4th in three-point shooting in the playoffs by connecting on 41.3% of their attempts from beyond the arc.