PHILADELPHIA (CBSNewYork/AP) — Joel Embiid showed no mercy. He buried a 3-pointer that gave the 76ers a 24-point lead and waved his arms like a boss, exhorting an already jacked crowd to get louder. It was final statement from Philadelphia in a series that had become bitter and personal to them and the Brooklyn Nets.
Unfortunately for Brooklyn, their opponent’s overwhelming talent won out in the end.
Ben Simmons thumped his chest after a big dunk , Embiid pointed toward an overmatched defender on a slam of his own, and Philadelphia flexed its offensive muscle from the opening tip to beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-100 on Tuesday night and close out their Eastern Conference playoff series in five games.