The Brooklyn Nets will play their first playoff game at Barclays Center since May 1, 2015, when they host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference First Round series Thursday night.
The Nets stole homecourt advantage from the favored 76ers with a 111-102 win at Philadelphia in Game 1 on Saturday before the 76ers bounced back for a 145-123 blowout in Game 2 on Tuesday night in a contest that got away from Brooklyn in the second half.
Philadelphia dismantled the Nets in the third quarter Tuesday night, outscoring Brooklyn 51-23 to turn a 65-64 halftime edge into a 116-87 laugher at the quarter break.