The Brooklyn Nets, as they did in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference First Round series with the Philadelphia 76ers, weathered the first knockout punch the 76ers tried to throw.
But unlike in Game 1, the Nets crumbled under the pummeling Philadelphia delivered with the second flurry.
The 76ers opened the second half on a 21-2 run, led by Joel Embiid‘s 11 points during that spurt, to break open a close game and run away with Game 2 of the series 145-123 on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The 76ers tied an NBA Playoffs record with 51 points in the decisive third quarter, optscoring Brooklyn 51-23 to turn a one-point halftime lead into a 116-87 blowout by the quarter break.