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Three games were played tonight (between Thursday and Friday) in the NBA playoffs.
It started with a stormy game at Barclays Center, at the end of which Philadelphia took a 0:3 lead over Brooklyn.
At this time Golden State without the suspended Draymond Green is trying to shrink to 2:1 against Sacramento, and the Clippers without the injured Kawhi Leonard are trying to go 1:2 against Phoenix.
Tonight's games:
Brooklyn (6) - Philadelphia (3) 102:97 (the Sixers took the lead 0:3 in the series)
Golden State (6) - Sacramento (3)
L.A. Clippers (5) - Phoenix (4)
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Brooklyn (6) - Philadelphia (3) 102:97 (the Sixers took a 0:3 lead in the series)
It went a lot harder this time and was accompanied by some controversial refereeing decisions, but the bottom line is clear: Philly is a good 48 minutes away on Saturday at 8:00 PM from a sweep that will help them stay strong for the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Some will say that on the way to tonight's victory, the Sixers received outside help.
Only two minutes into the game, Joel Embiid was kicked in Nick Claxton's testicles, but unlike Draymond Green's case, the referee settled for an unsportsmanlike foul and did not immediately send him to the locker room with a suspension.
Philly had already taken the lead by 13, but the Nets did not give up and made a turnaround thanks to a 0:14 run in the third quarter.
Towards the end of the quarter, James Harden found himself sent off, after hurting himself in the sensitive area of Royce O'Neal, and the Nets led and seemed to have tremendous momentum.
But then Nick Claxton taunted Embiid after a basket on him, was also ejected, and saw the third and least talked about Sixers wing, Tyrese Maxey, take over the game.
Maxi scored 10 points in money time and was signed for the big basket of the game, with a three-pointer that gave the guest a 3-point lead with 45 seconds left to go.
Spencer Dinwiddie could still equalize with less than 10 seconds left on the clock, but was blocked by Embiid on a big move.
PJ Tucker hit one from the penalty on the other side, and the last ball Royce O'Neill lost.
Tyrese Maxey finished as the leading scorer for the Sixers with 25, James Harden had 21, Tobias Harris added 15 and Embiid who recorded a lukewarm evening settled for 14 with only 5 of 13 from the field, along with 10 rebounds.
Brooklyn was led by Michael Bridges with 26 points, Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 and Nick Claxton contributed 18.
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