Trailing the Philadelphia 76ers 2-1 in their Eastern Conference First Round series, Game 4 on Saturday afternoon isn’t an elimination game for the Brooklyn Nets.
But it might as well be.
The Nets had stolen the homecourt advantage with their 111-102 victory at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in Game 1 and the 76ers evened things up with a lopsided 145-123 win in Game 2.
But after the Sixers again pounded the Nets, this time at Barclays Center in Game 3 Thursday night by a count of 131-115, homecourt advantage has swung back to Philadelphia and Brooklyn faces a near must-win scenario for Saturday’s Game 4.