After losing six of their last eight and dropping to 8-12 on the season, the Brooklyn Nets needed a win. For much of the game, their chances of snagging a signature victory looked likely. The Nets jumped out to an early lead on the backs of D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie. The backcourt tandem combined for 69 points and 13 assists.
The Nets led by as much as 20 at one point, but they failed to ever put the final nail in the coffin. The Sixers didn’t lay down in this one. Not by a long shot.