It was the first nail-biter of the series. It was the first game that maintained playoff level intensity for 48 minutes.
Perhaps the Nets woke up a sleeping giant. In the third quarter, Joel Embiid fouled Nets center Jarrett Allen on what appeared to be a hard foul at first glance. It turned out that Embiid got more ball than body, but Allen took a hard fall. Jared Dudley did not take kindly to that.
The 12-year vet shoved Embiid and was soon hit with a push himself by Jimmy Butler. This led to what was a near-dangerous brawl, but nothing violent ensued.