The Philadelphia 76ers are sitting on a 1-0 series lead vs. a rangy and athletic Brooklyn Nets team. In the first game of the series Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Sixers overwhelmed Jacque vaughn’s squad by raining threes. They won 121-101.
The Nets did all they could to slow down Joel Embiid, sending doubles and traps every time the potential league MVP touched the ball. And the gamble meant that there would be open looks for basically everyone else.
The Sixers drained 21 triples in that contest, setting a new playoff franchise record.