US EditionSixers Stay Hot as Oubre and Maxey Dominate Winless Nets in Brooklyn
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points and Tyrese Maxey added 26 as the Sixers improved to 5-1, dominating a Nets team struggling with injuries and form.
- On Sunday night at Barclays Center, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-105, with Kelly Oubre Jr. scoring 29 and Tyrese Maxey adding 26.
- Held out on Sunday for injury management, Joel Embiid was sidelined for left-knee care two nights after scoring 20 in Boston, while Nick Nurse used an eight-man rotation with Paul George, Jared McCain and Dominick Barlow also sidelined.
- Shooting 52% overall, Philadelphia 76ers opened the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run capped by Tyrese Maxey, while Kelly Oubre Jr. exited with an ankle injury and did not return.
- The victory leaves the Sixers 5-1, while Brooklyn's 0-6 skid continues and they will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday to conclude their homestand.
- Tyrese Maxey appears to have made a substantial leap as a three-level scorer with improved playmaking and foul-drawing, while Trendon Watford showed upside as a 6-foot-9 ball-handler.
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Jordi Fernandez shoulders blame for winless Nets’ blowout loss to 76ers as streak hits six
This rebuild was always going to get ugly. But with Jordi Fernandez's winless team showing no grit, defense or want-to, he shouldered the blame after Sunday’s desultory 129-105 beating at the hands of the visiting 76ers.
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Kelly Oubre scores 29 points as 76ers rout Nets
NEW YORK — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points, Tyrese Maxey had 26, and the 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129-105 Sunday night. Oubre made 9 of 11 field goals and had 22 points in the first quarter, but limped off the court after injuring his ankle at the buzzer in the third. The forward was cleared to return to the bench with 10 minutes remaining in regulation but did not reenter the game. Quentin Grimes added 22 off the bench, and VJ Edgecomb…
Kelly Oubre Jr. goes off before exiting (ankle) in 76ers' win over Nets
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points before exiting with a sprained ankle as the Philadelphia 76ers continued their strong start with a 129-105 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets Sunday night in New York.
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