US EditionQuentin Grimes Scores 28 as Short-Handed 76ers Hold on to Defeat Nets 104-97
Short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, missing key players, outshot Brooklyn Nets by 10.3 percentage points to secure a 104-97 NBA win.
- Quentin Grimes led the 76ers with a season-high 28 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-97 in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
- Short-Handed and short on stars, the 76ers were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr., yet they opened a 53-31 halftime lead.
- Shooting numbers show the Sixers had a 46.3% to 36.0% edge, while Adem Bona's free throw with 3:02 left gave Philadelphia a lead they kept after the fourth quarter rally.
- The Nets, losers of three straight, will begin a three-game homestand by hosting the Trail Blazers on Monday, while the Sixers host the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
- Supporting players stepped up, as Grimes grabbed eight rebounds and Justin Edwards scored 19 points with three steals in the short-handed win.
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Brooklyn spent three quarters getting dragged in Philadelphia, then finally turned Saturday into something useful. The Nets rallied late, briefly took a fourth-quarter lead and watched their two-way group inject real life into a 104-97 loss to the 76ers at…
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Quentin Grimes scores 28 as the 76ers hold to beat the Nets 104-97
Quentin Grimes scored a season-high 28 points and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 104-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in a game they led by as many as 28.
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The Nets bench nearly pulled off a Pyrrhic victory. Brooklyn’s reserves stormed back from a huge hole in the fourth quarter before falling 104-97 to Philadelphia in front of 18,418 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
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