Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, tries to get past Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid got benched and the 76ers got beat at the horn.
Nic Claxton scored 16 points as the Brooklyn Nets took control in the third quarter and earned a 97-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets Monday night in New York.
Instead, the Nets jumped on the Sixers early as they built a double-digit lead in the opening quarter. Brooklyn then built its advantage as large as 17 and eventually walked away with a 105-103 win as Nic Claxton scored at the buzzer to hand the Sixers their seventh straight loss.
Nets center Nic Claxton swoops in for the rebound and tosses up the game-winning floater as time expires to sink the 76ers. How did this shot rate on The Horry Scale?
Nic Claxton and the Nets reacted to a buzzer beater win of the 76ers that pulled them within a half-game of the Eastern Conference play-in.
Nets big man Nic Claxton dropped a dagger into the hearts of the 76ers with a crazy putback game-winner on Saturday.