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“#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Nets had been unbeaten against the NBA\u2019s other perceived contenders. That is until Saturday, when they got beaten and battered by Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

After a third-quarter collapse, the Nets\u2019 undefeated mark against the league\u2019s top teams went by the wayside in a 124-108 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.<\/p>\n

Locked in a 79-all tie with 5:15 left in the third, the Nets unraveled as the Sixers closed the period on a 23-7 run. The Nets never challenged in the fourth.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhilly is one of the top teams in the league,\u201d Nets coach Steve Nash said before his team fell to 14-11. \u201cJoel [Embiid] is a monster, can play inside and out, makes his teammates better defensively, offensively.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen [Simmons] is such a unique talent and they have shooters and experience around them this year. So they put you in a lot of positions that are very difficult to defend. And we\u2019re going to have to be really sharp, make as few mistakes as possible for us to put ourselves in a position to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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James Harden looks to make a pass around Joel Embiid during the Nets\u2019 124-108 loss to the 76ers. <\/figcaption>
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Granted, this 76ers starting lineup is undefeated so far this season, and the Nets\u2019 lineup was decimated. MVP candidate Kevin Durant was starting a seven-day contact-tracing quarantine that will also cost him the Nets\u2019 midweek back-to-back game<\/a>s at the Pistons and versus the Pacers. And Kyrie Irving was out with a right index finger sprain. Both stars were sorely missed.<\/p>\n

James Harden had 26 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, but got precious little support. Landry Shamet showed signs of breaking out of his funk with 22 points, but it was hardly enough to overcome Embiid, who had a game-high 33 points to go with nine rebounds, and Brooklyn\u2019s own abysmal disarray in the third.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t love putting players in that position where it\u2019s like, get us 100 or we lose. James is incredible player and he makes his teammates better and if he scores a bunch of points, great,\u201d Nash said. \u201cBut he brings so much to the table for our team by his playmaking and his intelligence.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo beat a high-quality team like the Sixers I think has got to be a team effort. So we\u2019d love for James to have a monster game, but we can\u2019t rely on James to win us this game. We have to do it collectively. We have to be solid defensively. We have to scrap, fight, and if we make some shots, we\u2019ve got a better chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nets had been a league-best 7-2 against teams with winning records; and against the five teams ahead of them in the standings (the Jazz, Lakers, Clippers, 76ers and Bucks), they came in a perfect 4-0 \u2014 until their third-quarter implosion.<\/p>\n

The game was knotted at 79-all after Danny Green got whistled for a technical, handing Harden a game-tying free throw. But first Green (11 points) got angry: Then he got open, and made the Nets pay for their defensive disorganization.<\/p>\n

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