Embiid leads 76ers over Nets in Harden's return to Brooklyn

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Embiid leads 76ers over Nets in Harden's return to Brooklyn
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The 76ers beat the Nets on Saturday night.

He arrived in January 2021 to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, then asked out and was gone just 13 months later, swapped in a deal for Ben Simmons at last year's trade deadline."I don't get caught up in homecomings or the outside distractions," Harden said."I think our focus was just to come here and win a game and we did a good job of that tonight."

The Nets started Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, the four players they acquired this week from Phoenix for Durant and Dallas for Irving. The Nets had the look of a tough defensive team that will miss the scoring of their All-Stars, managing only one basket in the last 6 1/2 minutes.

The Nets were ahead by nine midway through the fourth quarter before Embiid capped an 8-0 run with a basket that cut it to 96-95 with 3:55 remaining. The Sixers missed numerous chances to take the lead from there until Embiid grabbed the rebound of Harden's missed layup and was fouled going back up. His free throws gave Philadelphia the lead for good with 5.2 to play.Jalen McDaniels, acquired from Charlotte at the deadline, had five points in 16 minutes. ...

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