Bogdanovic scores 44 as Nets beat 76ers 131-114
Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 44 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the first quarter), and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-114 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Nets took control with a 19-2 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 24.
For the 76ers, Isaiah Canaan scored 20 points (8 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
The Nets shot 52.2% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the 76ers’ 46.6% and 36.7%. The 76ers gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Nets missed. The Nets outscored the 76ers 24-9 on the fast break. The Nets’ starters outscored the 76ers 41-29 in 17 minutes together. Thaddeus Young fouled out.