Tobias Harris had 34 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-106.
It was tied at 104 when Al Horford’s hook shot put the 76ers ahead for good with 3:30 left. Tobias Harris scored 9 points as they pulled away to a 117-106 lead with 31 seconds left.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Nets 10-3. Tobias Harris scored 5 of the 76ers’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Ben Simmons had 5 of his 11 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Furkan Korkmaz and Horford that put the 76ers ahead.
Simmons had 20 points and 11 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. Simmons and Horford set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie had 26 points (12 in the first quarter) and 8 assists.
The 76ers shot 51.1% from the field to the Nets’ 43.7%.