Kevin Durant had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-109 in the 76ers’ home opener at Wells Fargo Center.
LaMarcus Aldridge’s three-point play put the Nets ahead for good with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers got within 111-109 on Seth Curry’s free throw with 15 seconds to play, but Durant answered with 2 free throws, and the 76ers got no closer.
James Harden’s free throw with 10.7 seconds left made it 114-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the 76ers 10-1. Aldridge scored 5 of the Nets’ 10 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Aldridge scored 23 points on 10 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Harden added 20 points and 8 assists. Aldridge scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Curry scored 23 points on 9 for 12 shooting, and Tobias Harris added 23 points (12 in the first quarter).
The Nets grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the 76ers’ 5 and outscored them 44-23 off the bench. The 76ers did not make a field goal in the last 5:33. The Nets’ starters were outscored 29-18 in 11 minutes together.