Kevin Durant had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 for their fourth straight win.
It was tied at 103 when Durant’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 1:46 left. They pulled away to a 112-103 lead with 1:02 left.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the 76ers 14-8. Durant (No. 6 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 9 of the Nets’ 14 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Matisse Thybulle had 2 steals in 19 seconds, both with the game within five points, and the 76ers scored 2 points off them.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 32 points (14 in the third quarter), 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Seth Curry added 29 points on 13 for 21 shooting.
The Nets shot 49.4% from the field and 47.8% from 3 to the 76ers’ 43.8% and 29.4%.