Ben Simmons scored 31 points (20 in the paint), and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 131-115 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
The 76ers took control with a 27-12 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 18.
Tobias Harris had 29 points and 16 rebounds, and JJ Redick added 26 points (16 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers. Ben Simmons scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter. The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers. Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Caris LeVert scored 26 points off the bench, and D'Angelo Russell added 26 points.
The 76ers shot 47.9% from the field and 40.7% from 3 to the Nets’ 40.6% and 20.5%. The Nets gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the 76ers missed. They outscored the 76ers 57-20 off the bench. The 76ers were outscored 16-6 in 5 minutes with Redick, Monroe, Scott, Ennis and Simmons on the floor together. Boban Marjanovic fouled out.