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2023-24 NBA Regular Season
Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sunday 14 April 2024
Tip-off at 19:00
Philadelphia 76ers will be fighting for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference when they face Brooklyn
Nets at the Wells Fargo Center in the final game of the regular season on the evening of Sunday, April 14.
The Sixers have put themselves in the frame to qualify automatically for the playoffs after winning six on the spin to close within a game of Indiana Pacers (6th) in seventh place.
Nick Nurse's team also face competition from Miami Heat, who are a half-game back in eighth spot as the duo look to avoid having to navigate the play-in tournament.
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Philadelphia's latest win saw them beat Detroit Pistons 120-102 on April 10, with Joel Embiid posting 37 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in his fourth game back from a meniscus injury.
"I keep my eyes on the other games, but it doesn't matter if we [keep winning]," Embiid said. "Play-in or not, it doesn't really matter.
"I want to keep playing as many minutes as possible. I just want to keep building up because we don't have many days [before the playoffs]."
The Nets will be targeting a third consecutive win over the Sixers to play spoiler in the battle for a top-six finish.
Kevin Ollie's team have little else to play for as they've already been eliminated from the playoffs with a record of 31-48 which puts them five games behind Atlanta Hawks (10th).
Brooklyn saw a two-game winning streak come to an end with a 107-77 defeat to Sacramento Kings on April 8 and Cam Thomas kept them in the contest after scoring 21 points as they embarked on a 24-13 run in third quarter to cut the deficit down to 14.
"I was happy with the guys' effort in the second half," Ollie said. "It was great. That third quarter, they came out and played some solid defense and then we kind of went to our bench in that fourth quarter."
Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets - Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 214
Sixers wins: 124
Nets wins: 90
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