Nets vs. 76ers Game 3 preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time
The Brooklyn Nets welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Barclays Center on Thursday for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place! Philadelphia leads the series 2-0.
In Game 1, it was clear that Brooklyn wanted to make someone other than 76ers center Joel Embiid beat them. The Nets sent double-teams Embiid’s way whenever he touched the ball, but Philadelphia was able to find a way to beat that strategy and find other players to take advantage of the doubling. That led to the 76ers making a franchise playoff-record 21 three-pointers with 76ers guard James Harden making seven of them. Philadelphia won 121-101.
In Game 2, Philadelphia won on Monday 96-84, it was a game that encapsulated a tale of two halves for Brooklyn. The Nets won the first half 49-44 because of how well Cam Johnson was playing (finished the game with 28 points, 22 points in the first half) and how poor Philadelphia was playing on offense. However, the Nets scored just 35 points in the second half and no one other than Mikal Bridges (21 points) has been able to step up in the scoring department to help out.
The 76ers have been dominating the Nets in the offensive rebounding category and Brooklyn has been unable to sustain any kind of consistent scoring in the second half. Both will be huge areas to look for in Game 3.
Here’s when and where you can tune in to see the matchup:
How to watch
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Channel: YES Network
Nets vs. 76ers notable injuries
Nets: OUT: Ben Simmons (back).
76ers: QUESTIONABLE: Jalen McDaniels (illness).
Probable starting lineups
Brooklyn Nets
Guard: Spencer Dinwiddie
Guard: Mikal Bridges
Forward: Cam Johnson
Forward: Dorian Finney-Smith
Center: Nic Claxton
Philadelphia 76ers
Guard: James Harden
Guard: Tyrese Maxey
Forward: Tobias Harris
Forward: PJ Tucker
Center: Joel Embiid
