Nets vs. 76ers game preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time
The Brooklyn Nets (45-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) welcome the Philadelphia 76ers (53-28, third in the Eastern Conference) to Barclays Center on Sunday for the fourth and final matchup between the teams this season. Philadelphia leads the regular-season series 3-0.
Brooklyn comes into this game having won six of its past 10 games, including five of its past six. In the their most recent game, a 101-84 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, the Nets clinched the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs thanks to the Miami Heat losing to the Washington Wizards.
Philadelphia comes into this game having won five of its past 10 games, including four of its last six. In their most recent win, a 136-131 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, forward Jalen McDaniels had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers.
Both the Nets and the 76ers will be resting their starters plus some rotation players as well.
Here’s when and where you can tune in to see the matchup:
How to watch
Date: Sunday, Apr. 9
Time: 1 p.m. EDT
Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Channel: WWOR-TV
Nets vs. 76ers notable injuries
Nets: OUT: Seth Curry (ankle), Dorian Finney-Smith (wrist), Cam Johnson (knee), Royce O’Neale (knee), and Ben Simmons (back). QUESTIONABLE: Nic Claxton (rest), Spencer Dinwiddie (rest), Joe Harris (rest), and Edmond Sumner (hip).
76ers: OUT: Joel Embiid (calf), James Harden (achilles), Tobias Harris (hip), Tyrese Maxey (neck), and De’Anthony Melton (calf). QUESTIONABLE: Georges Niang (knee).
Probable starting lineups
Brooklyn Nets
Guard: Cam Thomas
Guard: Mikal Bridges
Forward: David Duke Jr.
Forward: Yuta Watanabe
Center: Day’Ron Sharpe
Philadelphia 76ers
Guard: Shake Milton
Guard: Furkan Korkmaz
Forward: Jalen McDaniels
Forward: Danuel House Jr.
Center: Paul Reed
