The Philadelphia 76ers clinched a playoff berth Friday night, and appropriately, they did it against the Nets, who they beat four times this season by an average of 15 points.
This one was the biggest blowout of all. The Nets made just two of their first 12 shots and were in an 18-5 hole midway through the first quarter. They were within four early in the second, but the Sixers then went on a 17-4 run, led by 17 at the half, and were up 29 at the end of the third. The lead reached 35 midway through the fourth before Philly settled for a 25-point win.
The Sixers shot 56 percent from the field and turned the ball over just nine times. The Nets were actually led by Brandan Wright, who finished with season-high 15 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, and Mario West, who scored 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting in his Nets debut. Deron Williams had four points, five rebounds and seven assists in 22 minutes.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- 76ers top Nets 115-90 and clinch playoff berth - AP
- Nets' skid hits five games with loss to Rod Thorn's 76ers - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Deron tries to stay upbeat amid stretch skid - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Thorn: High draft picks key to big deals - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets blown out by Sixers, 115-90, in Philly - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Battered Nets playing like a beaten bunch - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Avery Johnson discusses lack of energy (Video) - YES Network
- Lopez discusses the 115-90 loss to the 76ers (Video) - YES Network
- The booth breaks down the 115-90 loss Friday (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Nets fall to playoff-bound Sixers, 115-90 (Video) - Chris Shearn - YES Network
- 76ers rout Williams and Nets to clinch a spot in NBA playoffs - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Avery Johnson loves Thaddeus Young, a free-agent-to-be - Stefan Bondy - The InterNets
- 76ers clinch playoff spot with win over Nets - Kate Fagan - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Sixers Notes: Nets coach says Young is Sixers' MVP - Kate Fagan - Philadelphia Inquirer
- 76ers clinch playoff berth - Kate Fagan - Deep Sixer
- Sixers cruise past Nets to clinch playoff spot - Bob Cooney - Philadelphia Daily News
- Sixers cut down Nets, secure playoff berth - Tom Moore - phillyBurbs.com
- Sixers destroy Nets to clinch postseason berth - Reuben Frank - CSN Philly
- Sixers Notes: Nets coach tabs Young as team MVP - Reuben Frank - CSN Philly
- No Champagne, but plenty for playoff-bound Sixers to celebrate - Dennis Deitch - Delaware County Daily Times
- Sixers rout Nets, clinch playoff birth - Derek Bodner - Liberty Ballers