WASHINGTON – Joel Embiid scored 26 points and James Harden added 23 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Brooklyn Nets 121-101 in an NBA first-round playoff series opener on Saturday. The host Sixers, who led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage, sank a club playoff record 21 3-pointers in 43 attempts to seize a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference best-of-seven opening series, which continues Monday in Philadelphia. '(That) was a good win for us,' Harden said. 'We'll be watching film. Game two is going to be the toughest game of the series for us.

https://sports.inquirer.net/505323/nba-embiid-harden-spark-76ers-over-nets-in-playoff-opener

#inquirer