Ben Simmons scored a career playoff-high 31 points, Tobias Harris added 29 points and 16 rebounds and the 76ers shook off the absence of their leading scorer to beat the Brooklyn Nets 131-115 on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. The 76ers relied on Simmons slashing to the basket, and Harris and JJ Redick shooting from the perimeter. “We have the pieces to get games, to complete games and I think everybody in the organization knows that,” Simmons said. The Nets cut it to six in the fourth on Russell’s 3-pointer, but the 76ers soon pulled away again. TIP-INS76ers: Simmons was 5 for 5 on free throws when the Nets fouled him intentionally with 3:38 remaining.

Source: National Post April 19, 2019 03:00 UTC