Friday night’s 121-120 overtime defeat can be measured by payrolls. The Nets own the highest in NBA history. The 76ers have the smallest payroll in the league, by a wide margin.
Evan Turner, who scored a game-high 29 points, drove through the lane and hit his floater over two defenders, watching as the ball bounced three times off the rim before falling in to snap Philly’s seven-game losing streak.
Paul Pierce, who continued his hot streak with 24 points in 44 minutes, had hit a 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds remaining to give Brooklyn a one-point advantage before’s Turner’s dramatics.