76ers (107) @ Nets (88)

The Raptors are sitting Andrea Bargnani tonight because they're better at losing than the Sixers are.

Doug putting too much stock in meaningless games once again.

The Philadelphia 76ers used their typically strong defense and bench unit to control the game and the glass, beating the New Jersey Nets 107-88.

The Sixers crushed the Nets 107-88 behind 20 points and 8 rebounds from Spencer Hawes, regaining the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference and moving 2 games ahead of Milwaukee in the race for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Immediate reaction to the Sixers 107-88 Sixers win against the New Jersey Nets.

The Nets were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday, and they didn't put up much of a fight, losing to the Sixers 107-88 at the Prudential Center. The Nets shot just 38 percent from the field and got outrebounded 53-36.

Sixers 52, Nets 43 at the half.

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Accompanied by Bruce Ratner and Billy King, Mikhail Prokhorov arrived at Barclays Center at 11 a.m. for a tour of the construction site and a short question and answer session with beat writers. A crew from YES is accompanying Prokhorov throughout the day, including the Nets vs. 76ers this evening.

The Sixers will try to keep a sinking ship afloat as they take on Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace and the New Jersey Nets tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.