76ers And Nets Starting Lineups
On Saturday night, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets are facing off at Barclays Center in New York.
For the game, both teams have announced their starting lineups, which have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Sixers will start Harden, Melton, Harris, Tucker, Embiid on Saturday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nets will start Dinwiddie, Johnson, Bridges, Finney-Smith, Claxton on Saturday."
The 76ers come into the night with a 35-19 record in 54 games, which has them as the third seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 7-3 in their last ten games and a very solid 14-11 in the 25 games they have played on the road.
As for the Nets, they are the fifth seed in the east with a 33-22 record in 55 games.
Over the last ten games, the Nets have gone 5-5, and they are 17-10 in the 27 games they have played at home in Brooklyn.
Bridges and Johnson (who are both in the starting lineup) were acquired from the Phoenix Suns in the trade for 13-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant.
Before moving Durant, the Nets also dealt superstar guard Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks so they will be a very different team from now on.
In January, the 76ers and Nets faced off in Pennsylvania, and the 76ers won 137-133.
Last season, the 76ers lost to the Miami Heat in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, while the Nets were swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics.
