Coach Nick Nurse explains his decision not to play Joel Embiid in the 4th quarter in the loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Nick Nurse decided to keep Joel Embiid on the bench in the fourth quarter. The Nets went on to beat the 76ers.

With Joel Embiid watching from the bench, Brooklyn's center Nic Claxton put back a Cameron Johnson miss as time expired to ...

76ers Coach Nick Nurse Sits Joel Embiid for Entire 4th ... until they were finished off by Nic Claxton's winner at the horn. Embiid, who signed a 3-year, $193 million contract extension in ...

The Sixers suffered a seventh straight defeat Saturday night at Wells Fargo, losing to the Nets at the buzzer.

The lack of effort cost the Sixers a potential win and dropped their record to 20-26, the fourth-worst in the Eastern ...

George's lack of effort or urgency in pursuing the miss allowed Nic Claxton to tip in the carom ... entire fourth quarter while Sixers coach Nick Nurse opted for Guerschon Yabusele at center.

Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse felt the team was playing better with Guerschon Yabusele on the court instead of Embiid.

Nic Claxton’s buzzer-beating put-back gave Brooklyn a 105-103 victory and Philly its seventh straight defeat. Tyrese Maxey , Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Paul George closed the game with ...

Embiid scored just 14 points in 31 minutes, missed all six 3-point attempts and was a bystander in the fourth when the 76ers ...

Coach Nick Nurse said he benched Embiid in the fourth simply because the lineup on the court — that included big man Guerschon Yabusele — was playing well in the quarter. “They had a good ...

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, tries to get past Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton during the first ... in the NBA play-in tournament. Coach Nick Nurse said he benched Embiid in the fourth ...