Nets Blow Game 4, Season on Brink

76ERS 112 - NETS 108 
PHI Leads 3-1 

It just wasn't meant to be.

There is no explanation for what happened to the Nets Saturday night, except the fact that they just flat out choked. Choked on a lead that was as many as 10 points with 10:35 to go in the third quarter. Choked on a lead that was as seven points, 101-94 with 5:20 to play in the game after Caris LeVert converted on his first of two free throws.

It was supposed to be a night where Nets fans from the borough of Brooklyn, and those fans still left from the Garden State could celebrate; their Nets would tie up this best-of-seven with the Philadelphia 76ers at two a piece.

But like I said, it just wasn't mean to be.

Joel Embiid who missed Game 3 due to knee soreness, showed why he is an MVP candidate, knocking down two layups under a minute to pull the Sixers to within in three at 101-98. About a minute later with 3:28 to go in regulation, Ebmiid took a feed from Ben Simmons and nailed home the slam dunk silencing the crowd as the Sixers pulled to within one point.

The Nets they had no response. Three turnovers and three missed shots doomed them during this two minutes of hell as Embiid single-handeldy dissected them.

Finally with 2:54 to go Embiid glided through the lane for the layup to put Philly in front for the first time in forever at 102-101.

Even though Brooklyn managed to grab the lead back twice, including on a huge 26-foot three pointer by D'Angelo Russell, it wasn't enough, especially with Embiid playing with a purpose. On the other end of the floor, Embiid missed his own shot three times, and had the presence of mind to rebound the ball three times to keep the possession alive. Eventually Simmons got his hands on the ball and kicked it out to JJ Redick who dropped a monster three-pointer to put the Sixers up 107-106 with 0:50 seconds to play.

Mike Scott's three pointer with 0:19 seconds to go was the winner. Tobias Harris iced with a pair of free-throws at the line as the Sixers pulled away 112-108.

The Nets had no answers. They shot a miserable 4-for-18 in the fourth quarter, after dominating on the glass for almost the entire night. Simply put, they didn't have it in the tank to finish it off the way Philadelphia does.

Now instead of heading back down I-95 tied at two, the Nets find themselves in a win-or-go-home scenario for Game 5 on Monday night.