Prudential Center
April 10, 2012
Hawes scores season-high 19 as 76ers beats Nets
NEWARK, N.J.—Center Spencer Hawes came off the bench for the first time and a scored a season-high 19 points to lead the slumping
The win snapped a four-game losing streak and was only the fifth in 15 games for Philadelphia (30-27), giving it a half-game lead over the Knicks (29-27) for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee (28-29) is 1 1/2 games behind the Knicks.
The loss eliminated the Nets (21-38) from playoff contention for the fifth straight season.
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NETS-76ERS LIVE CHAT
NETS NOTES Kris Humphries (20 points, 10 rebounds) posted his team-leading 27th double-double; it was the 11th time he scored at least 20 points...Johan Petro scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting off the bench, marking the eighth time he reached double figures this season...In his first appearance as a Net, guard Armon Johnson scored 4 points (2-2 FGs) in 5 minutes...The team dropped to 8-3 when owner Mikhail Prokhorov attends.
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| LINE OF THE NIGHT | |
| ONCOURT | |
Kris Humphries |
31 MIN 20 PTS, 10 REB 4 AST, STL 7-18 FGs, 6-7 FTs |
| OFFCOURT | |
Avery Johnson |
On Philly's lineup change: "They brought some different guys back into the lineup. There were three guys off the bench that basically scored 20 points, so that's a lot of points coming off the bench." |
