Nets center Nic Claxton’s putback layup just beat the buzzer — and beat the 76ers, 105-103, on Saturday night.
The Brooklyn Nets (21-35) have been playing well since the calendar turned to February, but they took a step back following Thursday's loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With Saturday's game at the Philadelphia 76ers (20-36) being the beginning of a short road trip,
Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton gave his take on the moment after he made the game-winning shot in Saturday's 105-103 win at the Philadelphia 76ers.
With Joel Embiid watching from the bench, Brooklyn’s center Nic Claxton put back a Cameron Johnson miss as time expired to give the Nets a 105-103 win on the road. NIC CLAXTON FLIES IN FOR THE WIN 🚨 What a follow-up to WIN IT for Brooklyn! #TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/7SBmHZYxRL
Nets center Nic Claxton swoops in for the rebound and tosses up the game-winning floater as time expires to sink the 76ers. How did this shot rate on The Horry Scale?
It was the Nets’ first game-winning buzzer beater since Dec. 16, 2022, when Kyrie Irving sunk the Raptors in Toronto, and Claxton’s first career game-winner, which secured
Nic Claxton and the Nets reacted to a buzzer beater win of the 76ers that pulled them within a half-game of the Eastern Conference play-in.
Nets big man Nic Claxton dropped a dagger into the hearts of the 76ers with a crazy putback game-winner on Saturday.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday's game against Chicago with an injured left knee.