Embiid leads 76ers over Nets in Harden’s return to Brooklyn

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden scored 29 points in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded a year ago to begin a Big Three breakup and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Nets 101-98. The 76ers got a victory instead of overtime when Spencer Dinwiddie’s 3-pointer was ruled too late after a video review. Harden added six rebounds and six assists after being booed in introductions and then early in the game. He had arrived in January 2021 to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, then asked out and was gone just 13 months later, swapped in a deal for Ben Simmons at last year’s trade deadline.