Instant Replay: Sixers 106, Nets 97

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The Sixers knocked off the Nets, 106-97, to snap their five-game losing streak on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

The victory was the Sixers’ first in three tries against the Nets this season.

The Sixers improved to 24-39 on the night, while the Nets fell to 37-27.

Turning point
Damien Wilkins’ defense on Joe Johnson with under a minute to play in regulation forced the Brooklyn guard into a tough shot that would have cut the Sixers’ lead to four.

Evan Turner grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled. He made one of his two free throws to give the Sixers a 102-95 lead with 48.3 seconds remaining.

Follow the leader
Spencer Hawes scored 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out seven assists. His seven assists were a season high and just two shy of his career mark.

The production also marked Hawes’ 11th double-double of the season

Thaddeus Young scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season. He had just one all of last season. Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday scored 15 points and handed out 11 assists for his 17th double-double this season.

Deron Williams had five points and nine assists at halftime. At the end of the third quarter, he had 19 points and 10 assists. Williams finished with 27 points and 11 assists.

Johnson scored 20 points for the Nets. Brook Lopez added 19 points overall but just three in the second half.

Stat-egic
The Sixers hit their magical number of 40 points combined at the “lines.” They were 8 of 15 from behind the three-point line and were 18 for 27 from the foul line for a combined 42 points.

Take a bow
Dorell Wright has found a nice niche with the Sixers since All-Star Game.

He has scored in double figures in nine of the 13 games following the break, including a 15-point effort on Monday. In that stretch, Wright is 27 for 70 from three-point range (38.5 percent).

What’s next
The Sixers will host the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The Sixers have lost 13 consecutive regular-season games to the Heat.

The Heat have the longest winning streak in the NBA at 18 games and will put that mark on the line Tuesday when they host Atlanta. The Heat have beaten the Hawks three times already this season.

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