Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, tries to get past Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid got benched and the 76ers got beat at the horn.

Nets big man Nic Claxton dropped a dagger into the hearts of the 76ers with a crazy putback game-winner on Saturday.

Tyrese Maxey hit a corner 3 in transition to tie the game at 103, but then Nic Claxton hit an incredible tip-in at the buzzer to give Brooklyn the 105-103 win. The loss is the

The Nets beat the 76ers 105-103 with a buzzer-beating putback from center Nic Claxton just as it looked like this game was going to overtime in front of a rabid Philadelphia crowd. Claxton put up 16 points,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) celebrates with forward Trendon Watford (9) while being interviewed after his game winning shot against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.

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,

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 scored 16 points and tipped in the winner as time expired, Cam Johnson had 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets edged the Philadelphia 76ers 105-103 on Saturday night.