Brooklyn Nets – Philadelphia 76ers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 22 February 2025

BKN105–103PHI

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↑ PHI winsBKN wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHI leads and falls when BKN does.

This is how the game was decided.

Cameron Johnson decided it, the Brooklyn Nets player with the most points (23, with 4 rebounds and 4 assists; +2 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Ziaire Williams's (+8). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Philadelphia 76ers 103-105 Brooklyn Nets (February 22, 2025) was hit by Nic Claxton: a putback with 0.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Brooklyn Nets up 105-103. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Philadelphia 76ers 103-105 Brooklyn Nets (February 22, 2025) was a 9-0 run by the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth quarter (from 5:00 to 3:36), from 88-94 to 97-94. The Brooklyn Nets' best was a 8-0 run in the first quarter (from 6:48 to 5:44), from 15-15 to 23-15.

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Play: Nic Claxton makes tip shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Nic Claxton decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Claxton decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

22 February 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401705373:638; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · BKN

Claxton · Johnson · Johnson · Williams · Watford

Closing lineup · PHI

Maxey · George · Oubre · Grimes · Yabusele

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BKN

Nic Claxton

36′ · +2

Cameron Johnson

35′ · +2

Keon Johnson

31′ · +3

Ziaire Williams

30′ · +8

Killian Hayes

27′ · +3

Jalen Wilson

22′ · -7

Trendon Watford

24′ · +1

Day'Ron Sharpe

13′ · 0

Tyrese Martin

13′ · +1

Reece Beekman

10′ · -3

PHI

Tyrese Maxey

43′ · -1

Paul George

40′ · +3

Kelly Oubre Jr.

38′ · 0

Quentin Grimes

37′ · -6

Joel Embiid

31′ · -7

Lonnie Walker IV

10′ · -7

David Roddy

5′ · -4

Andre Drummond

5′ · 0

Guerschon Yabusele

23′ · +5

Ricky Council IV

9′ · +7

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. BKN and PHI.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Brooklyn Nets

Claxton, Johnson, Hayes, Williams, and Johnson played 17.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Sharpe, Watford, Wilson, Martin, and Beekman played 9.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Claxton, Johnson, Williams, Johnson, and Watford played 8.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

Philadelphia 76ers

Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, George, and Embiid played 16.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Oubre, Yabusele, Grimes, Maxey, and George played 8.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Oubre, Yabusele, Maxey, Council, and Embiid played 4.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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Brooklyn Nets

Claxton, Johnson, Hayes, Williams, and Wilson played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Claxton, Johnson, Hayes, Watford, and Wilson played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Sharpe, Johnson, Watford, Wilson, and Martin played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Claxton, Johnson, Hayes, Johnson, and Wilson played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.

Philadelphia 76ers

Yabusele, Grimes, Maxey, Council, and George played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Walker, Maxey, Roddy, George, and Embiid played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Yabusele, Grimes, George, and Embiid played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Walker, Grimes, Maxey, Roddy, and Drummond played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Yabusele, Walker, Grimes, George, and Drummond played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Oubre, Yabusele, Grimes, George, and Drummond played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Yabusele, Maxey, George, and Embiid played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Oubre, Walker, Maxey, George, and Embiid played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Oubre, Walker, Grimes, Maxey, and Embiid played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Walker, Grimes, Maxey, George, and Embiid played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Tyrese Maxey covered 5.26 km, more than anyone in the game.

Tyrese Maxey touched the ball 100 times, a game high.
Tyrese Maxey made 71 passes, a game high.
Joel Embiid defended 10 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Nic Claxton had 16 rebound chances, a game high.

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Brooklyn Nets

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Nic Claxton	4.36	6.9	54	39
Cameron Johnson	4.28	7.1	64	38
Keon Johnson	3.83	7.0	53	39
Ziaire Williams	3.78	7.2	37	26
Killian Hayes	3.49	7.2	52	45
Jalen Wilson	2.78	6.9	20	15
Trendon Watford	2.69	6.3	47	29
Tyrese Martin	1.74	7.3	21	16
Day'Ron Sharpe	1.56	6.7	26	19
Reece Beekman	1.22	6.9	19	14

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tyrese Maxey	5.26	6.9	100	71
Kelly Oubre Jr.	4.68	7.0	45	26
Paul George	4.62	6.5	65	50
Quentin Grimes	4.55	6.8	71	55
Joel Embiid	3.31	6.0	66

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2024-25 regular season, not this game.

Brooklyn Nets

Ziaire Williams deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 62 games.
He ranks 32 of 388 in the league.
Nic Claxton contested 7.1 shots per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 35 of 388 in the league.
Keon Johnson drew 0.09 charges per game over his 79 games.
He ranks 41 of 388 in the league.

Philadelphia 76ers

Paul George recovered 1.2 loose balls per game over his 41 games.
He ranks 1 of 388 in the league.
Kelly Oubre Jr. deflected 4.2 passes per game over his 60 games.
He ranks 2 of 388 in the league.
Guerschon Yabusele drew 0.11 charges per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 32 of 388 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Philadelphia 76ers have won 38 of their 64 games against the Brooklyn Nets.

38-26record of the Philadelphia 76ers · NBA 2012-13 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

20.431

102.1% of capacity

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia

Scoring

208

combined points

19.7 below the season average (227.7)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

10 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:56.0

Trendon Watford → Kelly Oubre

Watford (BKN) initiates contact with Oubre Jr.'s (PHI) right arm, which affects his play at the basket.

Foul: Defense 3 Second · 01:37.8

Trendon Watford → 76ers

Watford (BKN) straddles the lane line and is in the paint for longer than three seconds without imminently actively guarding an opponent.

Turnover: 3 Second Violation · 01:51.0

Nicolas Claxton → 76ers

Claxton (BKN) is in the lane for longer than three seconds.