Nic Claxton’s layup beat the buzzer — and ... clock and subsequently saw him “mobbed” by Ziaire Williams, Trendon Watford and the rest of the Nets before a stunned sellout crowd of 20,431.
Nets big man Nic Claxton dropped a dagger into the hearts of the 76ers with a crazy putback game-winner on Saturday.
Nic Claxton’s layup beat the buzzer — and beat the 76ers, 105-103, on Saturday night in a play he called one of the highlights of his career. The Nets center put back a Keon Johnson miss, an acrobatic shot that just barely beat the clock and subsequently saw him “mobbed” by Ziaire Williams,
The Nets have a record of 6-1 going into the All-Star break, currently sitting just 1.5 games out of the 10th seed.
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.
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
Paul George scored 15 points with three steals and seven rebounds on Saturday night. But it's the rebound he didn't grab as time expired that cost the Philadelphia 76ers in a 105-103 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets.