Watch: Nets get huge win over 76ers with buzzer-beater

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33). Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Watch: Nets get huge win over 76ers with buzzer-beating putback

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Feb 22, 2025 10:36 PM ET

There did not seem to be anything overly exciting about the Brooklyn Nets (21-35) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (20-36) game on Saturday. But because of the NBA's play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff spots in each conference, the game actually had a ton of importance as both teams were within striking distance of the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference and the final play-in spot.

The Nets ended up getting the massive win, 105-103, thanks to a buzzer-beating putback by Nic Claxton.

Have a look.

NIC CLAXTON PUTBACK FOR THE DUB!!! pic.twitter.com/I2lfA4jhYK
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 23, 2025

With that win, the Nets are now just a half-game behind the Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot in the East. The Nets have now won seven of their past nine games to really climb back into the race, with two of those wins coming against a 76ers team that can not seem to gain any ground in that playoff race.

That loss is the 76ers' seventh in a row, and their ninth in the past 10 games. That leaves them a game-and-a-half out of the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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