The Philadelphia 76ers kembali ke tangga teratas Eastern Conference dan All-Star, Ben Simmons, kata calon juara NBA itu berhasrat kekal di sana.
Philadelphia moved ahead of Brooklyn in the Eastern Conference, while Luka Doncic stunned the Grizzlies in Memphis.
Ketua jurulatih Brooklyn Nets, Steve Nash, memastikan puncak Eastern Conference amat bernilai tetapi tidak dengan mengorbankan pemain yang mengalami kecederaan kerana pasukan terlepas tempat teratas kepada Philadelphia 76ers.
The Philadelphia 76ers want to max out on home games in the playoffs by staying atop the Eastern Conference following Wednesday's win.
Steve Nash discussed the Brooklyn Nets' defeat away to fellow championship hopefuls the Philadelphia 76ers midweek.
The Brooklyn Nets are without stars Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin for their NBA showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers.
MVP contender Joel Embiid and the Sixers will have to contend with a superstar in Kevin Durant who appears back in form following injury.
The Brooklyn Nets were too good for the Minnesota Timberwolves in their postponed game, while the in-form Los Angeles Clippers won again.
Kevin Durant mengetepikan pentingnya pertembungan Eastern Conference antara Brooklyn Nets dan Philadelphia 76ers as ketika bintang itu memberikan tumpuan untuk kembali cergas sepenuhnya.
Ben Simmons menegaskan Philadelphia 76ers mampu menjuarai gelaran NBA musim ini menjelang pertembungan di puncak Eastern Conference dengan Brooklyn Nets.