Prior to Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers hadn’t swept a seven-game playoff series since 1985. Their last sweep in any series came in 1991 (a best-of-five).
With a 96-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4, the Sixers clinched their first sweep in 30-plus years. In doing so, they bought star center Joel Embiid and point guard James Harden a much-needed week of rest ahead of an Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup against either the Boston Celtics or Atlanta Hawks.
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