Getty Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers
The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are both seeking a strong performance coming out of the All-Star break as they take the court Thursday after a brief, mid-season hiatus.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
TNT is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Nets vs 76ers on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Sling TV
Both of Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” (32 channels) and “Sling Blue” (47 channels) packages come with TNT. They both cost $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling by far the cheapest streaming service with TNT if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Nets vs 76ers live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include TNT. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Nets vs 76ers on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
TNT is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Nets vs 76ers on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Nets vs 76ers Preview
The 76ers haven’t lived up to their preseason expectations overall, but at home in Philly, they’ve been lights out. The Sixers are an NBA best 25-2 at home inside of Wells Fargo Center and will put that on the line against the Nets.
“We love to compete and you see that from everybody on the floor,” Ben Simmons told reporters. “They (bench) love to come in and compete and hustle and make those plays and it’s kind of just trickling down to everybody on the team. We’re setting a standard for everybody and everyone has to hold themselves to that standard. If not, you’re going to fall behind.”
Coming out of the All-Star break, Simmons — who has missed just two games this year — is listed as questionable for the matchup with Brooklyn with back tightness. Simmons and Joel Embiid were the Sixers two All-Stars this season.
The Sixers have reason to be optimistic heading into the final stretch. The majority of their final 27 games come against teams with losing records, which should allow them to move up from the No. 5 seed they currently occupy in the Eastern Conference.
“With 27 games left, my mindset is to take this next period of time — seven, 10, whatever games — and really get precise and purposeful with our rotation, and then take that run home and polish it up,” Sixers head coach Brett Brown said.
A win would be Philadelphia’s fourth in a row, dispatching of the Grizzlies, Clippers and Bulls before the break. A big decision Brown made with his lineup before the break was to move Al Horford to the bench, which worked swimmingly against the Clippers.
“I said that this starting group has been struggling and that he had done nothing wrong,” Brown said . “I keep myself up late at night trying to find ways to better coach it and fix and let it co-exist. To date, after 50-plus games, we’ve struggled a little bit. I feel like I can help Al play at the level that he can play at and that we have seen.
“I think it can be a win-win. It was all class. He’s a great teammate and he understood. It was a high-level adult conversation that I appreciate and respect.”
The Nets have had an up-and-down year and are dealing with more injury news, as guard Kyrie Irving continues to deal with shoulder issues.
“He’s still having issues with his shoulder. He is going to see a specialist this week. That’s about all I can tell you,” Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters this week. “I don’t expect him to be available for Thursday. His shoulder continues to bother him. That’s kind of the extent of it for now.”
At 25-28, the Nets are still in the playoff picture and can test their mettle against a contender in the Sixers without the services of Irving or fellow star Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss the season recovering from an Achilles injury.