Sixers rout Nets, halt 4-game losing streak
Spencer Hawes of the Philadelphia 76ers drives past Shelden Williams of the New Jersey Nets. (April 10, 2012) Credit: Getty Images
The win snapped a four-game losing streak and was only the fifth in 15 games for Philadelphia (30-27), giving it a half-game lead over the Knicks (29-27) for the No. 7 seed in the East, pending the Knicks' late game in Chicago. Milwaukee (28-29) was 1 1/2 games behind the Knicks.
The loss eliminated the Nets from playoff contention for the fifth year in a row.
The Nets were without forward Gerald Wallace, who strained his left hamstring Sunday in a win over Cleveland.
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