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The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 to complete a 4-0 series sweep in the NBA play-offs.<\/span><\/p>\n Missing star centre Joel Embiid, the 76ers produced an impressive second-half performance to set up a meeting with either Boston or Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Embiid, a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award, suffered a right knee sprain in Thursday’s game three.<\/span><\/p>\n “The whole group came together today,” said the 76ers’ Tobias Harris.<\/span><\/p>\n Harris, who led the scoring for Philadelphia with 25 points and 12 rebounds, added: “He’s the MVP. And when we heard he wasn’t playing, I think it was an opportunity for everybody else to really step up and understand we’ve got to get a win without the big fella.<\/span><\/p>\n “For us to come out here and get this victory, it feels great for the whole group. It’s a great win for us and a great way to sweep the series.” <\/span><\/p>\n The Sixers trailed by 11 points early in the third quarter but an 18-4 run saw them take the lead and they closed the game out in the fourth quarter, with De’Anthony Melton coming off the bench to produce 15 points.<\/span><\/p>\n Paul Reed finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n The 4-0 series victory was Philadelphia’s first play-off sweep since 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n In Los Angeles, the Phoenix Suns took a 3-1 series lead over the LA Clippers with a 112-100 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n Phoenix’s Kevin Durant finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Devin Booker scored 30 points as the Suns won their second straight game in the series.<\/span><\/p>\n One more win will take them into to the Western Conference semi-finals, with game five in Phoenix on Tuesday against a Clippers side missing injured key players Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the LA Lakers moved into a 2-1 series lead with a 111-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/span><\/p>\n Ja Morant returned from injury for the Grizzlies and scored 45 points – but it was not enough to overcome a Lakers side who led from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n Anthony Davis scored 31 points for the Lakers while LeBron James added 25 points.<\/span><\/p>\n The Miami Heat also moved into a 2-1 series lead with a 121-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were again missing star man Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/span><\/p>\n Jimmy Butler scored 30 points for the Heat, who led by double digits for much of the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said the team would continue to “monitor” the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo, who suffered a back contusion in game one and also missed game two.<\/span><\/p>\nSuns one game away from advancing<\/h3>\n