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Philadelphia and Brooklyn square off in conference showdown

By The Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets (17-49, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (35-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: VJ Edgecombe and the Philadelphia 76ers host Nic Claxton and the Brooklyn Nets in Eastern Conference action.

The 76ers are 8-7 against opponents in the Atlantic Division. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 115.8 points while shooting 46.0% from the field.

The Nets are 3-10 against opponents from the Atlantic Division. Brooklyn is the worst team in the Eastern Conference scoring averaging just 106.9 points per game while shooting 44.6%.

The 76ers’ 12.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Nets allow. The Nets’ 44.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 76ers have allowed to their opponents (47.2%).

The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Nets won 114-106 in the last meeting on Dec. 24. Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 28 points, and Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 27 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Edgecombe is scoring 15.3 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the 76ers. Quentin Grimes is averaging 14.6 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 46.8% over the past 10 games.

Claxton is averaging 12 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Nets. Noah Clowney is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 115.4 points, 40.5 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 10.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.6 points per game.

Nets: 2-8, averaging 107.5 points, 38.0 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.9 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Andre Drummond: day to day (back), Tyrese Maxey: out (finger), Johni Broome: out (knee), Adem Bona: day to day (back), Joel Embiid: out (oblique), Kelly Oubre Jr.: out (elbow).

Nets: Ziaire Williams: day to day (illness), Egor Demin: out for season (foot), Day’Ron Sharpe: out for season (thumb), Michael Porter Jr.: day to day (ankle), Nolan Traore: day to day (rest).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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