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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday's game against Chicago with an injured left knee.

The Nets were 0-6 in games without D’Angelo Russell this season since his addition to the team. While the veteran point guard was certainly missed at times in Saturday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center,

In the closing act of a two-game road trip, the Brooklyn Nets traveled to our nation's capital for a rematch of Feb. 5's 119-102 loss to the Washington Wizards.

As mentioned above, the Nets come into this game following a 105-103 win at the 76ers on Saturday in which the situation became dire with Brooklyn going from leading by 17 points in the first half to trailing by three points in the fourth quarter.

The Nets have a record of 6-1 going into the All-Star break, currently sitting just 1.5 games out of the 10th seed.