Quentin Grimes scores 28 as the 76ers hold to beat the Nets 104-97

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored a season-high 28 points and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 104-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in a game they led by as many as 28.

Grimes shot 10 for 22 and had eight rebounds for the short-handed 76ers, who were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr., among others. Justin Edwards scored 19 points while adding three steals.

Danny Wolf had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who were without leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. (ankle) and lost their third straight game. Josh Minott added 14 points.

The 76ers entered halftime up 53-31, but the Nets came back in the second half, taking the lead in the fourth quarter. Adem Bona’s free throw with 3:02 left gave Philadelphia the lead for good at 88-87.

The Sixers shot 10.3 percentage points better from the field (46.3%) than the Nets (36.0%).

Sixers: Host the Trail Blazers on Sunday.

Nets: Host the Trail Blazers on Monday to begin a three-game homestand.

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

Philadelphia 76ers' Quentin Grimes dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Brooklyn Nets' Danny Wolf (2) tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers' Adem Bona during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Brooklyn Nets' Danny Wolf, center, shoots between Philadelphia 76ers' Adem Bona, left, and Cameron Payne (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Brooklyn Nets' Danny Wolf, right, goes up to shoot against Philadelphia 76ers' Justin Edwards during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia 76ers' Quentin Grimes (5) shotos between Brooklyn Nets' Ziaire Williams, and Terance Mann (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.

Restoring Sable Offshore Corp.’s Santa Ynez unit and pipeline off Santa Barbara aims to address supply disruption risks, according to a department news release. The unit includes three rigs in federal waters, offshore and onshore pipelines, and the Las Flores Canyon Processing Facility. The facility can produce about 50,000 barrels of oil per day and would replace nearly 1.5 million barrels of foreign crude each month, officials said.

“The Trump Administration remains committed to putting all Americans and their energy security first,” Wright said in a statement. “Unfortunately, some state leaders have not adhered to those same principles, with potentially disastrous consequences not just for their residents, but also our national security. Today’s order will strengthen America’s oil supply and restore a pipeline system vital to our national security and defense, ensuring that West Coast military installations have the reliable energy critical to military readiness.”

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse former President Joe Biden’s ban on future offshore oil drilling on the East and West coasts. A federal court later struck down Biden’s order to withdraw 625 million acres of federal waters from oil development.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the move.

“This is an attempt to illegally restart a pipeline whose operators are facing criminal charges and prohibited by multiple court orders from restarting,” Newsom said in a statement. “California will not stand by while the Trump administration attempts to sacrifice our coastal communities, our environment, and our $51 billion coastal economy. The Trump administration and Sable are defying multiple court orders, and we will see them back in court.”

In January, California sued the federal government for approving Houston-based Sable’s plans to restart pipelines along the coast. Democratic state Attorney General Rob Bonta said at the time that the state oversees the pipelines through Santa Barbara and Kern counties and the federal government “has no right to usurp California’s regulatory authority.”

FILE - A worker removes oil from sand at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., on May 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File, File)