Eastern Conference Recaps, March 12: Mikal Bridges’s 25 Points Fueled Brooklyn Nets’ Victory Against Denver Nuggets
Bridges scored 25 points in the victory
Mikal Bridges has been the star for the Brooklyn Nets.
He scored 25 points to lead the Nets to a 122-120 victory against the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic had a chance to win it but his buzzer-beating, turnaround 3-pointer bounced off the rim.
Down 69-61 at halftime, the Nets outscored the Nuggets 37-18 in the third quarter. The Nuggets then made a late push in the fourth quarter to get back within single-digits.
“Even if we don’t know what we’re doing sometimes, just scrambling, all five guys help each other,” Bridges said. “Sometimes, it’s not going to be perfect, but I think just the next guy stepping up is the biggest thing.”
For Bridges, it was just his seventh game under 30 points since being acquired in the Kevin Durant trade last month. Nic Claxton had 20 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 15 points and a season-high 16 assists.
Jokic led the Nuggets with 35 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was his second triple-double this season which included 20 or more rebounds.
NEXT NETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 25 at Miami
OTHER NOTES:
-The Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 16-point deficit to take a 114-108 victory against the Charlotte Hornets. Darius Garland led them with 28 points after being sidelined a game due to a quad injury. Donovan Mitchell had 23 points and Caris LeVert had 15 off the bench.
Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 27 points and P.J. Washington had 19.
-The Philadelphia 76ers got early help from their two superstars in a 112-93 victory against the Washington Wizards. Joel Embiid had 34 points while James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists in the first three quarters before sitting in the fourth.
Corey Kispert led the Wizards with a career-high 25 points and Bradley Beal had 13.
NEXT WIZARDS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Apr. 7 in Washington
NEXT 76ERS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Apr. 6 in Philadelphia
Cory Nelson is a contributor to Inside The Heat. He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson. You can also check out his personal blog HERE.
