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Mikal Bridges scores 21 points, Nets rout Wizards for 3rd straight victory
NEW YORK (AP) Mikal Bridges scored 21 points and the Brooklyn Nets routed the Washington Wizards 124-97 on Friday night for their third straight victory and fifth in six games.
Cam Thomas added 17 points, Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Nic Claxton finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds. At 12-9, the Nets are a season-best three games over .500.
“I think our activity level was higher in the second half,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “The ball started going in. Sometimes it’s just that simple, seeing the ball go in for you. This is a game that we can hopefully look back on.”
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 17 points, Bilal Coulibaly had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Deni Advija had 15 points and had seven rebounds. The Wizards shot just 18.2 percent from 3-point range and fell to 3-18 with their fourth straight loss.
“I think we got a little frustrated with the lack of shot-making,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “Six for 33 is a tough night for us for on 3s. I thought we allowed them to run out and get some fast-break points and it affected our defense.”
After shooting just 39% in the first half, but leading 50-47 at the break, the Nets outscored the Wizards 74-50 in the second.
“I think we were more aggressive on defense in the second half, and we hit some 3s, too,” Sharpe said. “We just hit them in the mouth, and they backed off and we kept playing hard.”
Brooklyn broke it open in the third quarter, making 16 of 26 field goals and outscoring Washington 40-24. The Nets had edges of 55-40 in rebounds and outscored Washington 76-56 in the paint.
“We were just being aggressive and finding holes and mismatches, and we got size,” Bridges said. “Just trying to get in the paint. Good things happen when you hit the paint.”
UP NEXT
Wizards: At Philadelphia on Monday night.
Nets: At Sacramento on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Gafford vs. Nic Claxton (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:33 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot | 0-3 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:58 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:39 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point running layup | 2-5 |
| 9:57 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 4-5 |
| 8:56 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:56 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 8:56 | | Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:53 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving finger roll layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:18 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-9 |
| 7:17 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 7:07 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-11 |
| 6:49 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point alley-oop dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-13 |
| 5:53 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point layup | 6-15 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-15 |
| 4:34 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:29 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-15 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 10-17 |
| 3:37 | | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 3:37 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 3:22 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point hook shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 12-19 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-19 |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup | 14-21 |
| 2:42 | | Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:15 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 16-21 |
| 2:09 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:06 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 16-23 |
| 1:34 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:11 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Jared Butler's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Cam Thomas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:54 | | Deni Avdija misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Cam Thomas blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Jared Butler turnover (bad pass) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point running layup | 16-25 |
| 0:38 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Dorian Finney-Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-26 |
| 0:33 | | Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Corey Kispert blocks Nic Claxton's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:15 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving layup | 18-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 21-26 |
| 11:02 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 10:48 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 10:32 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Nic Claxton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Jared Butler turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Dorian Finney-Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 9:35 | | +1 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-28 |
| 9:17 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 26-28 |
| 8:59 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 8:43 | | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 8:25 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Danilo Gallinari makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-28 |
| 7:53 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 30-31 |
| 7:30 | | Danilo Gallinari misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup | 30-33 |
| 6:37 | | Corey Kispert misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:29 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Bilal Coulibaly's three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 5:52 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Tyus Jones misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:43 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running alley-oop layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 30-35 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 32-35 |
| 5:11 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | |