The Brooklyn Nets visited Crypto.com Arena on Sunday to take on the Los Angeles Clippers and lost 125-114.
For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 26 points, six rebounds, and five assists while Cam Thomas had 20 points and six assists off the bench. Spencer Dinwiddie had 16 points and Nic Claxton had 16 points.
For the Clippers, James Harden had 24 points and 10 assists while Russell Westbrook had 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists off the bench. Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and Terance Mann had 13 points.
In the first half, it seemed like the Nets were going to run away with this one after starting the first quarter with a 16-0 run. However, after the Clippers put forth a massive run of their own to get back into the game, the game was closely contested until the second quarter when Brooklyn was able to create some cushion thanks to contributions from Mikal Bridges and Spencer Dinwiddie.
In the second half, the Nets continued their dominance from what they did in the first half until things changed in the fourth quarter. The game turned once there were less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter as the Clippers ended the game on a 22-0 run thanks to some great plays out of Harden and Leonard.
Here are your Nets player grades following Sunday’s loss: