NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Mikal Bridges has been an absolute stud for the Nets ever since he came to the team in February. It has been rare to see him have a game in which he shoots worse than 50% from the field. However, Tuesday’s 107-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves was about more than just Bridges’ off game.
“They (the Timberwolves) executed better than us,” Bridges said after scoring 24 points on just 9-of-24 shooting from the field and 1-of-5 from behind the three-point line. Bridges made a great effort of offsetting the poor shooting performance by grabbing five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. “They just got more stops than us and credit to them. We just got to finish the game better.”
With the score tied at 98 with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter after Spencer Dinwiddie’s step-back three-point shot, Minnesota went on a 9-4 run to end the game. Brooklyn was unable find any good shots down the stretch and that led to the moment where Dinwiddie appeared to have been fouled by Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards with 8.1 seconds left. “We just got to be better on both ends, but they did a really good job.”
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