NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Golden State Warriors at Barclays Center on Monday and lost 109-98.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 18 points and five rebounds while Nic Claxton had 15 points, five rebounds, and seven blocks. Royce O’Neale had 15 points off the bench and Cam Johnson had 13 points.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 29 points and five rebounds while Jonathan Kuminga had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Brandin Podziemski had 15 points and Gui Santos had nine points off the bench.
In the first half, both teams shot the ball poorly as neither squad could find much of a rhythm within their offense. Johnson was the best player for Brooklyn as he put up 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals in the half to help give Brooklyn a 49-43 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Nets started to lose momentum of the game thanks to how poorly they played on both ends of the floor in the third quarter combined with the Warriors having their best quarter by far. O’Neale got hot from three in the fourth quarter, but with Thomas and Bridges still struggling mightily, Brooklyn wasn’t able to mount a comeback.
Here are your Nets player grades following Monday’s loss: