NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Houston Rockets at Barclays Center on Saturday and won 106-104.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 37 points and three assists while Mikal Bridges had 19 points and three steals. Dorian Finney-Smith had 19 points and Nic Claxton had 10 points.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green had 19 points and 10 rebounds while Dillon Brooks had 19 points and five rebounds. Cam Whitmore had 19 points off the bench and Alperen Sengun had 15 points.
In the first half, the Nets began this game with an utter domination on both ends of the floor as Brooklyn played arguably its best quarter of the season against a formidable opponent. In the second quarter, the Rockets were able to play the period to a standstill with the Nets thanks to the efforts of Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet to pick up the scoring load.
In the second half, this game flipped on its head as Houston found a way to continue its competitiveness that they started in the second quarter. The fourth quarter is where the Rockets took this game from a blowout to a game where everyone in Barclays Center had to wondering whether the Nets were going to blow a 28-point lead to lose narrowly at home. Thankfully, time saved Brooklyn in this one.
Here are your Nets player grades following Saturday’s win: