NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Utah Jazz to Barclays Center on Monday and won 147-114.
For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 33 points and four assists while Cam Thomas had 25 points and seven rebounds. Lonnie Walker IV had 19 points off the bench and Cam Johnson had 17 points.
For the Jazz, Keyonte George had 21 points and four rebounds off the bench while John Collins had 15 points and seven rebounds. Lauri Markkanen had 13 points and Jordan Clarkson had 13 points off the bench.
In the first half, the Nets had a great start to this game as they outscored the Jazz 43-28 in the first quarter thanks to Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, and Ben Simmons. Simmons returned for the first time since Nov. 6 and he put up two points, six rebounds, and seven assists in the first half.
In the second half, Brooklyn continued to play well as the Jazz tried their best to make a charge in the third quarter, but to no avail as the Nets continued their high-octane scoring. In the dreaded fourth quarter, Brooklyn managed to not only hang on to their lead, but increased to the point that they forced Utah to waive the white flag halfway through the period.
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