NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center on Monday and lost 106-102.
For the Nets, Nic Claxton had 21 points and six rebounds while Cam Johnson had 18 points and five rebounds. Mikal Bridges had 14 points and Dennis Schröder had 13 points.
For the Grizzlies, Luke Kennard had 25 points and seven assists while Jake LaRavia had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Lamar Stevens had 13 points off the bench and Santi Aldama had 12 points.
In the first half, this game did not start like the blowout that many were anticipating as Memphis made 7-of-13 (53.8%) of their three-pointers in the first quarter to even the odds a bit. In the second quarter, it was more of the same as the Grizzlies continued to be physical with the Nets, but once Brooklyn matched Memphis’ physicality, the Nets started building some momentum to end the half.
In the second half, this continued to be a game where the Nets seemed to take one step forward, but two steps behind as they couldn’t sustain any momentum after forcing a turnover or making a few shots in a row. Brooklyn failed to keep Memphis off the glass and the Nets free-throw shooting doomed them in a game decided by just a few possessions.
Here are your Nets player grades following Monday’s loss: