Locked in a second-quarter tie with Atlanta, the Nets used an extended blitz to win the game. And maybe win their way into the playoffs as well.
And maybe win their way into the playoffs as well.
The Nets now lead the seventh-place Heat by two games for the sixth and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, as well as holding the tiebreaker. With just five games left, a top six playoff spot now seems a fait accompli — thanks to stellar play from Mikal Bridges and some solid defense all around. Mikal Bridges scores during the Nets’ win over the Hawks on March 31.Bridges poured in a game-high 42 points to lead an attack that shot a white-hot 55.7 percent, and 15-for-33 from behind the arc.The Nets may not have been prolific in transition, but they got enough stops to get into early offense.
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