Cam Thomas, huge third quarter lift Nets to win over Cavaliers
Thomas and Mikal Bridges combined for 54 points in Brooklyn's 120-101 win on Sunday.
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Thomas and Mikal Bridges combined for 54 points in Brooklyn's 120-101 win on Sunday.
The Nets fell 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th and final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.
Dennis Schroder had a season-high 31 points for Brooklyn, which had won three of four.
Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the season because of back problems for the third straight year.
The Nets bounced back quickly after a poor performance Monday in a 106-102 home loss to Memphis.
Memphis outrebounded Brooklyn 50-33 and piled up 25 second-chance points in the 106-102 win on Monday.
The Nets pulled within two games of the final spot in the play-in tournament.
Brooklyn improved to 23-36, winning in interim coach Kevin Ollie's first home game since replacing Jacques Vaughn.
Losing for the fifth time in six games, the Nets shot 39.2% and finished with 22 turnovers.
Dennis Schroder led the way with 18 points in Brooklyn's 111-86 victory on Monday night.
The Nets fell to 0-2 under interim head coach Kevin Ollie.
The Nets failed to extend a five-game winning streak against Toronto. Brooklyn has lost three straight and six of seven.
Payton Pritchard and Derrick White combined for 55 points in Wednesday's 136-86 destruction.
The Nets lost for the fourth time in five games and don't have much time to figure out what else they can do against Tatum.
Nic Claxton added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who snapped a three-game losing streak.