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The Nets lost their fifth straight game.
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The Nets lost their fifth straight game.
Day'Ron Sharpe had 20 points and 11 rebounds off the bench Brooklyn in the 115-109 defeat on Tuesday.
The Nets have lost three straight as they try to hold onto a top-six seed.
The Nets are just 1 1/2 ahead of seventh-place Miami as they try to avoid the play-in tournament.
Mikal Bridges scored 34 points and Cam Johnson added 23 for Brooklyn in the 121-107 defeat.
Mikal Bridges scored 25 points as Brooklyn defeated Denver, 122-120, on Sunday.
Bridges frequently quieted a raucous Target Center crowd, making 4 of 8 3-pointers and 13 of 24 overall shots.
The Nets didn't have Nic Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Johnson, Royce O'Neale and Ben Simmons.
Bridges scored 19 points on perfect shooting in the opening quarter of Brooklyn's 102-86 win.
It was Brooklyn's first victory over Boston in four meetings this season.
The Knicks opened a two-game lead over the Nets for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Mikal Bridges said the Nets "just weren't there" late in the game.
Cameron Johnson scored 27 points and Mikal Bridges added 24 in the 129-127 loss on Sunday.
Brooklyn, which has lost three of four, committed 13 turnovers.
The Heat fell behind New York into seventh place in the Eastern Conference, out of guaranteed playoff position.