He might have been dumped by the Phoenix Suns in their blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant, but Mikal Bridges is enjoying a hot start to life in Brooklyn – and showing his former team exactly what they lost.
Bridges demolished his career-high with 45 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in a massive performance to lead the Nets past the Miami Heat 116-105.
Bridges shot 17-of-23 field goal attempts including four of six from deep, and at one point drained 13 of Brooklyn’s points in a row.
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BUCKS COP 15-YEAR LOW
Indiana beat Chicago 117-113, fighting back from a nightmare first quarter where they were down by 24 points to hand the Bulls a fifth-straight loss. Buddy Hield led the way with 27 points, while Aaron Nesmith had 21 points and seven rebounds and Miles Turner added 17 points and nine rebounds. Zach Lavine had 35 points for the Bulls to go with 11 boards and seven assists, while Coby White had 25 points and Nikola Vucevic 19 points and seven rebounds.
LaVine also responded to rumours that the Bulls would pursue a deal for Russell Westbrook, saying: “Russ is a future Hall of Famer. You can only respect what he’s done in this league. Any player who happens to come on the team, we’ll welcome with open arms. … He’s a fierce competitor. You can do nothing but respect that.”
It was the second-biggest blown lead of the NBA season, and the biggest first-quarter deficit overcome since 2008.
