NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers to Barclays Center on Sunday for the final regular-season games this season and lost 134-105. Philadelphia swept the regular-season series 4-0.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 46 points and two rebounds while RaiQuan Gray had 16 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in his NBA debut. David Duke Jr. had 15 points and Patty Mills had 12 points.
For the 76ers, Shake Milton had 20 points and eight assists while Mac McClung had 20 points and nine rebounds. Louis King had 20 points and Paul Reed had 17 points.
In the first half, Mikal Bridges started his 83rd game and subsequently fouls to come out of the game with 11:56 left in the first quarter. Cam Thomas (19 points) and RaiQuan Gray (12 points) went off in the first half. Brooklyn made a comeback in the second quarter as they turned up their defensive intensity.
In the second half, we started to see both teams match each other’s intensity despite the result of the game not mattering in the grand scheme of things. However, Thomas and Gray continued to produce and Thomas almost had 50 points thanks to the roll that he was on. No one got hurt and both teams can look forward to their matchup in the playoffs.
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Mills struggled the basketball in this one in which he was given extended minutes. He had trouble creating space to get his shots off, but he was able to draw some fouls on his three-point shots. Mills did a little bit of everything in this one as he was picking up some rebounds and was passing the ball decently well. Mills may not play in this playoffs, but it was good to see him get some run.
Came out of this game with 11:56 left in the first quarter. Bridges has played 83 games this season and has been excellent for the Nets.
Thomas was awesome scoring the ball in this contest. He was scoring in every way imaginable as he was driving to the rim, swishing his mid-range tries, and he was lights-out from three-point range. Thomas has not played much recently as he has fallen out of the rotation, but it’s always good to see him show that he’s still got it when he’s called upon.
Watanabe had a tough time shooting the ball in this contest. Despite having one of the best percentages in the NBA from three-point range, Watanabe’s three-point shot comes and goes. He did a good job rebounding the basketball and he…
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