Nets haul back-to-back wins against Hawks as Bridges drops 38

Mikal Bridges poured in 38 points to help the Brooklyn Nets defeat the Atlanta Hawks for the second straight game, 114-102 on Sunday (PHL).

Ran it back. pic.twitter.com/2JIcExdcuj

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 2, 2024

Mikal Bridges had the hot hand in the Nets' win over the Hawks!

38 PTS | 5 3PM | 5 REB | 2 STL pic.twitter.com/0Shl9sTcvg

— NBA (@NBA) March 2, 2024

Cam Johnson chipped in 23 points for the Nets, who improved to 3-3 under interim coach Kevin Ollie and pulled within two games of the Hawks for 10th place in the Eastern Conference and the final spot in the Play-In tournament.

Dennis Schroder contributed 14 points and eight assists, while Nic Claxton racked up 12 points and 13 boards for Brooklny, who also won a 124-97 over the Hawks on Thursday.

After trailing nearly the entire first half, Brooklyn took over in the second half with defense. Atlanta made just 13 of 42 field goals, and the Nets limited the Hawks to just 40 second-half points while scoring 13 points off nine turnovers in the last two quarters.

Mikal Bridges hit the Ice Trae celebration after drilling this triple 😅pic.twitter.com/AGpKbsDysK

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 2, 2024

The run started in the third quarter when Brooklyn outscored Atlanta 30-18, and where Bridges scored 12 in the period.

Saddiq Bey had 23 points. Dejounte Murray scored 20 and dished out 11 assists for the Hawks. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Clint Capela pitched in with 13 and 11 points respectively, and a combined 16 rebounds.

Hawks All-Star Guard Trae Young is still out for at least four more weeks due to surgery on a torn ligament on his left hand.