The Brooklyn Nets rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Miami Heat 109-105.
The Nets trailed 56-40 with 1:16 left in the second quarter and 56-46 at halftime. They outscored the Heat 69-49 the rest of the way.
Dorian Finney-Smith’s driving layup with 59.0 seconds left made it 103-99, and Mikal Bridges’ 2 free throws with 6.3 seconds left put it away at 109-105.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Heat 11-8. Bridges (No. 6 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 9 of the Nets’ 11 on 2 for 4 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Bridges scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter). Armoni Brooks added 17 points (8 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench in his first game with the Nets, and Lonnie Walker IV had 17 points and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro scored 30 points with 6 3-pointers, and Bam Adebayo added 21 points and 14 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. Jimmy Butler III scored 20 points. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nets shot 45.1% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Heat’s 42.9% and 34.2%. They outscored the Heat 50-26 off the bench. The Nets’ starters were outscored 36-21 in 17 minutes together.