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Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges told reporters that he was unhappy with the way New York Knicks fans dominated the crowd at the Barclays Center during Tuesday’s rivalry game.
The Nets suffered a hard fought 108-103 loss against their city rivals to the thrill of what was supposed to be a home crowd for Brooklyn.
But ‘let’s go Knicks’ chants dominated the final minutes of New York’s win as Nets fans struggled to make themselves heard.
They also spent sections of the night showering Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson with MVP chants and even began a ‘let’s go home’ chant as New York wrapped up the victory.
‘I feel like every person in here [feels] like it’s not fun when you feel like you’re at an away game at home. That’s for any person sitting here. Any person alive,’ Bridges told reporters after the game.
Nets star Mikal Bridges was unhappy with Brooklyn’s home game feeling like an away game
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson led New York to a win after he poured in 30 points and four ᴀssists
“I feel like every person in here [feels] like it’s not fun when you feel like you’re at an away game at home. That’s for any person sitting here. Any person alive”- Mikal Bridges on the Knicks fans’ presence at Barclays Center pic.twitter.com/5CKs3YhjGg
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Bridges himself, finished the night with 36 points, five rebounds, and five ᴀssists, while shooting 14-26 from the field.
He hit a career-high seven 3-pointers for the Nets, who blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter in the second consecutive game.
Brooklyn led by as many as 18 points before squandering a 14-point advantage in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Against the Knicks, Brooklyn was up by 10 late in the third quarter.
Brunson scored 30 points and picked up four ᴀssists, while Julius Randle added 30 points, nine rebounds and seven ᴀssists to overcome the one man show Bridges attempted to put on.
‘We just kept grinding. Obviously, they were pretty much beating us all game. They were playing well. They started the game pretty well,’ Brunson said after the game.
‘We couldn´t do anything about what we did in the past, we could only just be better going forward, and the best quarter was the fourth tonight.’
