Well, the Miami Heat just got Mikal Bridges’d.
In the final game before the NBA All-Star break, the Brooklyn Nets pulled off the 116-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday evening behind Bridges’ career performance.
He tallied a career-high 45 points on 17-of-24 shooting en-route to their 11-point win, adding eight rebounds, five rebounds, two steals and two assists. He had a string of 15 straight points in the 4th quarter to put Brooklyn up nine with over four minutes left, never looking back.
The Heat, meanwhile, had five double figure scorers.