The Brooklyn Nets (31 - 40) took down the Cleveland Cavaliers (47 - 27) 106 - 98 on Friday. The Nets were able to defeat the second best team in the Eastern Conference with strong performances from Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson, who each scored 20 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added a nice spark off the bench with 18 points to help relieve the starters. He was n't the only one filling it up for the Brooklyn bench, Alan Anderson and Jarrett Jack combined for 29 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Brooklyn kept their playoff hopes alive and are just a half a game back from the Boston Celtics, who currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. The Cavaliers ended a four game win streak that began with a victory over the same Nets who beat them on Friday. The big three of LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving combined for 68 points but were the only Cleveland players to reach double figures in any statistical category. The Nets were without Thaddeus Young, but like most teams as of late, the Cavs did n't have an answer for Brook Lopez. It did n't help that bigman Timofey Mozgov was held to just two points and five rebounds with zero fouls in 17 minutes. Cleveland will host Nerlens Noel and the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, as the Nets will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to town.
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