Mikal Bridges had his third consecutive 30-point game as the Brooklyn Nets continued their resurgence.
Bridges scored 30 points while Joe Harris and Seth Curry added 12 apiece off the bench for the Nets to ground the Houston Rockets 118-96 Tuesday night, marking the first time this season that they have won three straight games by double digits.
It also marked the first time this season Brooklyn has won three straight games by double digits.
The Nets (37-28) overcame a slow start to pull within one game for the fifth seed, currently held by their crosstown rival New York Knicks (39-27), whose nine-game winning streak got snapped on the same night.