Follow usBrooklyn were sure of their seed before the end of the game
The Brooklyn Nets managed to turn their season around and it will end in playoffs.
Mikal Bridges scored 22 points and the Nets, shortly after clinching the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, beat the Orlando Magic 101-84 on Friday night. Nets managed to get the playoff spot with a better record and seeding than last season, even after trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
The Nets knew their faith before the game was over, having wrapped up a playoff spot when Miami lost at Washington while their game was in the fourth quarter.
Brooklyn earned the final guaranteed spot in the East and will face the No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers in the first round.
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