Mikal Bridges scored 22 points as the Brooklyn Nets secured the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 101-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday in New York. The Nets (45-36) clinched their fifth straight postseason berth by winning for the sixth time in eight games to surpass last season's victory total. Brooklyn is locked into a first-round matchup with the third-seeded 76ers. Philadelphia beat the Nets in five games in the opening round of the 2019 postseason shortly before Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving arrived in Brooklyn.

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