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Cam Johnson returns from ankle injury and has 24 points in Nets' 132-114 win at Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets' 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
Keon Johnson and Noah Clowney each added 20 for the Nets, who snapped a five-game losing streak.
Scoot Henderson had a career-high 39 points, including eight 3-pointers, for the Blazers.
Nets guard Ben Simmons, whose status was uncertain because of lower back injury management and a sore left knee, started and finished with five points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. He'll sit out of Wednesday's game at the Clippers.
Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan was hit in the face as he went down late in the first quarter and headed to the locker room. He returned, but left the game again in the final moments after another hard fall.
The Nets led by as many as 16 points in the opening half but Portland closed the gap to 66-61 at halftime. Brooklyn led the rest of the way.
Nets: D'Angelo Russell (shin) also played, but the Nets were without Nic Claxton because of a sore hamstring.
Trail Blazers: The Blazers were without forward Deni Avdija after he tweaked his ankle during practice on Monday. ... Toumani Camara had a career-high 23 points.
The Blazers pulled within 112-103 on Camara's basket with 5:28 left, but Russell hit a pair of free throws and added a deep 3-pointer to extend Brooklyn's lead. Moments later, Keon Johnson's 3 with 3:44 remaining made it 120-105 and all but sealed the win.
Henderson had 17 points in the first quarter alone, including four 3-pointers. He hit his first eight shots from the field and had surpassed his season high with 25 points for Portland by halftime.
The Nets visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Trail Blazers host the Clippers on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Noah Clowney vs. Deandre Ayton (Scoot Henderson gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Keon Johnson assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving dunk | 3-2 |
| 11:03 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:49 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point running reverse layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 8-2 |
| 10:26 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 8-5 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point bank jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 11-5 |
| 9:57 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Scoot Henderson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point tip dunk | 11-7 |
| 9:46 | | Ben Simmons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:45 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 11-10 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-10 |
| 8:45 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Anfernee Simons personal foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ben Simmons assists) | 15-10 |
| 8:14 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:13 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:07 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 18-10 |
| 7:52 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving dunk | 18-12 |
| 7:18 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Scoot Henderson steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Ben Simmons personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 18-15 |
| 6:16 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 21-15 |
| 5:53 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Noah Clowney steals) | ||
| 5:51 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-15 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-15 |
| 5:31 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point putback layup | 25-15 |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot | 25-18 |
| 4:47 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 25-21 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point alley-oop layup (Tyrese Martin assists) | 27-21 |
| 4:04 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point stepback jump shot (Donovan Clingan assists) | 27-24 |
| 3:41 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Tosan Evbuomwan personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 27-27 |
| 3:08 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:46 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 2:41 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point running jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 30-27 |
| 2:28 | | Tosan Evbuomwan shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 2:17 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 33-29 |
| 2:00 | | Tyrese Martin personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | Scoot Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-30 |
| 1:51 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-30 |
| 1:25 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Jalen Wilson misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point alley-oop layup (Jalen Wilson assists) | 38-30 |
| 0:33 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 40-30 |
| 0:03 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 42-30 |
| 11:27 | | Kris Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:24 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point running layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 44-30 |
| 11:02 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Wilson steals) | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point running layup | 46-30 |
| 10:56 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:36 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Kris Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:34 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Kris Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:32 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup | 46-32 |
| 9:58 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-33 |
| 9:33 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Nets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:07 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 49-35 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup (Kris Murray assists) | 49-37 |
| 8:35 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-38 |
| 8:28 | | Ben Simmons offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | Ben Simmons turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 49-41 |
| 7:55 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Tyrese Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Ziaire Williams offensive foul (Charge) (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 49-44 |
| 7:01 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:45 | | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 52-44 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point cutting dunk (Donovan Clingan assists) | 52-46 |
| 6:14 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Ben Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-46 |
| 6:14 | | Ben Simmons misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:10 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-49 |
| 5:43 | | Toumani Camara blocks Ben Simmons's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Kris Murray turnover (lost ball) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | Keon Johnson misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Ben Simmons misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point running layup | 55-49 |
| 5:09 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:08 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:00 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point running dunk | 57-49 |
| 4:33 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 60-49 |
| 4:07 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:55 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | |