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Nets vs Trail Blazers | The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-94 on Sunday thanks to Kevin Durant’s 31 points, Seth Curry’s season-high 29 points off the bench, and those two players.

Curry scored his most points with the Nets and the most by a Brooklyn reserve this season while shooting 7 for 10 from beyond the arc.

Curry said, “I’ve always believed that if I get great looks, I’ll make them quickly.”. “Our offensive was operating rather smoothly. To start the game, guys spotted me open, and I felt really good and aggressive.

For the Nets, Kyrie Irving contributed 22 points. Ben Simmons had 12 rebounds and eight assists despite only making three shots.

Ben did a good job of going downward, said Curry. He has tremendous passing ability and is able to locate me on the ground.

For Portland, Jerami Grant scored 29 points. Anfernee Simons contributed 15 points, Justice Winslow had 14, Jusuf Nurkic scored 17 points and 14 rebounds.

The Trail Blazers, who are now without Damian Lillard, have lost five of their previous six games, while the Nets have won four of their last six contests.

We’re in a difficult period right now, according to Portland coach Chauncey Billups. “What is is what is. Every team experiences it.

In the second meeting between the clubs in ten days, Brooklyn made 42.9% of its 3-point attempts and overall, 52.6% of its field goal attempts.

The league is “make-or-miss,” according to Durant. It has to do with baskets.

Curry scored Brooklyn‘s first eight points of the fourth quarter as the Nets had a four-point lead going into it. Royce O’Neale’s free throw gave the Nets a 93-87 advantage, and when Portland committed a turnover, Curry scored a three-pointer to increase the margin to nine.

To narrow Brooklyn’s advantage to 98-90, Nurkic sandwiched a hook jumper and a free throw between two free throws by Irving. Durant nevertheless sank a three to increase the margin to 101-90 during a timeout.

Brooklyn was ahead 58–57 at the half and 84–80 at the end of the third.

TIP-INS:

Trail Blazers:

The Blazers are 11-8 and hoping for better after finishing 27-55 last year. Billups remarked before the game that “our core has been relatively healthy.” “By working together and playing hard, we’ve given ourselves a chance to win most of our games.”

Nets:

The season-high, seven-game homestand began with the matinee, and head coach Jacque Vaughn is hoping the Nets can use it to improve and become more focused. Vaughn said when asked why the Nets seem to connect and disconnect throughout games, “The value of each possession.” Because we can score and perhaps make up the deficit, we sometimes take it for granted.