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Brooklyn Nets Compete Against Blazers in Close Game
Nets vs Blazers | Nov.17, 22
Brooklyn Nets, still without Kyrie on this day, 17 , played Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore. In the first half, Blazers were on the back foot, trailing by four points. In the third quarter, the Nets were unable to ride the wave, but Durant scored a series to put the Nets back in front, and then Yuta Watanabe hit a series of three-pointers to put the Nets back in front again. Durant split a pair of free-throws to make it 106-103. Jusuf Nurkic was fouled by Durant on a layup with 6.5 seconds left and Nurkic converted the 3-point play to tie it at 107. but Royce O'Neal tipped in a triple-double with 0.7 seconds left to give the Brooklyn Nets a 109-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The game was won.Durant scored 35 points for the Nets, while Yuta Watanabe contributed 20 points, the second most on the team, in the win. Simmons, who scored in double figures for the first time in the last game, made all 6-of-6 field goals on the night and recorded his first double-double since moving to the team with 15 points and 13 rebounds.Damian Lillard had 25 points and 11 assists for Portland.Brooklyn Nets finished the four-game road trip with a 2-2 record. They return home studium Barclays Center for their next game against Memphis Grizzlies.
TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
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BKN | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 109 |
POR | 28 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 107 |