The Brooklyn Nets traveled to Portland on the second half of a back-to-back to face Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers. After a poor start, Brooklyn was unable to contain the Blazers’ offense.
Team Stats
Field goal shooting/percentage
- Nets: 45-86 (52.3%)
- Blazers: 49-86 (57.0%)
Three-point shooting/percentage
- Nets: 14-30 (46.7%)
- Blazers: 16-25 (64.0%)
Rebounds
- Nets: 31
- Blazers: 37
Assists
- Nets: 24
- Blazers: 29
Steals
- Nets: 7
- Blazers: 9
Blocks
- Nets: 6
- Blazers: 6
Turnovers
- Nets: 14
- Blazers: 13
Fouls
- Nets: 22
- Blazers: 13
Free throws
- Nets: 12-17 (70.6%)
- Blazers: 16-22 (72.7%)
Points in paint
- Nets: 40
- Blazers: 48
Fast break points
- Nets: 13
- Blazers: 15
Bench points
- Nets: 53
- Blazers: 43
Largest lead
- Nets: 3
- Blazers: 15
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Key Plays
The key plays that may have decided the game were the Nets’ possessions to open the first quarter. They turned the ball over eight times, looking completely disjointed offensively.
But for the second straight game, Brook Lopez came up big. He had two big blocks in the second, which energized the Nets.
For Portland, C.J. McCollum looked impressive, with silky smooth drives against a porous Nets defense. After starting the game poorly, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson bounced back in the second half. He had some crafty baskets like this one…
RHJ doing work under the basket. Rondae's got 10p/5r/3a tonight. #BrooklynGrit https://t.co/3bA0NR5EFl
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 5, 2017
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Top Performers
Nets
- Brook Lopez: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Sean Kilpatrick: 20 points, 5 assists, career-high 6 three-point field goals made
Trail Blazers
- C.J. McCollum: 31 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
- Al-Farouq Aminu: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 three point field goals made