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Brooklyn Nets: 25 greatest individual games in team history

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BALTIMORE, MD – CIRCA 1972: Kevin Porter #10 of the Baltimore Bullets goes up to shoot against the New York Knicks during an NBA basketball game circa 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Porter played for the Bullets between 1972-1975 and 1979-83. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

5. Kevin Porter vs. Houston Rockets, Feb. 24, 1978

Kevin Porter played just part of one season with the New Jersey Nets, coming over in a trade from the Detroit Pistons in November 1977 and returning to Detroit in another trade in September 1978.

But in his brief tenure with the Nets, Porter made a mark.

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    • Specifically, he set one, breaking the NBA single-game assist record with 29 dimes in a 126-112 win over the Houston Rockets at Rutgers Athletic Center on Feb. 24, 1978.

    While Scott Skiles later broke the NBA mark with 30 assists in a 1990 game, Porter still holds the Nets’ franchise record.

    The primary recipients of Porter’s giving spirit were John Williamson, who finished with 39 points, and rookie Bernard King, who netted 35.

    Porter finished with 14 points to go with the 29 assists, taking responsibility for more than half of New Jersey’s point total.

    The Rockets were down 68-53 at halftime and could never put together a strong enough run in the second half to get close. Calvin Murphy paced the Rockets, who were just 23-36 coming in, with 38 points and Moses Malone added 28.

    The Nets had a forgettable first season in New Jersey and were just 13-46 when they took the court against Houston, but Porter provided a highlight moment.

    He was the NBA assist leader in 1977-78, averaging 10.8 per game in 74 games with New Jersey and 10.2 overall. With the Nets, he put up 16.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals, as well, in 36.3 minutes, shooting 47 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent at the line.

    Porter won the assist title in 1978-79 with a then-record 13.4 per game and had won it preiously with the Washington Bullets in 1974-75.

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