NetsDaily - Game 12: Portland Trail Blazers @ Brooklyn NetsThe most comprehensive source for news about the Brooklyn Nets.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50989/nd-fav.png2012-11-25T17:25:40-05:00http://www.netsdaily.com/rss/stream/34505992012-11-25T17:25:40-05:002012-11-25T17:25:40-05:00Nets control Blazers in second half, win 98-85
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<p>The Nets pick up their fifth straight home victory and improve to 8-4 on the year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.netsdaily.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Nets</a> head into Monday's matchup with the <a href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Knicks</a> with a little momentum after winning their second straight game on Sunday, a 98-85 victory over the <a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Blazers</a> (who were playing without <span>LaMarcus Aldridge</span>) at Barclays Center.</p>
<p>The Nets got off to a quick start and led by nine early, but they cooled off after that and trailed by six early in the third quarter. A 14-4 run got them the lead back, but the game was tied again with 8 1/2 minutes to go in the fourth. Then a <span>C.J. Watson</span> three sparked a 9-0 run that put them in control for good.</p>
<p>The Nets shot just 42 percent, but outrebounded the Blazers 48-34. They also had a six-turnover advantage.</p>
<p><span>Joe Johnson</span> led five Nets in double-figures with 21 points on 10-for-19 shooting, 17 coming in the first half. <span>Deron Williams</span> took over in the third quarter and finished with 15 points, 12 assists, three steals and four blocks. <span>Kris Humphries</span> (14 points and 10 rebounds) also had a double-double, and <span>Reggie Evans</span> added 14 boards of his own.</p>
<p>Said <span>Damian Lillard</span> (12, 6 and 7) about facing Williams. "He’s a bigger guard, handles the ball really well, uses his body really well and he’s the reason I got into foul trouble. He is a different style. He tried to throw his weight around a lot and he’s bigger and stronger than most of the point guards I’ve played against."</p>
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<li> <a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20121125/PORBKN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore" target="_blank">Boxscore</a> - NBA.com</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nba.com/video/games/nets/2012/11/25/0021200193-por-bkn-recap.nba/index.html" target="_blank">Trail Blazers vs. Nets (Video)</a> - NBA.com</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nba.com/video/games/nets/2012/11/25/0021200193-por-bkn-1h.nba/index.html" target="_blank">Trail Blazers vs. Nets: First half (Video)</a> - NBA.com</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2012112517">Johnson helps Nets beat Trail Blazers 98-85</a> - AP</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.yesnetwork.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=25505729" target="_blank">Avery Johnson talks about his team's great finish (Video)</a> - YES Network</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.yesnetwork.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=25505733" target="_blank">Brook Lopez talks about the win (Video)</a> - Sarah Kustok - YES Network</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.yesnetwork.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=25505727" target="_blank">Reggie Evans discusses his 14 rebounds (Video)</a> - Sarah Kustok - YES Network</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/nets-take-advantage-of-short-handed-trail-blazers.html" target="_blank">Nets Take Advantage of Short-Handed Trail Blazers</a> - Benjamin Hoffman - New York Times</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-beat-blazers-showdown-knicks-article-1.1207802">Nets beat Blazers, showdown with Knicks next</a> - Kristie Ackert - NY Daily News</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/injuries-mounting-nets-deron-article-1.1207909" target="_blank">Williams doesn't acknowledge arm injuries despite sleeve</a> - Kristie Ackert - NY Daily News</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/joe-johnson-deron-williams-lead-nets-past-trail-blazers-1.4259309" target="_blank">Joe Johnson, Deron Williams lead Nets past Trail Blazers</a> - John Jeansonne - Newsday<br>
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<li> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/nets/another_strong_th_quarter_carries_3zE5IsItk8hxrk8fwDSmxO" target="_blank">Another strong 4th quarter carries Nets</a> - Tim Bontemps - New York Post</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/nets/gritty_evans_fittin_in_dc5OoGnHoafxAafeP7ebYI" target="_blank">Gritty Evans fittin’ in</a> - Zach Braziller - New York Post</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/6833/rapid-reaction-nets-98-trail-blazers-85">Rapid Reaction: Nets 98, Trail Blazers 85</a> - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/6822/avery-johnson-d-will-is-banged-up">Avery Johnson: D-Will is 'banged up'</a> - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York</li>
<li> <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/6841/notebook-johnson-is-heating-up" target="_blank">Notebook: Johnson is heating up</a> - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York</li>
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<a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/sports/article/1156819--nets-notebook-d-will-banged-up-teams-wants-to-push-pace" target="_blank">Nets Notebook: D-Will banged up, teams wants to push pace</a> - Denis Gorman - Metro<br>
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<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/nets/video/playlist/nets-vs-trail-blazers-nov-25-postgame-interviews">Nets vs. Trail Blazers - Postgame Interviews (Video)</a> - Brooklyn Nets</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/11/blazers_fall_98-85_to_brooklyn_nets_playing_withou.html">Blazers fall to Nets without Aldridge, but head to Detroit upbeat</a> - Joe Freeman - The Oregonian</li>
<li> <a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/123735-blazers-buckle-in-fourth-quarter-" target="_blank">Blazers buckle in fourth quarter</a> - Steve Brandon - Portland Tribune</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/11/25/3690436/portland-trail-blazers-vs-brooklyn-nets-2012" target="_blank">Bench and Defense Flop as Aldridge-less Blazers Bow to Nets</a> - Dave - Blazers Edge<br>
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<li> <a href="http://www.tiqiq.com/nba/brooklyn-nets-tickets?pubid=1011026" target="_blank">Brooklyn Nets Tickets</a> - TiqIQ</li>
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https://www.netsdaily.com/2012/11/25/3689974/nets-vs-blazers-score-2012NetsDaily2012-11-25T16:11:09-05:002012-11-25T16:11:09-05:002nd Half Game Thread: Blazers @ Nets
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<p>After a quick start, the Nets have struggled. Discuss the second half here.</p> <p><a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Trail Blazers</a> 50, <a href="https://www.netsdaily.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Nets</a> 46 at the half.</p>
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<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20121125/PORBKN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore">Boxscore</a> - NBA.com</li>
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https://www.netsdaily.com/2012/11/25/3689734/2nd-half-game-thread-portland-trail-blazers-brooklyn-netsNetsDaily2012-11-24T14:55:12-05:002012-11-24T14:55:12-05:00Trail Blazers Head To Brooklyn
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<p>Will Gerald Wallace guard the kid he was ultimately traded for, Damian Lillard when the Nets face the Trail Blazers Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn? That's but one story line coming our of Sunday's game in Brooklyn.</p> <p>So who won the <span>Gerald Wallace</span> trade? Both sides appear happy. Wallace and <span>Reggie Evans</span>, acquired using a trade exception from the deal, have become the glue that holds the improving defense together and their energy has been infections. The Trail Blazers have the NBA's highest scoring rookie taken with the Nets draft pick ... and the chances that the Nets would have picked a point guard if they had kept the pick are very small. More likely, they would have a big man like <span>John Henson</span> of North Carolina, who they liked.</p>
<p>As for the game, the young Trail Blazers are hot. They have won four of their last five and over the last two games, Lillard went for a total of 52 points and 11 assists, shooting 18-for-30 overall and 6-for-12 from deep. Portland also has two players who have given the Nets fits over the years: <span>LaMarcus Aldridge</span> and <span>Nicolas Batum</span>. Both are averaging better than 19 points per. Batum has played poorly the last two games, however, shooting a mere 2-for-12 from deep. The Blazers' two big issues are defensive efficiency (30th in the league) and bench play (five rookies, including two Euros, on the roster).</p>
<p>But Lillard may not be as big a story as Brook Lopez who is becoming more of a presence underneath. As Rod Boone points out, Lopez had more dunks (five) than Blake Griffin (zero) Friday night. It was also the third straight game, and fifth time this season, Boone writes, that Lopez had at least 10 field goals and shot better than 50 percent from the floor. Lopez leads the NBA in field goals per 48 minutes at 13.1. LeBron James is second at 12.8.</p>
<p>Expect to see a little more bench play from the Nets. With three games in four days, Avery Johnson rested Marshon Brooks and <span>Josh Childress</span>,relying heavily on Wallace, who played 38 minutes vs. the <a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Clippers</a>. <span>Toko Shengelia</span> hurt his thumb while lifting Friday night and will be unavailable.</p>
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<li> <a href="http://www.tiqiq.com/nba/brooklyn-nets-tickets?pubid=1011026" target="_blank">Brooklyn Nets Tickets</a> - TiqIQ</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/gamenotes/nets.pdf">Brooklyn Nets Game Notes</a> - <a href="https://www.netsdaily.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Brooklyn Nets</a> </li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/gamenotes/blazers.pdf">Portland Trail Blazers Game Notes</a> - <a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20121125/PORBKN/gameinfo.html">Trail Blazers at Nets - November 25, 2012</a> - Matt Beardmore - STATS</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/brook-lopez-pulling-an-inside-job-for-nets-1.4257935" target="_blank">Brook Lopez pulling an inside job for Nets</a> - Rod Boone - Newsday<br>
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<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/all-nets-1.3784506/three-pointers-lob-city-takedown-1.4256759">Three Pointers: Lob City Takedown</a> - Rod Boone - Newsday<br>
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<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/a-point-guard-for-the-nets-to-ponder/">A Point Guard for the Nets to Ponder</a> - Benjamin Hoffman - New York Times</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-average-johnson-article-1.1207514" target="_blank">Nets not merely average, says Johnson</a> - Kristie Ackert - NY Daily News</li>
<li> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/netsblog/nets_finding_minutes_for_brooks_AKONIjKbw6nr6TPIxRcg3J#axzz2DC9l7890">Nets finding minutes for Brooks won't be easy</a> - Tim Bontemps - New York Post</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/nets/against_clippers_gets_from_avery_pU0CQh1X0xTcuXSiPiLQeO" target="_blank">‘D’ against Clippers gets ‘A’ from Avery</a> - Tim Bontemps - New York Post</li>
<li> <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/6820/w2w4-nets-vs-blazers" target="_blank">W2W4: Nets vs. Blazers</a> - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York<br>
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<li> <a href="http://snynets.com/blog/would-nets-have-been-better-off-with-damian-lillard-over-d-will-and-gerald-wallace/" target="_blank">Would Nets Have Been Better Off With Damian Lillard Over D-Will and Gerald Wallace?</a> - Moke Hamilton - SNY</li>
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<a href="http://snynets.com/columns/pregame-primer-portland-trailblazers-6-6-at-nets-7-4-300-p-m/" target="_blank">Pregame Primer: Portland Trailblazers (6-6) at Nets (7-4), 3:00 P.M.</a> - SNY<br>
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<li> <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/11/portland_trail_blazers_at_brooklyn_nets_game_previ.html" target="_blank">Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets game preview</a> - Joe Freeman - The Oregonian<br>
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