Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Thursday November 17, 2022
Brooklyn Nets 90, Portland Trail Blazers 91 (Q4 10:13)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?

KD has 27 points, reaching 25 in all of the #Nets first 16 games. That’s the longest such run since Michael Jordan in 1988-89. Up next? Rick Barry who had 25 in a row in 1966-67. – 11:55 PM

27 points through three quarters for @Kevin Durant 🪣 pic.twitter.com/6Tg6XbQKEp – 11:55 PM

A new career high for @Shaedon Sharpe with 18 points on 7-8 shooting from the field and 4-4 from the three-point line. The way this one is going, gotta get him the ball. – 11:54 PM

KD has 27 points, reaching 25 in all of the #Nets first 16 games. That’s the longest such run since Michael Jordan in 1988-89. The last player with 17 straight was Rick Barry with 25 in a row in 1966-67. – 11:54 PM

Moving on up 📈
Kevin Durant becomes the 19th player to reach 26,000 career points 👏 pic.twitter.com/kDcZnyXa45 – 11:53 PM



Slight lead heading into the final frame pic.twitter.com/J3QXKHXM05 – 11:53 PM


What a close to the 3rd from Brooklyn.
Sparked by you know who. pic.twitter.com/hqdrgFA61l – 11:52 PM


Nets 85, Blazers 82: end of third quarter. 20 points, 2 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 19 points, 8 assists for @Damian Lillard. 15 points, 2 rebounds for @Shaedon Sharpe. 11 points, 6 rebounds for @Jusuf Nurkic. – 11:52 PM

After playing his best game of the season in Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Kings — Ben Simmons is playing even better tonight. He’s 6-for-6 from the field and has eight rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes. – 11:52 PM


Yuta Watanabe is really everywhere this game. Offensive rebounds, defense, running the floor, three-point shooting, passing.
Doing it all. – 11:50 PM

ANT1 Mixtape 📀
#RipCity | @Anfernee Simons pic.twitter.com/mSW1w6fQzP – 11:50 PM

Yuta Watanabe is really everywhere this game. Offensive rebounds, defense, running the floor, three-point shooter, passing.
Doing it all. – 11:50 PM

Jerami Grant broke out the Kobe *and* TMac throwbacks from @adidas Basketball tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/3DsfR0K51k – 11:49 PM





Blazin’ on both ends!
@Damian Lillard x @Jerami Grant pic.twitter.com/yt9r4NSIvZ – 11:44 PM

Anfernee making an And1 mixtape here in the 3rd 🤯
#RipCity – 11:43 PM

Two blatant missed calls from the refs on KD.
Complete momentum shifters. Awful. – 11:42 PM

Vaughn was standing up for KD there. KD thought he got fouled on the last possession and a couple possessions before that. He’s been chirping at ref James Williams — and instead of giving KD a tech, he gave one to Vaughn. – 11:42 PM

Kevin Durant is the 19th player in NBA history to score 26,000 points. Only other currently rostered player to reach 26K is LeBron James. If Durant scores 25 pts vs POR, he’ll join Michael Jordan as the only NBA players in past 55 yrs to score 25+ in their teams first 16 games – 11:41 PM

ICYMI: After my new colleague’s (@Chris Haynes ) excellent interview with Kevin Durant @BleacherReport – I thought through the “what if KD asks for a trade again?” question with how I’d see that market shaking out: bleacherreport.com/articles/10055… – 11:41 PM

There’s a palpable buzz in the building every time Shaedon Sharpe checks in. – 11:40 PM

Two poorly timed turnovers from KD.
Ball is not bouncing the Nets way tonight. – 11:39 PM


Royce O’Neale (nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds) is on triple-double watch. The eight assists already tie his career high, as well as his high in college at Baylor. – 11:35 PM


💪 💪 💪
#RipCity | @Jusuf Nurkic pic.twitter.com/tc0uYkOL8V – 11:33 PM

Ben Simmons (10 points) has reached double figures for the second straight game.
Following up his best performance of the season with an even better showing. – 11:33 PM


The 19th player in NBA history to score 26,000 career points 👏 pic.twitter.com/RfEDZxMNVu – 11:32 PM



Second straight game for Ben Simmons in double digits after scoring in single digits his first nine games. – 11:32 PM

Ben Simmons just got an oop from the dunker spot.
May have been the first one all season. – 11:31 PM

With that basket, Kevin Durant (19 points) is the 19th player in NBA history to score 26,000 career points.
The only other player currently on an NBA roster to reach the 26,000-point mark is LeBron James. – 11:31 PM

With that basket, Kevin Durant became the 19th player in #NBA history to score 26,000 points. #Nets – 11:29 PM

Blazers are shooting 11/24 (46%) from three.
Nets three-point defense has been brutal this season. – 11:29 PM


Ben Simmons playing with Claxton in place of Sumner early in the 3rd. – 11:27 PM

SHEEEEESH 🥶
#RipCity | @Damian Lillard pic.twitter.com/HWZJQc5Qc7 – 11:23 PM

On the other end, Shaedon Sharpe is impressive. He’s hitting pullup 3s, throwing down lobs, giving the #Nets a tough time with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting. – 11:15 PM


Made the most of the second chance pic.twitter.com/LQ1zNUdzyu – 11:12 PM

Ben Simmons has eight points, four assists, four boards and is 4-of-4 from the field. The #Nets trail 61-57 at the half, but this is an auspicious sign for Simmons, who actually had a decent game two nights ago. – 11:11 PM

Ben Simmons just had his best offensive half of the season. But the Nets have to get another big to better use him defensively. Having him defend a guy like Nurkic is wasting his talents and asking for fouls or injury. – 11:10 PM

Halftime in PDX.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/Rf3e0hCHFA – 11:10 PM


Incredible half for Joe Harris. Rough half for Seth Curry.
Nets have not been able to get both of them going together this year. – 11:08 PM

Blazers 61, Nets 57: halftime. 17 points, 5 assists for @Damian Lillard. 15 points, 2 rebounds for @Shaedon Sharpe. 9 points, 6 rebounds for @Jusuf Nurkic. – 11:08 PM


File this under things you love to see pic.twitter.com/4kYbg20tfZ – 11:03 PM

Portland crowd leads NBA in plaid shirts per capita. hipster Brooklyn would make league’s top 5 though. pic.twitter.com/02cPIDJud4 – 11:01 PM


Royce O’Neale has already tied his career-high with eight assists. #Nets trail the #Trailblazers 52-51 with 2:34 left in the half. – 11:00 PM


Royce O’Neale has matched his career-high with eight assists (done twice previously, both earlier this season).
There’s 4 minutes left in the 1st half. – 10:58 PM

Maybe Ben Simmons found something during that caning the #Nets took in Sacramento. He’s definitely looked not only more spry, but more aggressive and willing to attack. – 10:58 PM


The Nets offense when they had success of late was predicated on getting KD the ball in the mid-post.
The good teams since have made those entries very difficult. – 10:56 PM