The Brooklyn Nets visited Moda Center on Wednesday to face the Portland Trail Blazers and lost 105-103.
For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 21 points, four rebounds, and four assists while Spencer Dinwiddie had 19 points and seven assists. Cam Johnson had 13 points and Lonnie Walker IV had 13 points off the bench.
For the Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant had 30 points and eight rebounds while Anfernee Simons had 20 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Duop Reath had 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 16 points.
In the first half, it was a back-and-forth affair as neither team could figure out how to stop the other for a first half that at least had a decent amount of scoring. Mikal Bridges (15 points) and Lonnie Walker IV (13 points) combined for 28 points to help the Nets take a 52-51 lead heading into halftime.
In the second half, it was a tale of two quarters as the Nets used a massive run in the third quarter to lead by 11 points thanks to some impressive play from Dinwiddie and Johnson. However, Portland took over in the fourth quarter to get back into the game where it came down to Simons hitting a clutch floater over Bridges to win the game 105-103.
Here are your Nets player grades following Wednesday’s loss: