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Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, front right, drives the baseline against Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) and forward Mikal Bridges, left, throughout the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan 7, 2024, in Latest York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
NEW YORK — Anfernee Simons had 38 points and 11 assists, Malcolm Brogdon scored eight of his 18 points during Portland’s nearly flawless time beyond regulation, and the Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-127 on Sunday.
Jerami Grant added 27 points, Duop Reath had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Shaedon Sharpe chipped in 21 points off the bench for the Blazers. Portland (10-25) snapped its four-game losing streak and won for the primary time in eight road games.
“We definitely needed it,” Brogdon said. “To drag a win like this out, this can be a team competing for a playoff spot, it’s a extremely good win for us.
“I feel we’re a young team, we’re inexperienced to place a full 48 minutes together. Tonight we were in a position to put 53 minutes together, so I’m pleased with this group.”
Scorchin’
▫️ 38 PTS
▫️ 11 AST
▫️ 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/lqFnQCL5JL— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 8, 2024
Mikal Bridges scored 42 points and made the tying jumper with 1.5 seconds remaining in regulation. But Portland then shot 6 for 7 in time beyond regulation, with Brogdon hitting all three shots, including two 3-pointers.
“We played great,” Simons said. “We got stops when we wanted to. Malcolm got here up big for us. I’m just pleased with the fellows today.”
Nic Claxton had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks for the Nets (16-21), who’ve lost 11 of their last 14 games and play their next one in Paris on Thursday against Cleveland.
“For us to not win this basketball game (is) very disappointing,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Shae Shae 💫
▫️ 21 PTS
▫️ 2 STL
▫️ 1 BLK pic.twitter.com/KqNj2Kj0xq— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 8, 2024
The Trail Blazers didn’t lead until the fourth quarter, and trailed by as many as 10 within the second half, yet appeared poised to snap their lengthy skid on Sharpe’s driving layup that made it 115-113 with 5.5 seconds left in regulation.
“Shaedon was locked in,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “With them attempting to take away (Simons), in the event that they’re going to place two on the ball, we’ve got to be comfortable wherever that ball lands.”
Bridges answered with a fall-away jumper that forced time beyond regulation, then scored seven of the Nets’ 12 points in the additional session.
“Just attending to spots and making (shots),” Bridges said of his success scoring. “But I don’t really care an excessive amount of, especially after an ‘L.’”
However the Trail Blazers had an 11-2 run in the additional period, with Simons scoring six points.
“Ant was really doing all of the labor for us,” Brogdon said. “For me, it’s a matter of what I do every single day, which is shoot the ball. That’s my comfort zone; Ant was making the appropriate reads each time down the ground, and we had to assist him out.”
UP NEXT:
Trail Blazers: Visit Latest York on Tuesday.
Nets: Play Cleveland in Paris on Thursday.
