In a battle of brothers, the Brooklyn Nets (36 - 41) won their ninth game in 11 chances when they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (50 - 27), 106 - 96. This game was originally slated for January 26th but was postponed due to Winter Storm Juno. LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, and Chris Kaman didn’t make the cross - country trip for the Blazers. The Nets’ win gives them a full game lead over the eight seed Boston Celtics while moving them two games behind the six seed Milwaukee Bucks with five games remaining. Four players accounted for 91 of the team’s 106 points (86 percent). None of the Nets starters committed a turnover, and Joe Johnson made a basket for the 879th straight game, longest active streak in the league. Deron Williams continued his improved play post - All - Star break, finishing with 24 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and four three - pointers in 37 minutes. Brook Lopez, recent Player of the Week award winner, contributed 32 points, reaching 30 points for the sixth time in 11 games. Thaddeus Young rounded out the solid performances with 20 points and a thunderous dunk over Meyers Leonard. The Blazers can drop no further than the four seed as a division winner, regardless of record, but home court advantage is quickly fading as they fell one and half games behind the five seed Los Angeles Clippers. C.J. McCollum and Meyers Leonard started in place of Batum and Aldridge, and they combined for 32 points and 21 rebounds with the increased responsibility. Damian Lillard supplied more than a third of the offense, scoring 36 points and hitting six three - pointers in 39 minutes. The Blazers were awarded a three - pointer on a Damian Lillard 19 - foot jumper during the third quarter. Since the referees failed to review the play in a timely manner, the extra point stood. Robin Lopez, Brook's brother, was held to eight points on 4 - of - 11 shooting, matching Arron Afflalo's accuracy from the field. The Nets host the East-leading Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday four days removed from a 131 - 99 loss in Atlanta. The Trail Blazers play their fourth game in five nights when the host the Western Conference’s worst team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Wednesday.
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