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Brooklyn Nets rout New Orleans Pelicans 145-111 as Egor Demin and Michael Porter Jr. score 22 each
Egor Demin returned from a six-game absence to score 22, Michael Porter Jr. added 22, and the Nets put up a season-high 145 points as the Pelicans lost their fourth straight.
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Egor Demin scored 22 points in his return from a six-game absence, Michael Porter Jr. also had 22, and the Brooklyn Nets routed the New Orleans Pelicans 145-111 at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, November 11. Brooklyn improved to 3-8. New Orleans lost its fourth game in a row and fell to 4-8.
The 145 points were the most the Nets have scored this season, and eight Brooklyn players reached double figures. The Nets shot 45-of-79 from the field, made 20 of 41 threes and got at least one three from nine different players. Demin matched his season high and went 4-of-6 from deep and 8-of-10 at the free throw line.
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A 39-point first quarter
New Orleans scored the game’s first four points, and that was its only lead. Brooklyn answered with a 14-3 run, Porter scored 9 points in the first quarter, and the Nets led 39-25 after one.
The Pelicans scored 41 points in the second quarter and stayed within reach, but Brooklyn had 44 of its own. Terance Mann’s three with 0.8 seconds left made it 83-66 at halftime, and Julius Randle had all 17 of his points before the break. A 17-4 run that carried into the third quarter pushed the lead to 91-66, and Brooklyn led 107-81 after three.
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Zion’s 29 not enough
Zion Williamson scored 29 points in three quarters on 8-of-14 shooting and 12-of-14 free throws, with 15 of them in the second quarter. He did not play in the fourth after a flagrant foul on Demin with 8:24 left, and Demin made all three free throws to finish a 20-4 Brooklyn run that made it 127-87. Drake Powell’s three from Keon Ellis’ pass later made it 133-92, Brooklyn’s biggest lead at 41.
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New Orleans has now allowed 139, 138 and 145 points in its last three games. Rookie Jaron Pierre Jr., a New Orleans native, hit a three with three minutes left for his first NBA basket.
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Around the box
Noah Clowney and Moritz Wagner scored 16 points each off the Brooklyn bench, Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points, 5 assists and 4 blocks in 19 minutes, Keon Ellis scored 11, and Danny Wolf had 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Nets had 30 assists and outscored New Orleans 50-38 in the paint.
Saddiq Bey added 15 points for the Pelicans, Jeremiah Fears and Jordan Poole each scored 14, and Bryce McGowens had 11. Trey Murphy III (knee), Bennedict Mathurin (thumb), Trendon Watford (ankle) and Yves Missi (knee) were out. Attendance was 15,043.
What’s next
The Pelicans host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, November 13, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Saturday Cairo time). The Nets finish their road trip in Memphis on Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Sunday Cairo time).
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