The Brooklyn Nets (14-26) came into Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers (13-26) on a five-game losing streak with the players feeling frustrated with the recent bout of losing. Despite the fact that starting center Nic Claxton wasn't available due to right hamstring soreness,

The Blazers guard had a career-high but that didn't make up for off nights from Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton.

Trail Blazers rising star Scoot Henderson had a game to remember against the Nets, making franchise history along the way.

The Brooklyn Nets won 132-114 over the Portland Trail Blazers and improved to 14-26 in a game where it never trailed. For one night it looked like a contender.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson’s shot was on point Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. He drove for a dunk, had a put-back dunk, hit a floater and a short jumper, and nailed many three-pointers. Wide-open threes, contested threes, step-back threes, ill-advised threes. It didn’t matter the variety. Almost all of them went in.

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Scoot Henderson lit up the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night, but unfortunately nothing else went right for the Portland Trail Blazers in a dispiriting 132-114 loss. The Blazers were nearly run off the court by the Nets,