Kevin Durant scored 38 points, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-123.
The Nets trailed 75-62 at halftime and 82-64 with 10:40 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 64-41 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Trail Blazers 8-6. In the fourth quarter, Justise Winslow had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Trail Blazers scored 2 points off them.
Seth Curry scored 27 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 9 for 14 shooting.
For the Trail Blazers, Josh Hart had 25 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists, and Brandon Williams added 24 points and 3 steals. Drew Eubanks scored 18 points on 8 for 10 shooting.
The Nets shot 58.4% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 50.0% and 37.1%. The Trail Blazers gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Nets missed. The Trail Blazers were outscored 14-4 in 3 minutes with McLemore, Dunn, Hart, Elleby and Watford on the floor together.