After disposing of the Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies in successive blowouts, the Portland Trail Blazers looked to keep their perfect road trip alive on Friday, facing the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets played without perpetual MVP candidates Kevin Durant and James Harden, but Kyrie Irving suited up and Brooklyn carried enough ancillary firepower to put Portland’s lights out if they weren’t careful.
As it turned out, the Blazers need not have worried. Irving scored 28 but took 26 shots to do it. The Nets couldn’t hit a three to save their lives.