The Portland Trail Blazers shook off a rusty first half to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 134-127 in overtime. The Blazers were led in scoring by Anfernee Simon’s 38 points and Jerami Grant’s 27 points. All together, the Blazers had six players in double figures and shot a scorching 53% from three-point range.
Mikal Bridges led all scorers with 42 points and orchestrated the comeback for the Nets in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
Both the Blazers and the Nets have had rough offensive starts to 2024. The first half of today’s game would look no different.