The Nets got that win as they beat the Trail Blazers 132-114 thanks to Brooklyn getting healthier with the returns of Johnson and Russell. Johnson came back like he never left to the tune of 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field while Noah Clowney bounced back for an all-around outing of 20 points,

Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets' 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Portland Trail ...

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Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night

However, Johnson reinjured his ankle during the first half of the victory. While he finished the game, the Nets ruled him out for their last two matchups — a pair of losses to the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. Brooklyn listed the 28-year-old as questionable for Friday's Lakers matchup before ruling him out.

Trail Blazers : OUT: Jerami Grant (face) and Matisse Thybulle (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: Deni Avdija (ankle), Dalano Banton (illness), Robert Williams III (illness), Bryce McGowens (G League), Justin Minaya (G League), and Taze Moore (G League).

Confidence rides on the Portland Trail Blazers to play past the spread in the picks and predictions against the Brooklyn Nets.

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, left, stands next to Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) AP AP

The Nets got that win as they beat the Trail Blazers 132-114 thanks to Brooklyn getting healthier with the returns of Johnson and Russell. Johnson came back like he never left to the tune of 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field while Noah Clowney bounced back for an all-around outing of 20 points,

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.

Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.