Michael Porter Jr. equaled his season high with 35 points and Nic Claxton achieved his second triple-double this Saturday in the 119-101 victory of the Brooklyn Nets against the New Orleans Pelicans, the third in the last four games.
Porter tied his personal best by reaching 30 points for the third consecutive game, something he also accomplished from February 3-6 during his final season with Denver. He made five 3-pointers and had nine rebounds after resting Thursday to recover from a back injury on the second night of a back-to-back.
Claxton finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He is the first Nets player with multiple triple-doubles in a season since James Harden (nine) and Kevin Durant (four) in 2021-22, and the second Nets center with multiple triple-doubles in his career. Shawn Bradley achieved five between 1995 and 1997.
Day’Ron Sharpe added 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Brooklyn won for the third time in four games to improve to 6-17.
Trey Murphy III scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who lost their sixth straight game and fell to 3-21. Saddiq Bey added 18 points and Bryce McGowens had 16.
The Nets shot 63.6% and had 13 assists on their 14 baskets in the first quarter, taking a 35-24 lead. Porter scored 13 points in the second quarter on 5-of-6 shooting, and Brooklyn led 62-44 at halftime.
