Brooklyn Nets, D'Angelo Russell and Portland Trail Blazers
The Brooklyn Nets could welcome back two top offensive players during a key draft positioning matchup. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell are questionable for Tuesday’s road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Russell has been upgraded from questionable to available Tuesday after missing Brooklyn's previous four outings due to a right contusion. With Cam Thomas (hamstring) still out, Russell should return to Brooklyn's starting lineup against Portland but will operate on a minutes restriction.
The Brooklyn Nets announced that center Nic Claxton (right hamstring tightness) is out for Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The Nets steamrolled lottery rival Portland 132-114 in a wire-to-wire rout Tuesday night at Moda Center, their most lopsided victory of the season. Was it Pyrrhic? Possibly. Was it
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.
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
Russell has appeared in six of the Nets' 11 games after joining the team in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. The 28-year-old has averaged 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field and 36.7 percent from three.
Cam Johnson and D'Angelo Russell have a chance to return from extended absences during Tuesday's Nets-Trail Blazers matchup.
The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Brooklyn Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Trail Blazers prediction and pick.
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