"Porter poured in a game-high 28 points and Brooklyn sustained its December defensive surge Tuesday night, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 40.7% shooting while forcing 17 turnovers in a 114-106 win at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The victory improved the Nets to 9-19 and marked just the second time this season they've put together consecutive wins, a small but telling sign of traction for a team still finding itself."
"The Nets opened the night 0-for-7 from the field, 0-for-6 from 3-point range and quickly fell behind Philadelphia, 8-1. Then Porter caught fire. The forward buried three straight treys, flipping the game on its head and giving Brooklyn the lead as he scored 12 of the Nets' first 15 points. Locked in from the jump, Porter went 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from deep in the opening quarter."
"The Nets' reserves were a bit careless to open the period, as turnovers from Nolan Traore, Tyrese Martin and Ziaire Williams helped Philadelphia build a seven-point lead with 10 minutes left in the half. But once head coach Jordi Fernández went back to his starters, Brooklyn tightened up, ripping off an 18-4 run to swing the game again and take a seven-point lead with 4:46 left before the break."
Michael Porter Jr. scored a game-high 28 points, including 25 by halftime, while going 8-for-13 with 5-for-8 from three and a +10 in 17 minutes. Brooklyn held the Philadelphia 76ers to 40.7% shooting and forced 17 turnovers en route to a 114-106 victory. The Nets started 0-for-7 and fell behind 8-1 before Porter hit three straight threes and scored 12 of Brooklyn's first 15 points to flip momentum. Reserve turnovers briefly allowed Philadelphia to regain a lead, but the starters answered with an 18-4 run to reclaim control.
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