"Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in his first game against his former team, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 127-115 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. The Nuggets got Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun back from lengthy injury absences and a huge game from Jamal Murray, but fell to 1-2 since Nikola Jokic was lost for perhaps a month with a hyperextended left knee."
"Porter played six seasons for the Nuggets after being taken with the No. 14 pick in the 2018 draft and was a starter on their 2023 NBA championship team. He was traded to Brooklyn in the offseason for Cam Johnson and came in averaging a career-high 25.8 points. He scored nine points in the second quarter and Brooklyn led 59-52 at halftime after Murray's jumper with 0.2 seconds to play."
"The Nets quickly opened it up again in the third quarter. Brooklyn was 7 for 9 from 3-point range in the period, scoring 41 points and taking a 100-84 advantage to the fourth. Tim Hardaway Jr. had two 3-pointers to open the fourth and cut it to 10, but Thomas had the last seven points of a 12-0 spurt that blew it open at 112-90."
Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and led the Brooklyn Nets to a 127-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Jamal Murray finished with 27 points, a career-high 16 assists and six rebounds for Denver. Aaron Gordon returned to score 20 points off the bench after missing 19 games, and Christian Braun started after a 23-game absence. Nikola Jokic was lost for perhaps a month with a hyperextended left knee. Noah Clowney scored 22, while Cam Thomas and Day'Ron Sharpe each had 17. Brooklyn hit 7 of 9 threes in the third and used a 12-0 run in the fourth to secure the win.
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