Overview
- Porter dropped 35 points on 14-of-23 shooting with five threes in a 119-101 win over the Pelicans, his third straight 30-point game and the Nets’ third consecutive win with him active.
- For the season he is averaging 25.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists on 49.6% shooting and 39.2% from three, with Brooklyn 8.5 points per 100 possessions better when he is on the court.
- Over his last 13 appearances he is at 28.2 points on 51/42/83 splits with a 65.2 true shooting percentage, and the Nets are 6-7 in those games with a positive on-court net rating for his minutes.
- A new front line of Porter, Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton owns a +3.37 net rating in 304 minutes, while Claxton logged his second triple-double and is averaging a career-best 4.5 assists.
- Improved results have pushed Brooklyn into a tie for fifth in the lottery standings, with reports indicating Porter and Claxton could draw trade interest before Feb. 5 as Cam Thomas remains at least two weeks from return and his reintegration is being planned.