Overview
- Brooklyn fell 123-110 to Utah after leading by nine entering the fourth, getting outscored 42-20 in the final period.
- Noah Clowney led the Nets with 29 points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks, including a career-best 10-of-12 at the foul line.
- Clowney is listed as probable with back soreness for Saturday, while Michael Porter Jr. returns after a one-game lower-back injury management rest.
- Recent analysis highlights Clowney’s surge, with improved shooting splits and increased free-throw and three-point volume over his last several weeks.
- The Pelicans will be without Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole and Herb Jones, and the Nets sit 2.5 games back of New Orleans in the draft-lottery standings.