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Pelicans Edge Nets 116–113, Handing Brooklyn a Fifth Straight Loss

Rookie Egor Demin set a Nets first-year record for games with at least four three-pointers.

Overview

  • Trey Murphy led New Orleans with 34 points, and Yves Missi added a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double.
  • Egor Demin finished with 17 points and five assists in nearly 29 minutes, shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 5-for-9 from three with one turnover.
  • Brooklyn dropped to 11–27 and 13th in the Eastern Conference, while New Orleans moved to 10–33 and sits last in the West.
  • Demin now has 10 games with at least four made threes, a Nets rookie record, and recorded his sixth game this season with five or more triples, the second-most among NBA rookies.
  • Michael Porter scored 20 points to pace Brooklyn’s offense in the narrow defeat.