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.