What’s clear is they fell back into their losing ways, suffering a 121-102 thrashing at the hands of the Trail Blazers before a sellout crowd of 18,018 at Barclays Center. The loss marked their third straight, after a hot stretch that had seen them win seven of nine.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 25 points, Dalano Banton had 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 121-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.