Shorthanded Nets sputter early, Trail Blazers cruise to 114-95 win

The Nets fell behind immediately Monday night at Barclays Center, and that was that. The Portland Trail Blazers opened on a 10-0 run, and Brooklyn never recovered in an 114-95 loss, its fourth straight. The Nets are 17-51 with 14 games left, and the final stretch is brutal. Nic Claxton finally got the Nets on the board with 8:45 left in the first quarter, but the early stretch set the tone for ...