Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

The Nets got that win as they beat the Trail Blazers 132-114 thanks to Brooklyn getting healthier with the returns of Johnson and Russell. Johnson came back like he never left to the tune of 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field while Noah Clowney bounced back for an all-around outing of 20 points,

Ben Simmons and Cam Johnson's statuses are in doubt ahead of Wednesday's Nets-Suns matchup at Barclays Center.

The Brooklyn Nets won 132-114 over the Portland Trail Blazers and improved to 14-26 in a game where it never trailed. For one night it looked like a contender.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson shares a big statement following another terrrific performance from the second-year pro.

Trail Blazers : OUT: Jerami Grant (face) and Matisse Thybulle (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: Deni Avdija (ankle), Dalano Banton (illness), Robert Williams III (illness), Bryce McGowens (G League), Justin Minaya (G League), and Taze Moore (G League).

Either's return provides a significant boost to Brooklyn's offense, which has largely relied on a balanced attack of late. But in the same game that the Nets ... two of the Trail Blazers' last ...

The Chicago Bulls head to Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup. The Bulls are 18-23, which puts them in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 13-27, which puts them in 13th place in the Western Conference.

Will the Miami Heat grant Jimmy Butler's trade wish to the Phoenix Suns? NBA pundits weigh in on Suns' targets before the February 6 trade deadline.

The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns made a draft-pick trade that could be the first step in Jimmy Butler getting what he wants.

By landing an undervalued Toronto Raptors center in a massive three-team trade, the Los Angeles Lakers could successfully strengthen their frontcourt. “The Los Angeles Lakers still have issues after the late-December trade with the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton,” Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus wrote Tuesday.