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Demin, Porter score 22 each as Nets rout Pelicans 145-111

Brooklyn hit 20 3-pointers, got 59 points from its bench and led by as many as 41 in New Orleans.

Nets: 20 of 41 from 3-point range
Brooklyn bench: 59 points
Zion Williamson: 29 points, 12 of 14 free throws

Published November 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM1 min read How this story was written

Final

Brooklyn Nets

New Orleans Pelicans

Box score and plays

Egor Demin and Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points apiece, and the Brooklyn Nets made 20 3-pointers in a 145-111 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, November 11.

Demin scored his 22 in 23 minutes, hitting 4 of 6 from beyond the arc and 8 of 10 at the line. Porter shot 7 of 14 and grabbed six rebounds.

Brooklyn played without Nolan Traoré, who was out with right calf tightness and soreness. New Orleans was missing Trey Murphy III, out with bilateral patellar tendinopathy.

New Orleans, favored at home, scored the first four points. The Nets (3-8) answered with 39 points in the first quarter and 44 in the second, and never trailed again.

An 11-0 run that began with 0.8 seconds left in the first half and carried into the third quarter put Brooklyn ahead 91-66. The Nets outscored New Orleans (4-8) 24-15 in the third, and the lead reached 41 at 133-92 with 6:06 to play.

Zion Williamson scored 29 points for New Orleans and made 12 of 14 free throws. Saddiq Bey added 15 off the bench and Jordan Poole had 14. The Pelicans made only 34 of 77 shots and turned the ball over 16 times.

Brooklyn shot 57 percent and outrebounded New Orleans 42-28. Its bench scored 59 points, led by Moritz Wagner and Noah Clowney with 16 apiece.

Danny Wolf had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Julius Randle added 17 points and five assists, and Brooklyn was 38 points better with him on the floor.

With the outcome long settled, New Orleans won the final five minutes 17-10. Keon Ellis hit a 3-pointer for Brooklyn's last points, making it 145-107, and AJ Johnson's basket ended the scoring.