The Brooklyn Nets entered play on Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks looking to improve on a 6-17 record. The Nets battled throughout the early stages of the game and took a two point lead into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, their strong offensive output stopped there as Brooklyn scored just 19 points in the fourth quarter, after scoring 92 through the first three. Dallas on the other hand scored 29, outscoring the Nets by 10 to take an eight point victory.
Michael Porter Jr. Was one of the few bright spots for the Nets, continuing his incredible scoring run in the month of December. Porter Jr. Scored 34 points in 34 minutes on 12-for-20 shooting including 6-for-10 from three-point range. This marked Porter Jr.'s fourth straight game of 33 points or more. Although he's been criticized on his poor shot selection in the past, Porter Jr. Has been getting quality looks and knocking them down at tremendous percentages. Thus far in December, Porter Jr. Is shooting over 56% from the field and a staggering 53.5% from three-point range.
This efficiency isn't just due to low volume either. Porter Jr. Has attempted 20 or more shots in every game this month and 10 or more threes in each contest.
As a result of this recent scoring surge, Porter Jr. Is up to 26.3 points per game, 13th in the league and one spot behind former Net James Harden.
Porter Jr. And the Nets will have Saturday off before returning to action on Sunday at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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