Nets frustrate Pelicans in 145-111 victory for 1st win of road trip

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News on Nov 11, 2026

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The Nets lost two consecutive road games heading to New Orleans and responded by scoring a season-high in points (83) in any half during the opening periods against the Pelicans.

They managed to do such damage shooting 50% (8 of 16) from beyond the arc.

The high-scoring, deep-shooting affair continued seconds into the second half with Egor Denim beginning the third with another trey to give the Nets a 20-point lead.

The game got out of reach in that period, with the Nets eventually cruising to a 145-111 road win over the Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena.

After dropping the first two games of the road trip in Atlanta and Dallas, the Nets turned in their best performance of the season.

Demin, who returned to the starting lineup after missing six consecutive games, and Michael Porter Jr., led the way for Brooklyn with 22 points apiece.

Zion Williamson scored a game-high 29 points in the losing effort.

The Nets’ lively basketball started right from the jump.

The team’s 83 points at halftime accounted for the third-most points in an opening half in franchise history.

Porter scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in that span.

Even Mo Wagner managed to score in double digits in the first half off the bench. The reserve forward played so well he began trash talking with Pelicans head coach Jamahl Mosley, who coached Wagner for nearly six seasons in Orlando.

Mosley received a technical foul for chirping back at his former player.

Wagner, who finished with 16 points, walked away, with foul trouble being the only reason slowing him down.

Terance Mann’s buzzer-beating trey eventually capped the impressive first half, which gave the Nets a 17-point advantage.

The lead ballooned to as many as 41 points before regulation ended, with the Nets knocking down 20 treys on 41 attempts.

And good things came to the Nets even when the deep ball didn’t fall.

Mann attempted to convert on another trey but misfired before Noah Clowney got to the paint untouched for a put-back slam with 3:36 remaining in the third. It forced Mosley to call a timeout, but the head coach had no answers for the Nets on Wednesday night.

The uneven score garnered frustration not only from Mosley, but from his players as well.

With under five minutes remaining in regulation, Pelicans reserve forward Julian Reese — the brother of Atlanta Dream superstar Angel Reese — received a technical foul for his role in a dust-up involving Clowney.

Reese got tangled up with Clowney, then stood over the Nets forward as he fell on the hardwood. The two exchanged words and shoves as other players from both teams got involved.

After official review, Clowney received a technical foul, as did Mann and New Orleans’ Jaron Pierre Jr.

The Nets look to win consecutive games for the first time this season as the road trip continues Nov. 14 in Memphis.