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NEW YORK — 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 ...

NEW YORK — 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 a night that turned ugly fast. Brooklyn’s defense was porous, the offense looked disconnected, and the Nets didn’t have enough healthy bodies to survive another slow start. The injury list, again, was lengthy.

Michael Porter Jr. missed his third straight game with a right ankle sprain. Terance Mann and Noah Clowney were out.