Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has had to step up this season after several players have left the team. Johnson's usage rate has climbed since his arrival in Brooklyn, and that has given him one of the best valued contracts in the NBA,

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,

The Nets steamrolled lottery rival Portland 132-114 in a wire-to-wire rout Tuesday night at Moda Center, their most lopsided victory of the season. Was it Pyrrhic? Possibly. Was it

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 Brooklyn Nets could welcome back two top offensive players during a key draft positioning matchup. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell are questionable for Tuesday’s road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell returned Tuesday night for the decimated Nets, though Nic Claxton got added to their long injury list. Brooklyn had been winless in the five straight games that Johnson had missed with a right ankle sprain.