Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson’s shot was on point Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. He drove for a dunk, had a put-back dunk, hit a floater and a short jumper, and nailed many three-pointers. Wide-open threes, contested threes, step-back threes, ill-advised threes. It didn’t matter the variety. Almost all of them went in.

Trail Blazers rising star Scoot Henderson had a game to remember against the Nets, making franchise history along the way.

Despite losing by an 18-point deficit, Portland's 20-year-old Scoot Henderson dropped in a career-high 39 points against the Nets last night.

The Blazers guard had a career-high but that didn't make up for off nights from Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton.

The second-year guard established career-highs in points (39), field goals (13), and 3-pointers (eight), shooting 13-of-18 from the field and 5-of-8 from the foul line. Henderson was also responsible for four rebounds, six assists, and two steals in what qualifies as the best performance of his young NBA career.

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,

Searching for redemption from Sunday night's overtime falter in Salt Lake City, the Brooklyn Nets snapped their five-game losing streak by discarding the Portla