The Brooklyn Nets (14-26) came into Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers (13-26) on a five-game losing streak with the players feeling frustrated with the recent bout of losing. Despite the fact that starting center Nic Claxton wasn't available due to right hamstring soreness,

The league’s worst offense in the new year went berserk in the Pacific Northwest, and though the win dropped them to 7th in lotto odds, it felt damn good.

Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 on Wednesday night

The Nets’ loss Wednesday blew right past horrific to historic. The biggest beating in team history. One of the Top 10 worst routs in NBA history. And in the end, a 126-67 thrashing at the hands of the Clippers at the glistening new Intuit Dome that has already become a house of horrors for Brooklyn.

So, starting with the Clippers’ 126-67 beatdown of the Nets in the largest margin of victory in franchise history, L.A. was set to play six games over nine days. Kawhi Leonard played 23 minutes and 49 seconds and scored 23 points,