Porter and Demin Score 22 Each as Nets Beat Pelicans 145-111

Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Demin scored 22 points each as the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 145-111 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The 145 points were a season high for Brooklyn. The Nets led by as many as 41 points and were up 83-66 at halftime.

Porter finished with 22 points, six rebounds and three assists. Demin matched him with 22 points. Each player made four three pointers. Julius Randle added 17 points and five assists for Brooklyn. The Nets shot 57 percent from the field and finished with 30 assists on 45 made shots, numbers that show how cleanly the offense ran on a night when the game was settled early.

A first half that settled it

Brooklyn scored 39 points in the first quarter and 44 in the second. New Orleans scored 25 and 41. The Nets' 83 points by halftime were built on the first quarter margin and held up through a second quarter that New Orleans won in scoring terms but not by enough to change the game. Brooklyn won the third quarter 24-15 and the fourth 38-30. At no point after halftime did the Pelicans turn the night into a contest. The Brooklyn lead reached 41 points, and the second half was played with the result already clear.

The season high matters for a team that started the night with two wins. Brooklyn's previous highest scoring game this season was 124 points. The Nets passed that mark with room to spare, spread across Porter, Demin and Randle at the top and a team shooting line of 57 percent underneath them.

New Orleans gets 29 from Williamson

Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 29 points. He was the Pelicans' clear first option on a night when his team gave up 83 points in a half and 145 in the game. Brooklyn improved to 3-8 with the win. New Orleans fell to 4-8. The Pelicans' problem was at the start. A 39-25 first quarter put them behind by 14, and the 44 points Brooklyn scored in the second quarter kept the gap wide even as New Orleans scored 41 of its own in the period.

What it means for the trip

The win ended a two game road losing streak for Brooklyn. The Nets are 1-2 on their current four game road trip. They play next at Memphis on Saturday. A 34 point win does not change what Brooklyn is this season, and the record still reads 3-8. It does give the trip a result to build on, won with the team's best scoring night of the season, its two 22 point scorers making four three pointers each, and an assist total that matched the scoring: 30 assists on 45 made shots is a team win, not a one player night.