Toumani Camara torches Nets as Blazers roll to a 35-point win

Portland doesn’t just beat Brooklyn — it buries the Nets under a wave of shot-making, rim protection and second-half separation in a 134-99 rout at home. The Blazers are in control early, survive a brief Brooklyn push, then flip the game into a runaway as Toumani Camara catches fire and the defense strangles any chance of a comeback.

The opening quarter already hints at what’s coming. Portland grabs the first real swing with a 9-0 burst that starts at 20-18 and ends at 28-18, capped by T. Camara drilling a 24-foot three off a D. Avdija assist. That spurt pushes the Blazers’ energy and spacing into a different gear. Brooklyn does manage to stay in touch for a few minutes — the Nets’ biggest lead of the night is just four — but Portland keeps answering. By halftime, the Blazers are up 69-51, and the game already feels like it’s bending toward a blowout.

What separates Portland is the way the offense keeps generating clean looks while Brooklyn can’t string together stops. Camara is the headline, but the support is just as important. Scoot Henderson chips in 13 points, three rebounds and four assists while adding four steals, and Donovan Clingan controls the paint with 15 rebounds and seven blocks. That interior presence matters as much as the scoring margin; Brooklyn has to work for every inch, and Portland keeps turning pressure into transition chances and kick-ahead threes. The Blazers’ lead grows to 97-73 by the end of the third, and the fourth quarter becomes less a competition than an extended celebration of Portland’s depth.

Camara’s eruption is the story inside the story. He pours in 35 points in only 28 minutes, hits nine threes, and does it with the kind of rhythm that breaks a defense’s spirit. He isn’t just spotting up either — he’s stepping back, pulling from deep, and punishing every late closeout. The signature run comes early in the fourth: with Portland already ahead 97-73, Camara buries a 26-foot step-back three to extend the margin to 106-73. That’s the turning point in practical terms. Brooklyn had no answer before that shot, and after it the game is essentially a finishing drill.

The closing minutes are pure Portland control. J. Minott gets a cutting layup at 3:32, K. Murray splashes a three at 3:18, and C. Johnson answers with a driving finger roll at 2:56, but none of it changes the script — the Blazers keep stacking efficient possessions while Brooklyn tries to make the score look less painful. K. Murray adds a driving layup, B. Wesley keeps slicing into the lane, and T. Etienne caps the night with a 26-foot pull-up three at the buzzer. Even the defensive details pop late, with M. Thybulle recording a steal as Portland keeps the pressure on until the final horn.

This is the kind of win that does more than pad a record. Portland looks deep, fast and disruptive, and if Camara’s shot-making holds even close to this level, the Blazers become much more dangerous. For Brooklyn, it’s another reminder that the margin for error is slim when the defense can’t survive the first wave of pressure. Portland leaves with momentum, a comfortable win, and a statement that its two-way ceiling is rising.