D'Angelo Russell knew that the difference for Brooklyn against Portland's duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollumwas going to be the defense. "Honestly, I think we played defense for all 48 minutes," he said. "We had maybe a minute-and-a-half lapse. For 48 minutes, everybody played their part." Russell had 21 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and the Nets snapped a four-game losing streak to the Blazers with a 101-97 victory Friday night. He also had nine assists. read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400974927
