Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets' 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

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.

If the NBA ever starts tanking investigations, a night like Tuesday should give Brooklyn blanket immunity. In a game against their closest lottery rival, the Nets not only got back injured regulars Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell but led wire-to-wire in a comprehensive 132-114 rout of the Trail Blazers.