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Feb 20, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center\/forward Chet Holmgren (7) drives down the court against Brooklyn Nets guard Nolan Traore (88) during the second half at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nJared McCain scored 21 off the bench and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and seven rebounds to help lift the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-86 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Thunder won for the third time in four games, while the Nets have lost three straight and six of their last eight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 22 points and nine rebounds but was just 1 of 9 from beyond the arc. Nolan Traore added 17 points and Day’Ron Sharpe chipped in 12 points and eight boards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brooklyn took a six-point lead, its largest of the game, with 2:26 left in the first quarter on Ochai Agbaji’s 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n But the Nets didn’t hit another field goal for nearly 11 minutes as the Thunder went on a 21-3 run to seize control.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brooklyn missed 10 consecutive shots — eight from beyond the arc — with 12 turnovers during that stretch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma City turned those turnovers into eight points on the other end.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Thunder then finished the first half on an 11-3 run to take a 17-point lead into the break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Nets scored just 10 points in the second quarter, tying their lowest-scoring quarter of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Outscored 29-10 in the quarter, Brooklyn was just 3 of 17 from the field and 1 of 13 on 3-pointers with nine turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Nets also scored 10 in the fourth quarter of its 120-66 loss to the Knicks on Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brooklyn didn’t go away easily, though.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma City stretched its lead to 20 early in the third before the Nets started chipping away at the lead with 28 points over the next eight minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brooklyn cut the deficit to eight late in the quarter and trailed by 10 heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Thunder quickly answered in the fourth, starting with an 11-3 run over the first three-plus minutes to stretch the lead back to 18.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The stretch included a pair of baskets from Nikola Topic, including his first career 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The 12th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Topic made his NBA debut in Oklahoma City’s final game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Topic missed last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered before the draft, then was diagnosed with testicular cancer just before this season. He finished with nine points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oklahoma City was again without reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is out with an abdominal strain, and Jalen Williams, who reaggravated a right hamstring strain just before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n