Johnson has 24 points in return from ankle injury, as Nets defeat Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — 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.

Keon Johnson and Noah Clowney each added 20 for the Nets, who snapped a five-game losing streak.

Scoot Henderson had a career-high 39 points, including eight 3-pointers, for the Blazers.

Nets guard Ben Simmons, whose status was uncertain because of lower back injury management and a sore left knee, started and finished with five points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. He'll sit out of Wednesday's game at the Clippers.

Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan was hit in the face as he went down late in the first…