Struggling, injured teams face off as Nets meet Blazers

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Two teams engulfed in challenging losing slides will meet when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

The Nets slumped to their fifth successive defeat with a 112-111 loss at Utah on Sunday -- a game that was sealed when the Jazz's Isaiah Collier drove for the go-ahead layup with 2.4 seconds remaining in overtime.

Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez was heartened w