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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Brook Lopez couldnt explain how happy he was to be back, though his smile said enough.For the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was more misery.Lopez scored 18 points in his first regular-season game in about 11 months, leading the Brooklyn Nets to the biggest home-opening romp in franchise history, a 116-85 victory over the injury-depleted Thunder on Monday night.I cant put it in words, Lopez said. It was great to be back out there. Ive missed it for a long time and our team definitely took care of business tonight. Our guys make it easy.Alan Anderson added 18 points and Deron Williams had 17 points and nine assists for the Nets, who got their leading scorer back on a night the Thunder, already without Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, lost yet another player to injury.Reggie Jackson scored 23 points in his season debut after missing the first three games with a sprained right ankle, but the Thunder left just as short-handed as they entered when starting guard Andre Roberson sprained his left foot. He played just 11 1/2 minutes of the first half and left on crutches. He wont play Tuesday at Toronto.Thats just how things are going right now. But were not throwing the white flag. Were going to keep battling, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.With only nine players available, Jackson logged 42 minutes, shooting 8 of 20.I played pretty terrible. That sums it up. Seven turnovers. Shot poorly. I felt like I let I let my team down, Jackson said.Lopez was averaging a team-best 20.7 points when he broke his right foot last Dec. 20 against Philadelphia and had season-ending surgery. He was back for the start of training camp but sprained the foot during an exhibition game in China and missed the Nets first two games.He had played so little that coach Lionel Hollins joked before the game that he would watch the 7-footer to make sure he doesnt trip over his tongue.That wasnt a problem because Lopez got a quick rest, heading to the bench in less than three minutes after picking up two fouls. The Nets began building a big lead soon after, taking a 32-19 lead after going 5 of 7 from 3-point range in the first quarter.Lopez shot 6 of 10 from the field and 6 of 7 from the foul line in 24 minutes, highlighted by a powerful dunk off a pass from Kevin Garnett in the first half.It was just good to see him have that bounce, explosion, Garnett said. We know hes having foot problems. Hes playing through a lot, man. And like Ive said, if were going to be anything, were going to need the big fellow.Brooklyn took a 59-40 lead to halftime when Bojan Bogdanovic and Mason Plumlee hooked up for an alley-oop to beat the buzzer.The Nets led by as many as 35 in the second half, Durant standing in the coaches huddle during timeouts with his broken right foot in a walking boot whenever Brooks tried unsuccessfully to halt Brooklyns momentum.The Thunder fell to 1-3, though this was the first time they were never really in the game. Perry Jones and Sebastian Telfair each finished with 16 points.___TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City had won five straight road games against the Nets, dating to when the franchise was based in New Jersey. ... Reserve Lance Thomas shot 1 of 10.Nets: Garnett appeared in his 1,380th regular-season game, tying former Net Cliff Robinson for eighth on the career list. ... The Nets are 3-0 in home openers since moving to Brooklyn. 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Robby Fabbri, Jason Dickinson, Scott Kosmachuk and Zack Mitchell each had a goal and an assist for the Storm, who took the second-round series in five games, while Tyler Bertuzzi added a single goal. Josh Anderson had a pair of goals for the Knights, Mitchell Moroz scored once and set up two more and Matt Rupert scored the other. Guelphs Justin Nichols made 29 saves for the win as Londons Jake Patterson stopped 31-of-36 shots in defeat. The Storm will now face the Erie Otters for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy, beginning Apr. 17 in Guelph. Despite being eliminaated from the OHL playoffs, the season isnt over for the Knights, who will be back in action on May 16 as the hosts of the Memorial Cup.dddddddddddd --- BATTALION 4 COLTS 1 NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Nick Paul and Marcus McIvor scored 32 seconds apart in the third period as the Battalion went on to defeat Barrie in Game 5 of their second-round tilt. 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