The Nets were missing eight players, including starters Michael Porter Jr., Egor Demin and Terance Mann.

Despite his red-hot form, Michael Porter Jr. making his first All-Star Game always was a long shot. The first fan returns of voting Monday showed just how long.

The Nets are ending December as one of the hottest teams in the league — and with tough calls to make about the tank they were supposed to be executing.

The Nets saw their season-best three-game winning streak snapped by Steph Curry and his Warriors, beaten 120-107 before a sellout crowd of 18,163 at Barclays Center.

He made his return a triumphant one. And an impressive one. 

Cam Thomas played for the first time since Nov. 5. And he won for the first time all season — in Brooklyn’s most impressive outing of the year.