Overview
- In Brooklyn on Sunday, the Nets beat the Wizards 121-115 after closing on a 20-10 run to erase a 105-101 deficit.
- Rookie guard Nolan Traore led Brooklyn with 23 points, seven assists and five threes, Jalen Wilson added 19, while Washington’s Will Riley scored 30 with Jamir Watkins at 20 and Julian Reese posting 17 points and 16 rebounds.
- Both sides were stripped by injuries, with Washington dressing eight players and using only six in the first half, and Brooklyn listing 10 available as stars Trae Young and Anthony Davis sat for the Wizards and multiple Nets regulars, including Michael Porter Jr. and Nic Claxton, were out.
- Brooklyn’s win moved it to 19-59 and third in the draft‑lottery order, while Washington fell to 17-61 and kept the worst record, and reporters noted the bottom three slots share the same top‑pick odds at 14% and 52.1% for a top‑four jump.
- The outcome could complicate Brooklyn’s push to secure a bottom‑three finish with four games left and a soft closing schedule, even as both teams keep leaning on rookies, two‑way players and G League call‑ups for development minutes.