Joe Harris scored a season-high 27 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets went on a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 118-110.
It was tied at 100 when Caris LeVert’s layup put the Nets ahead for good with 5:08 left. He scored 12 points as they pulled away to a 116-106 lead with 23 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Wizards 6-2. LeVert scored 4 of the Nets’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
LeVert scored 34 points, and Jarrett Allen added 22 points (12 in the paint) and 15 rebounds. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Thomas Bryant had a season-high 30 points and 13 rebounds, and Troy Brown Jr. added 22 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 8 assists.
The Nets went 31 for 37 at the line to the Wizards’ 21 for 27. The Wizards forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nets outscored the Wizards 26-14 in 8 minutes with Temple, Harris, Johnson, LeVert and Allen on the floor together.