Thomas Bryant made a dunk on a pass from Bradley Beal with 14 seconds left, and the Washington Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-122.
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot’s driving layup had put the Nets ahead 122-121 with 28 seconds left.
The Nets had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Kevin Durant missed an 11-foot pull-up jumper with 1.5 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Wizards 13-12. Joe Harris scored 6 of the Nets’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting. With 3:46 left, Russell Westbrook stole the ball from Jeff Green, and Bryant’s dunk off it put the Wizards ahead 116-114.
Beal had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Westbrook added 24 points and 10 assists but shot 7 for 25, and Bryant had 21 points and 14 rebounds on 9 for 12 shooting. Westbrook scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 30 points (12 in the first quarter) and 10 assists, and Durant added 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Nets outscored the Wizards 28-14 on the fast break. The Nets were outscored 20-6 in 5 minutes with Green, LeVert, Prince, Allen and Shamet on the floor together.