LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 27 points, and the Brooklyn Nets held off the Washington Wizards 119-118.
The Nets took control with a 24-12 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 16. The Nets led 78-62 with 10:28 left in the third quarter, and the Wizards cut it to 1 in the final minute.
The Wizards had the ball down 1, but Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Wizards 8-7. Aldridge scored 6 of the Nets’ 8 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Kessler Edwards had 2 of his 3 steals in 38 seconds, and the Nets scored 2 points off them.
Kyrie Irving had 30 points (18 in the paint) and 7 assists.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had 23 points (10 in the third quarter) and 9 assists.