The Washington Wizards held off the Brooklyn Nets 113-112.
The Nets led 77-74 midway through the third quarter before the Wizards went on a 12-1 run and led 100-87 with 7:27 left. The Nets cut it to 1 in the final seconds. Cam Thomas missed a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left, and Blake Griffin’s tip-in made it 113-112 with 0.1 seconds left.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 8. Raul Neto scored 4 of the Wizards’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Neto had a season-high 21 points and 6 assists on 7 for 9 shooting, and Thomas Bryant added 13 points (8 in the paint) on 6 for 9 shooting. The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 31 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Thomas added 27 points on 11 for 18 shooting.
The Wizards outscored the Nets 18-6 in 7 minutes with Kuzma, Hachimura, Avdija, Gill and Kispert on the floor together.