Cam Thomas made a driving layup with 12 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 23 points down in the first quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 125-123.
The Nets trailed 44-21 with 49 seconds left in the first quarter and 73-55 at halftime. They outscored the Wizards 104-79 the rest of the way.
The Wizards had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Corey Kispert missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Wizards 13-11. Thomas scored 9 of the Nets’ 13 on 4 for 6 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Thomas scored a career-high 44 points on 16 for 23 shooting off the bench, and Edmond Sumner added a career-high 29 points (14 in the third quarter). Thomas scored 19 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Wizards, Kristaps Porziņģis scored 38 points (16 in the first quarter), and Deni Avdija added 23 points and 4 steals off the bench.
The Nets outscored the Wizards 27-6 on the fast break. The Wizards outscored the Nets 20-8 in 5 minutes with Porziņģis, Morris, Nunn, Avdija and Kispert on the floor together. Porziņģis fouled out.