Drew Timme made a cutting layup on a pass from Tyrese Martin with 8.4 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 115-112 to end a 6-game losing streak.
The Nets trailed 52-35 with 4:13 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Wizards 80-60 the rest of the way.
The Wizards had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Colby Jones missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Wizards 11-7. Tyrese Martin scored 4 of the Nets’ 11 on 1 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Jones had 2 of his 3 steals in 33 seconds, the first leading to his own free throws and the second to his own free throws.
Jalen Wilson scored a season-high 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench. Tyrese Martin added 20 points on 7 for 11 shooting, and Timme scored 19 points on 9 for 14 shooting off the bench.
For the Wizards, Jones had 20 points (10 in the paint) and 3 steals off the bench, and AJ Johnson added a career-high 20 points. AJ Johnson scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets shot 44.3% from the field and 39.1% from 3 to the Wizards’ 43.5% and 26.5%. The Nets’ starters outscored the Wizards 47-34 in 19 minutes together.