The afternoon started like one of the Washington Wizards’ trademark no-contest games. The Wizards fell behind by as much as 17, and trailed by 15 at the end of the first quarter. Then they whittled away at the Brooklyn Nets’ advantage, and even threatened to win by clawing their way to a five-point lead with 4:08 to play.
Then Wes Unseld Jr. remembered his tank trump card and reinserted the starters. That was all the Nets needed to go on a 15-2 run to end the game with a win.
In a proud moment for Jordan Poole, someone on Twxtter named him the Brooklyn Nets Player of the Game.