The Washington Wizards couldn’t stop the bleeding against the Brooklyn Nets, dropping their seventh straight game to the visitors in a 112-100 loss.
For as much the home team battled in this one, the talent disparity was evident from the jump.
The Nets didn’t outperform the Wizards too heavily in any box score statistic. Instead, they overpowered Washington over time, winning every quarter little by little and answering every mini-run with one of their own. With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving pouring in a combined 54 points while their supporting cast filled in their roles admirably, it all proved too much for a depleted D.