Overview
- Justin Champagnie scored a season-high 20 points, with Alex Sarr adding 19 and CJ McCollum 17, as Washington improved to 9-23 with four wins in five games.
- Brooklyn played without Michael Porter Jr. (illness), Nic Claxton (personal reasons) and Cam Thomas (hamstring management) and had no scorer above 15 points.
- Washington dominated the glass 51-33 and held the Nets to a season-low six 3-pointers on 20.7% shooting from deep.
- The Wizards led 37-24 after one, owned a 19-2 edge in points off turnovers before halftime, and stretched the margin to as many as 28 in the second half.
- Brooklyn fell to 10-22 with a third straight defeat, narrowing the gap to fourth in the draft-lottery standings to 1.5 games.