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Wizards Roll Past Short-Handed Nets 119-99

Washington’s control of the boards highlighted a team finding form.

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.