Brooklyn Nets @ Washington Wizards
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC | Game ID: 22300430
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 25 29 30 26 110BKN 25 28 33 18 104
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Avdija, Kuzma lead Wizards to 110-104 victory over the Nets
WASHINGTON -- — Kyle Kuzma scored 26 points, Deni Avdija had 21 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-104 on Friday night.
Kuzma checked back into the game with Brooklyn leading 98-97 and scored nine of Washington’s next 11, with fans at Capital One Arena come to a standing ovation as the Wizards dribbled the ball out on a rare home win.
“That’s how I want to play,” Kuzma said. “When you think about the top options on every team, that’s how they play. I don’t necessarily have the opportunity to do that.”
Tyus Jones added 12 points for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Outside of recent back-to-back victories over the Detroit Pistons , who have currently matched the worst losing streak in NBA history, Brooklyn has lost seven in a row.
Mike Muscala nailed a 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter for Washington to retake the lead at 87-86. Muscala finished with 11 points off the bench in a game that had 13 lead changes and eight ties. The Wizards could never get too comfortable, leading by no more than seven.
“The atmosphere was great. Friday night, fans showed out,” Avdija said. “Honestly, I asked Corey (Kispert) in the locker room if it felt like a playoff game to him because of the intensity of the game, good crowd. It was really fun to play today and I think we got going. Certain units got going. Everybody participated tonight, which was big time for us.”
Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for the Nets, and Mikal Bridges scored 19 points. Nic Claxton had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Cam Johnson finished with 16 points.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, with seven lead changes and three ties, the game was knotted at 25.
The Wizards would jump out to a few leads in the second quarter before Brooklyn went up 47-46 with 3:31 remaining. It was part of a 13-2 run before Avdija nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Wizards a 54-53 lead going into the locker room.
Cam Thomas came off the bench to score 15 points for Brooklyn, while Day’Ron Sharpe added 10 points and nine rebounds.
“There were so many stretches through the course of the game where I don’t think we took advantage of opportunities that we had, whether that was finishing quarters the correct way, whether that was just throwing simple passes instead of elaborate passes and complicating things,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “And so when you don’t take advantage of each possession, you put yourself in a position where it’s a little bit more pressure and stress on you in the fourth quarter.”
Trailing by one, the Nets started the second half on an 8-0 run. Brooklyn had an 86-84 lead after Kispert hit a 3-pointer with a second remaining in the third quarter. Kispert finished with 11 points.
Danilo Gallinari missed the game for the Wizards with back spasms.
“He’s still not quite right,” Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. said before the game. “With back spasms, sometimes it takes a little bit to calm down. He just tweaked it on an errant pass – tried to reach it and tweaked it. We’ll give it another day and see how he responds.”
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 7 15 0 6 15 40 1 7 14 1 3 33 3 4 7 4 2 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiO'ShTh 1 5 +3 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, O'Neale, Sharpe, Thomas
in O'Neale, Sharpe, Thomas
out Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrO'ShJrTh 1 4 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Smith Jr.
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiO'ShJrTh 4 3 -9 1 4 25 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
BKN Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Finney-Smith
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoO'ShJrTh 2 7 +4 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
BKN Johnson, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Johnson
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClJoO'JrTh 2 2 -3 1 3 33 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Claxton, Johnson, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Claxton
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 5 13 +6 4 8 50 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 5 5 2 1 1 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith
out O'Neale, Smith Jr., Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiShJrTh 2 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
out Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 5 16 +10 5 11 45 3 5 60 1 1 100 2 4 6 4 0 1 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson
out Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJoO'ShJr 2 3 -3 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Johnson, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr.
in O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr.
out Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrO'ShJrTh 3 11 +2 5 7 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Thomas
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiO'ShJrTh 2 3 -3 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 2 50 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 1
BKN Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Finney-Smith
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJoShJrTh 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Finney-Smith, Johnson, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Johnson
out O'Neale
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiJoShTh :48 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Sharpe, Thomas
in Bridges, Dinwiddie
out Finney-Smith, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiJoTh 2 7 +2 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Thomas
in Claxton
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Finney-Smith
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJr 1 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoTh 2 4 -3 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Thomas
in Johnson, Thomas
out Dinwiddie, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 3 3 +1 0 9 0 0 3 0 3 4 75 4 5 9 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Dinwiddie
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvGaJoKuPo 6 11 -3 5 9 56 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 0 0 2 1
WAS Avdija, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
in Avdija, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGaJoKuPo 4 8 -2 3 6 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2
WAS Coulibaly, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
in Coulibaly
out Avdija
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvCoKiMuWr 3 6 +5 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1
WAS Avdija, Coulibaly, Kispert, Muscala, Wright
in Avdija, Kispert, Muscala, Wright
out Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvKiMuShWr 5 14 +3 5 10 50 4 9 44 0 2 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 1
WAS Avdija, Kispert, Muscala, Shamet, Wright
in Shamet
out Coulibaly
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJoKuMuPo 2 7 +1 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 1
WAS Coulibaly, Jones, Kuzma, Muscala, Poole
in Coulibaly, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
out Avdija, Kispert, Shamet, Wright
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGaJoKuPo 2 0 -4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 1
WAS Coulibaly, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
in Gafford
out Muscala
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvGaJoKuPo 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
WAS Avdija, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
in Avdija
out Coulibaly
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvGaJoKuPo 4 2 -10 2 7 29 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
WAS Avdija, Gafford, Jones, Kuzma, Poole
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvJoKuMuPo 3 10 +3 4 6 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 2
WAS Avdija, Jones, Kuzma, Muscala, Poole
in Muscala
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJoKuMuPo 2 7 -3 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
WAS Coulibaly, Jones, Kuzma, Muscala, Poole
in Coulibaly
out Avdija
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvCoKiMuWr 3 9 +6 4 6 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
WAS Avdija, Coulibaly, Kispert, Muscala, Wright
in Avdija, Kispert, Wright
out Jones, Kuzma, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvKiMuShWr 5 12 +3 5 9 56 2 5 40 0 2 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1
WAS Avdija, Kispert, Muscala, Shamet, Wright
in Shamet
out Coulibaly
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJoKiMuSh :55 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAS Coulibaly, Jones, Kispert, Muscala, Shamet
in Coulibaly, Jones
out Avdija, Wright
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJoKuMuSh 2 9 +4 4 5 80 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2
WAS Coulibaly, Jones, Kuzma, Muscala, Shamet
in Kuzma
out Kispert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AvJoKuMuSh 4 5 +2 2 8 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 2
WAS Avdija, Jones, Kuzma, Muscala, Shamet
in Avdija
out Coulibaly
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
WASBC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
DG D. Gafford
DW D. Wright
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
LS L. Shamet
MM M. Muscala
TJ T. Jones
BKN/WAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur