Game ID: 22301050
Brooklyn Nets @ Washington Wizards
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
WAS 33 21 37 21 7 119BKN 31 30 31 20 10 122
BKN @ WAS ScoutingBKN @ WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
WAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 7 since 3/06, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 3/16 after 3, 23 min since (121% of 19)
BACK Champagnie back 3/14 after 5, 21 min since (136% of 16)
BACK Butler back 3/12 after 4, 17 min since (120% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 3/10 after 6, 16 min since (126% of 13)
NEW Coulibaly 27 to 33 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 37 min (112% of 33)
OUT Avdija missed 3 since 3/16, returns tonight: 32 min (106% of 30)
OUT Jones missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 8 since 3/06, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 3/16 after 3, 24 min since (127% of 19)
BACK Champagnie back 3/14 after 5, 24 min since (152% of 16)
BACK Butler back 3/12 after 4, 20 min since (140% of 14)
NEW Coulibaly 27 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Baldwin Jr. 13 to 18 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 9 since 3/06, returns tonight: 16 min (68% of 24)
BACK Kuzma back 3/21 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Avdija back 3/21 after 3, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Holmes back 3/16 after 3, 25 min since (134% of 19)
BACK Champagnie back 3/14 after 5, 21 min since (132% of 16)
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 3/21 after 2, 35 min since (109% of 33)
BACK Avdija back 3/21 after 3, 34 min since (113% of 30)
BACK Bagley III back 3/23 after 9, 16 min since (68% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 3/16 after 3, 26 min since (138% of 19)
NEW Kispert 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Davis 12 to 19 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 3/21 after 2, 35 min since (109% of 33)
BACK Avdija back 3/21 after 3, 34 min since (113% of 30)
BACK Bagley III back 3/23 after 9, 17 min since (70% of 24)
NEW Kispert 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Holmes 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Baldwin Jr. 13 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Davis 12 to 20 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 3/21 after 2, 38 min since (117% of 33)
BACK Avdija back 3/21 after 3, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Bagley III back 3/23 after 9, 20 min since (81% of 24)
NEW Poole 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Holmes 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Davis 12 to 19 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 3/21 after 2, 38 min since (116% of 33)
BACK Avdija back 3/21 after 3, 36 min since (120% of 30)
BACK Bagley III back 3/23 after 9, 21 min since (89% of 24)
NEW Poole 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Holmes 19 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 3/23 after 9, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NEW Kuzma 33 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Avdija 30 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Poole 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Kuzma missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 38 min (118% of 33)
OUT Jones missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 4 since 3/27, returns tonight: 19 min (118% of 16)
NEW Avdija 30 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Poole 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 10 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 27 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 14 min (87% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 11 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BKN availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 12 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 28 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (87% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 13 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (50% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 14 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 15 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (74% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 4 min (19% of 19)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Claxton 30 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Washington's 117 and the arc, Washington at 33 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29. Call it Washington 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/19 vs HOU 114-137 — WAS notes
WAS lost 114-137. WAS shot 43% (42 of 98) to HOU's 52%, 15 of 39 from three, and got to the line 20 times to HOU's 36. Kispert led with 16 (6 of 11, 4 of 7 from three); Champagnie added 16, Bernard 16. Q2 was theirs, 21-21, but the other 3 periods went 116-93 against them. Kispert's -27 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 vs SAC 109-102 — WAS notes
WAS won 109-102. WAS shot 51% (41 of 81) to SAC's 43%, 10 of 25 from three. Kuzma led with 31 (13 of 22, 3 of 6 from three); Avdija added 17, Kispert 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-27: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Holmes was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/23 vs TOR 112-109 — WAS notes
WAS won 112-109. WAS shot 48% (44 of 92) to TOR's 43%, 11 of 35 from three, and got to the line 19 times to TOR's 26. WAS turned it over 17 times to TOR's 12, and TOR turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 55-42 for them. Avdija led with 22 (8 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Poole added 18, Kispert 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-28: WAS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3.
3/25 @ CHI 107-105 — WAS notes
WAS won 107-105. WAS shot 40% (39 of 97) to CHI's 41%, 14 of 49 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHI's 28. Poole led with 23 (8 of 20, 4 of 12 from three); Kispert added 19, Bagley III 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-17: from level to 14 ahead. Bagley III was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/27 vs BKN 119-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 119-122 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 51% (46 of 91) to BKN's 48%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 23. WAS turned it over 13 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 8 steals. Poole led with 38 (15 of 24, 5 of 12 from three); Kuzma added 24, Bagley III 18. Q3 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 4 periods went 91-82 against them. Butler's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 24 and Poole at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (7 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Wiseman at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 35 percent from three to Detroit's 27 and the line, where Detroit takes 24 free throws a game to Washington's 19. Call it Washington 117, Detroit 111.
3/31 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Poole at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (8 straight), Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 18 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (17 straight), Robinson (5 straight), Richardson (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 7 and the glass, where Washington has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 111, Washington 108, Washington keeping it close.
4/02 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Avdija at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jones (9 straight), Holmes (2 straight), Champagnie (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 116, Washington 113, Washington keeping it close.
4/03 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 16 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kispert at 19 a game. Without Kuzma (2 straight), Jones (10 straight), Holmes (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 26 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (26 straight), Wood (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-2 and the arc, the Lakers at 37 percent from three to Washington's 30. Call it the Lakers 117, Washington 114, Washington keeping it close.
3/19 vs NOP 91-104 — BKN notes
BKN lost 91-104. BKN shot 37% (31 of 84) to NOP's 51%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 22 times to NOP's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. Thomas led with 25 (8 of 19, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 15, Schröder 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. Thomas's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 @ MIL 108-115 — BKN notes
BKN lost 108-115. BKN shot 45% (41 of 92) to MIL's 47%, 13 of 44 from three. Bridges led with 24 (9 of 19, 6 of 14 from three); Claxton added 22, Thomas 21. Q4 was theirs, 39-34, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. Schröder's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ NYK 93-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 93-105. BKN shot 45% (34 of 76) to NYK's 43%, 12 of 34 from three. BKN turned it over 15 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Thomas led with 19 (6 of 14, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 18, Johnson 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 77-63 against them. Thomas's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 @ TOR 96-88 — BKN notes
BKN won 96-88. BKN shot 46% (37 of 81) to TOR's 44%, 9 of 39 from three, and went to the line 18 times to TOR's 12 — 13 points from the stripe to their 9. BKN turned it over 18 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 50-30 for them. Schröder led with 19 (7 of 15, 1 of 7 from three); Watford added 19, Bridges 13. The hinge was Q4, 28-19: BKN came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/27 @ WAS 122-119 — BKN notes
BKN won 122-119 in 1 overtime. BKN shot 48% (47 of 98) to WAS's 51%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 23 times to WAS's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. BKN turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. Thomas led with 38 (14 of 27, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 21, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q2, 30-21: BKN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7.
3/29 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Cam. Johnson (2 straight), Smith Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Dosunmu at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 36 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-3. Call it Brooklyn 111, Chicago 110, Chicago keeping it close.
3/31 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (24 straight), Vincent (46 straight), Wood (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 19 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 119. Call it Brooklyn 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/01 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 118 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-0 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it Indiana 118, Brooklyn 113.
4/03 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 30 and Bridges at 18 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 37. Call it Brooklyn 118, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
JG J. Gilyard
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
WASAG A. Gill
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
JB J. Butler
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Bagley III
PB P. Baldwin Jr.
RH R. Holmes
TV T. Vukcevic
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Cam Thomas scores 38 points to help Nets snap Wizards' 3-game run with 122-119 overtime victory
WASHINGTON -- — Cam Thomas scored 38 points, including a pair of jumpers in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night, snapping the Wizards' modest three-game winning streak.
Jordan Poole scored a season-high 38 points for Washington, but he missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the game late in overtime. Dorian Finney-Smith had a chance to ice the game for Brooklyn with 4.3 seconds left, but he missed two free throws. The Wizards, however, were out of timeouts, and after securing the rebound, Washington's Deni Avdija lost control of the ball when he tried to dribble quickly up court.
“We took a good shot every time we went down in overtime, make or miss," Thomas said. "So we'll just live with that, and at the end of the day, we just got stops.”
The game began moments after Wizards owner Ted Leonsis spoke at a news conference touting the new agreement keeping his NBA team and the NHL’s Capitals in the District of Columbia. A plan to move them to Virginia had fallen part.
That bit of news came at something of a high point for the Wizards, who needed until late January to produce their first two-game winning streak and didn’t manage a longer one until now. The Nets, who probably won't make the playoffs, and the Wizards, who definitely won't, played an entertaining game that was tight after Washington rallied from a 10-point, second-quarter deficit.
Both teams had chances to win in regulation. With the score tied at 112, Avdija had his shot blocked by Nic Claxton . Brooklyn then came the other way without calling a timeout, and Dennis Schroder missed a last-second 3-pointer.
A pair of perimeter shots by Thomas gave the Nets a 118-112 advantage before Washington made one last push. Corey Kispert had a chance to tie it when he went to the line with 13.5 seconds left, but he missed the second of two free throws and Schroder made two at the other end to put the Nets up by three.
Schroder scored 21 points, and Claxton had 17 and 13 rebounds. Thomas had seven assists.
“I’m playing him at the point some, I love him at the point, and he gets everybody involved," Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie said. "He’s doing a great job, to just give us another added dimension out there, if I can get him some minutes at the point.”
Kyle Kuzma had 24 points and 10 assists for Washington. Avdija finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Poole had eight assists and seven rebounds in addition to all his scoring.
“I feel like he's been just more calm, hasn't really been overdribbling,” Kuzma said. "I think he's done a really good job of also playmaking."