Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationNets score 80 points in the first half and beat the short-handed Wizards 127-113
With the Wizards having only eight players available, the Nets led by 34 points in the second quarter and went on to snap a three-game losing streak.
Day'Ron Sharpe added 19 points and Noah Clowney had 18 for the Nets, who won for just the second time in 12 games. Rookie Danny Wolf had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Will Riley scored a career-high 27 points for the Wizards. Justin Champagnie added 21 points and nine rebounds.
The teams are tied for 13th in the Eastern Conference at 14-37, playing plenty of young players as they angle for lottery position. But Brooklyn had its full roster on the court Saturday while Washington sat a few players on the first back-to-back games.
Alex Sarr (right ankle soreness), Kyshawn George (right knee contusion) and Bilal Coulibaly (lower back soreness) were all ruled out Saturday, while the players acquired along with Anthony Davis from Dallas on Wednesday weren’t available yet.
The Wizards had won four of their previous six games, including a victory over East-leading Detroit on Thursday in their last outing.
Brooklyn outscored Washington 23-3 over the final 4 1/2 minutes of the first quarter, pushing a six-point lead to 46-20. Porter scored 13 points in the second quarter, with his free throws giving the Nets their largest lead at 60-26.
It was 80-47 at halftime. It was the Nets' most points in a half since scoring 91 in the first half against Golden State on Dec. 21, 2022.
Nets: Host Chicago on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
BKN leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Will Riley makes dunk (Anthony Gill assists) | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 24.7 |  |
Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Egor Demin assists) | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 44.9 | |
Nic Claxton defensive rebound | 111 - 124 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-79 | FG | 50-91 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 13-38 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 28-30 | FT | 14-19 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 18 | Assists | 36 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 34 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 98 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Egor Demin, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Tyler Bilodeau, F | Out | Oct 25 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Reece Beekman, G | Out | Nov 2 |
| Anthony Gill, F | Out | Nov 2 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Nov 2 |
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Nov 1 |
| Justin Champagnie, F | Out | Oct 28 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington |
4 | 3 | .571 | - | W2 |
 Atlanta |
4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Charlotte |
3 | 5 | .375 | 1.5 | L4 |
 Miami |
2 | 4 | .333 | 1.5 | W2 |
 Orlando |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L2 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.875 | 7 |
 Boston |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Toronto |
3 | 3 | L2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 New York |
3.5 | 4 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Brooklyn |
5.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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