Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationNolan Traore scores 23 points, Jalen Wilson adds 19 and Nets beat Wizards 121-115
The Wizards (17-61) have a two-game on the Nets (19-59) for the best lottery odds. Indiana is 18-60 after Sunday's loss at Cleveland.
Washington has lost six in a row and 22 of its past 23. The Wizards had given up 305 combined points in back-to-back losses to Philadelphia ( 153-131 ) and Miami ( 152-136 ).
Brooklyn won for just the second time in its past 14 games.
Will Riley, who had a career-high 31 points Saturday against the Heat, scored 30, Jamir Watkins added 20 points, and Julian Reese had 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wizards. Anthony Gill also scored 17 points and Bub Carrington had 13 points.
E.J. Liddell and Josh Minott each scored 15 for Brooklyn. Drake Powell added 13 points and Ochai Agbaji scored 12.
Watkins hit a 3-pointer that gave the Wizards a four-point lead with 3:50 left in the game. The Nets answered with an 8-0 run that culminated when Traore made layup that made it 109-105 with two minutes remaining and Brooklyn led the rest of the way.
Leaky Black responded with a 3-pointer that cut the deficit to a point, but Wilson and Traore hit back-to-back 3s before Trevon Scott's layup made it 117-108 with 42 seconds to go.
Nets: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Regular Season Series
BKN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 115 - 121 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 121 |
| 4th 8.8 |  |
Will Riley makes 2-foot two point shot | 115 - 121 |
| 4th 14.0 |  |
Jalen Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 113 - 121 |
| 4th 14.0 | |
Jalen Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 113 - 120 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-79 | FG | 43-88 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 15-40 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-28 | FT | 20-23 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 37 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Champagnie, F | Out | Oct 28 |
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Oct 1 |
| Jamir Watkins, G | Out | Jul 30 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,257 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
3 | 3 | .500 | - | W1 |
 Washington |
3 | 3 | .500 | - | W1 |
 Charlotte |
3 | 3 | .500 | - | L2 |
 Orlando |
2 | 3 | .400 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Miami |
2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | W2 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.8333333 | 5 |
 Boston |
0.5 | 1 | W4 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6 | 3 |
 New York |
3 | 4 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
 Brooklyn |
4.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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