Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets

· National Basketball Association

Washington Wizards

3-18, 2-11 Away

Final
97 - 124

Brooklyn Nets

12-9, 8-5 Home

Mikal Bridges scores 21 points, Nets rout Wizards for 3rd straight victory

Cam Thomas added 17 points, Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Nic Claxton finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds. At 12-9, the Nets are a season-best three games over .500.

“I think our activity level was higher in the second half,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “The ball started going in. Sometimes it’s just that simple, seeing the ball go in for you. This is a game that we can hopefully look back on.”

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 17 points, Bilal Coulibaly had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Deni Advija had 15 points and had seven rebounds. The Wizards shot just 18.2 percent from 3-point range and fell to 3-18 with their fourth straight loss.

“I think we got a little frustrated with the lack of shot-making,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “Six for 33 is a tough night for us for on 3s. I thought we allowed them to run out and get some fast-break points and it affected our defense.”

After shooting just 39% in the first half, but leading 50-47 at the break, the Nets outscored the Wizards 74-50 in the second.

“I think we were more aggressive on defense in the second half, and we hit some 3s, too,” Sharpe said. “We just hit them in the mouth, and they backed off and we kept playing hard.”

Brooklyn broke it open in the third quarter, making 16 of 26 field goals and outscoring Washington 40-24. The Nets had edges of 55-40 in rebounds and outscored Washington 76-56 in the paint.

“We were just being aggressive and finding holes and mismatches, and we got size,” Bridges said. “Just trying to get in the paint. Good things happen when you hit the paint.”

Wizards: At Philadelphia on Monday night.

Nets: At Sacramento on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BKN leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	97 - 124
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	97 - 124
4th 0.0	Wizards offensive team rebound	97 - 124
4th 0.0	Anthony Gill misses 9-foot two point shot	97 - 124
4th 0.1	Anthony Gill offensive rebound	97 - 124

Statistics

WSH		BKN
38-91	FG	50-104
42	Field Goal %	48
6-33	3PT	10-33
18	Three Point %	30
15-21	FT	14-18
71	Free Throw %	78
41	Rebounds	55
12	Offensive Rebounds	18
29	Defensive Rebounds	37
19	Assists	27
4	Steals	8
7	Blocks	8
16	Turnovers	10
0	Team Turnovers	1
16	Total Turnovers	11
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
20	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	9
7	Fast Break Points	22
56	Points in Paint	76
19	Fouls	18
2	Largest Lead	30

Brooklyn Nets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ziaire Williams, F	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Ben Saraf, G	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Terance Mann, G	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Noah Clowney, F	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Nic Claxton, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 5

Washington Wizards Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Tristan Vukcevic, F	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Tre Johnson, G	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Bilal Coulibaly, G	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Justin Champagnie, F	Day-To-Day	Apr 5
Trae Young, G	Out	Apr 5