The Brooklyn Nets continued their perfect preseason with a 131-122 victory over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Monday, October 12. Brooklyn improved to 3-0, while Washington dropped to 2-1 after surrendering a nine-point advantage in the second half.
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including two three-pointers. Julius Randle added 14 points and nine assists, while Keon Ellis scored 15 points and made three of his four attempts from beyond the arc.
Brooklyn also received a significant contribution from its bench. Noah Clowney finished with 15 points, four rebounds and four three-pointers, while Nolan Traore added 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including two three-pointers. Moritz Wagner contributed 13 points and five rebounds in 18 minutes.
The Nets shot 57% from the field and 41% from three-point range, making 17 of their 41 attempts from deep. They also recorded 29 assists on 46 made field goals, highlighting their ball movement in an offensive performance that produced at least 28 points in every quarter.
Washington, playing without Anthony Davis, kept pace offensively for much of the first half. The Wizards scored 32 points in the opening quarter and 40 in the second, briefly taking a 70-69 lead before Brooklyn finished the half ahead 73-72.
Kyshawn George was one of Washington’s most efficient scorers, finishing with 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting. He made all three of his three-point attempts and converted all six free throws. AJ Dybantsa added 14 points, while Tre Johnson scored 13.
Trae Young recorded 11 points and 11 assists but struggled with his shooting, going 1-for-5 from the field and committing eight turnovers. Bilal Coulibaly contributed 19 points, three steals and three three-pointers, while Bub Carrington scored 14 points off the bench.
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The Wizards briefly took control early in the third quarter. Dybantsa’s three-pointer put Washington ahead 75-74, and George and Young followed with consecutive shots from beyond the arc to extend the lead to 82-76.
Brooklyn responded with a sustained run, reclaiming the advantage before building a 103-94 lead by the end of the third quarter. The Nets continued their momentum into the fourth, with Chaney Johnson’s dunk pushing the margin to 105-94.
Clowney then hit a three-pointer to make it 108-96, and Brooklyn maintained a double-digit advantage through much of the final period. Washington made a late push, with Carrington scoring several times, but the Nets answered through Grant Nelson, Josh Minott and Danny Wolf to protect their lead.
Nelson finished with nine points and four rebounds, while Minott scored six points in seven minutes.
