Durant and Irving executed the wizards

The nets are on a streak. Brooklyn played good basketball and beat the Wizards 113-107, winning their third straight win and improving their record to 12-11 (vs. Washington’s 11-11) in hopes of better days.

Kevin Durant’s 39 points and Kyrie Irving’s 27 points led the Nets without Ben Simmons for another game, with Joe Harris adding 14 points.

For the Wizards, who suffered their 4th loss in their last 5 games, Kristaps Porzingis had 27 points and 19 rebounds and Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma had 25 points each.

THE DODECALPTA: 29-28, 57-53, 80-77, 113-107

NET’s: Durant 39 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), O’Neal 8 (2/9 shooting, 1/5 threes, 8 rebounds, 7 assists), Claxton 7 (8 rebounds), Harris 14 (4 threes, 5th rebounds), Irving 27 (2/6 3-points, 5 assists), Morris 2, Sumner 8 (2), Curry 2 (6 rebounds), Thomas 6

WIZARD: Kuzma 25 (10/25 shooting, 2/8 3-pointers), Avdiyya 7 (5 rebounds), Porzingis 27 (2 3-pointers, 19 rebounds), Morris 4, Beal 25 (1/6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 fouls), Gill, Barton 2, Kispert 8 (1), Gafford 4 (7 rebounds), Goodwin 5 (5 rebounds)