Thriller Nets win over Wizards by 30 points by Irving

It was an odd game in Washington, with the Nets taking the lead almost from the start of the game. But in the end…they were needed. Either way, the win counts, with Brooklyn now going 28-16 against the Wizards at 23-22.

Kyrie Irving with 30 points (22 of them in the first half) and LaMarcus Aldridge with 27 points were the Nets’ top scorers, with James Harden adding 18 points (but with 7/21 shots and 8 errors) and Patti Mills adding 17 points.

At the Wizards, Bradley Bill had 23 points (but 7/18 shots), Kuzma had 16 points, and Rui Hatsimura and Montrezel Harel had 14 points each.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 28-33, 62-74, 86-97, 118-119

WIZARD: Kuzma 16 (1 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Gaford 8, Dingwidi 11 (3/11 shots, 1/6 three-pointers, 5 assists), Bill 23 (7/18 shots, 3 three-pointers, 9 assists). ), Caldwell-Pope 9 (1/6 3-pointers), Hatsimura 14 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Bertans, Kispert 4, Avdiya 13 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Harel 14 (6 rebounds) , Bryant 6 (5 rebounds)

NETWORKS: Edwards 5 (1), Sharp 14 (6 rebounds), Mills 17 (5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Irving 30 (2/8 3-pointers, 7 assists), Harden 18 (7/21 shots, 0/ 5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 errors), Brown 4, Aldridge 27 (6 rebounds), Thomas 4