{"id":588302,"date":"2026-04-06T03:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/588302\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:22:15","slug":"nets-121-115-wizards-6-apr-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/588302\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets 121-115 Wizards (6 Apr, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — \u2014 Nolan Traore<\/a> hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and seven assists, Jalen Wilson<\/a> added 19 points and the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> beat the Washington Wizards<\/a> 121-115 on Sunday. <\/p>\n

The Wizards (17-61) have a two-game on the Nets (19-59) for the best lottery odds. Indiana is 18-58 entering Sunday’s game at Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> ) and Miami ( 152-136<\/a> ). <\/p>\n

Brooklyn won for just the second time in its past 14 games. <\/p>\n

Will Riley<\/a>, who had a career-high 31 points Saturday against the Heat, scored 30, Jamir Watkins<\/a> added 20 points, and Julian Reese<\/a> had 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wizards. Anthony Gill<\/a> also scored 17 points and Bub Carrington<\/a> had 13 points. <\/p>\n

E.J. Liddell<\/a> and Josh Minott<\/a> each scored 15 for Brooklyn. Drake Powell<\/a> added 13 points and Ochai Agbaji<\/a> scored 12.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Leaky Black<\/a> responded with a 3-pointer that cut the deficit to a point, but Wilson and Traore hit back-to-back 3s before Trevon Scott<\/a>‘s layup made it 117-108 with 42 seconds to go. <\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Wizards: Host Chicago on Tuesday and Thursday. <\/p>\n

Nets: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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