Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards: Live streaming, TV info, injury report
By Phil Watson
The Brooklyn Nets on Saturday travel to Capital One Arena for the 2nd time in 15 days to face the Washington Wizards. Here’s how to watch the action.
After an 0-4 home stand and on a five-game losing streak, the Brooklyn Nets visit the Washington Wizards Saturday night at Capital One Arena for a 7 p.m. Eastern tip.
This is the second and final visit by the Nets to DC this season as they came away with a 115-104 victory on Nov. 16.
The Wizards (8-14) have lost two straight, both on the road, but have won their last three games at home.
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Brooklyn (8-15) comes in off a 131-125 double-overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center Friday night in which they squandered a seven-point lead in the final 33 seconds of regulation.
D’Angelo Russell led the Nets with 26 points and had eight assists and three steals. DeMarre Carroll added a season-high 21 points and 12 rebounds and Jarrett Allen had his third consecutive double-double with 15 points and 12 boards.
Washington was pasted by the Philadelphia 76ers on the road Friday night, losing 123-98 after trailing 68-46 at halftime. Bradley Beal had 19 points for the Wizards, Thomas Bryant finished with 12 points and seven rebounds and Markieff Morris grabbed seven boards.
John Wall went for 11 points, seven assists and three steals, while Tomas Satoransky also had seven dimes.
Brooklyn is 87-99 against the Washington franchise, known as the Bullets until 1997-98, since the Nets entered the NBA in 1976.
Washington has a pair of seven-game winning streaks, most recently from Dec. 26, 2015, to March 24, 2017, against Brooklyn. The New Jersey Nets have two six-game runs, the last coming March 21, 2006, to Nov. 8, 2007.
The Washington Bullets recorded both the highest-scoring game and the most lopsided win in the series when they clubbed New Jersey at Piscataway on Nov. 17, 1978, by a 143-94 count.
The Nets posted a 130-102 win at Landover, Md., on March 17, 1986, for their biggest offensive outburst in the series and beat the Bullets 124-79 at East Rutherford on Jan. 9, 1993, for their biggest margin of victory.
Moses Malone‘s 50-point game at East Rutherford on April 8, 1987, is the top individual point total between the clubs. Vince Carter dropped 46 for New Jersey at East Rutherford on April 7, 2007.
Since moving to Brooklyn in 2012, the Nets are 8-14 against the Wizards, but have won three of the last four in the series. Deron Williams‘ 42 points at Barclays Center on March 8, 2013, is Brooklyn’s best individual performance.
*-Historical research courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com.
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Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards
Capital One Arena, Washington
Time: 7 p.m. Eastern
TV: YES Network
Live stream: NBA League Pass
The skinny
Season series: Brooklyn leads 1-0
Records: Brooklyn (8-15, 11th in East), Washington (8-14, 10th in East)
Scoring: BKN 110.0 (16th), WAS 112.2 (11th)
Defense: BKN 111.9 (20th), WAS 118.5 (30th)
Off. Rating: BKN 109.1 (11th), WAS 107.0 (20th)
Def. Rating: BKN 110.6 (22nd), WAS 113.0 (29th)
Pace: BKN 99.67 (23rd), WAS 103.86 (6th)
Shooting: BKN 44.6% (22nd), WAS 45.6% (16th)
3-point: BKN 35.4% (15th), WAS 32.0% (28th)
Opponent shooting: BKN 46.5% (20th), WAS 47.3% (25th)
Opponent 3-point: BKN 34.9% (13th), WAS 37.5% (28th)
Injuries
Brooklyn: QUESTIONABLE–Joe Harris (left adductor tightness); OUT–Treveon Graham (right hamstring strain), Caris LeVert (subtalar dislocation, right foot).
Washington: QUESTIONABLE–Otto Porter (personal); OUT–Dwight Howard (gluteal soreness).
Last meeting
Nov. 16 at Washington: The Nets took control of the game with a 19-5 run in the third quarter and led by as much as 19 points in the fourth period in a 115-104 win at Capital One Arena.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points and added eight assists and three steals off the bench for Brooklyn. D’Angelo Russell added 23 points and six assists and Jarrett Allen finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in 32 minutes before fouling out.
Dwight Howard paced the Wizards with 25 points and 17 rebounds in 27 minutes before getting his sixth personal foul. Bradley Beal added 20 points and John Wall went for 16 points and seven assists.
What’s next?
Brooklyn: vs. Cleveland, Monday; vs. Oklahoma City, Wednesday; vs. Toronto, Friday
Washington: at New York, Monday; at Atlanta, Wednesday; at Cleveland, Dec. 8