The Washington Wizards will play the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday at Barclays Center, pitting two 11-win teams. Both squads are 6-4 in their past ten games, as well. The Wizards are fresh off a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Nets defeated the Orlando Magic in their last game. Brooklyn is a six-point favorite, and the game total is 223.5 points. Tip-off will be at 7:30 p.m. ET.
On Monday, the Wizards picked up a big win over the T-Wolves, as Kristaps Porzingis scored a career-high 41 points. The 27-year-old scored 29 in the first half, hitting all six of his three-pointers before halftime. The Wizards led by 19 at the break and shot 57 percent from the floor in the game.
“I have to admit, I feel good,” Porzingis remarked about his career high. “I thought that I was not going to get it because we were going to blow them out by 30 and then not maybe play the fourth. I was thinking about that scenario.”
Washington had dropped three of its past four before beating Minnesota, putting it back over .500 this season. Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points, and Bradley Beal contributed 22 for the Wizards, who now have victories over several playoff contenders, including Utah, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, and Philadelphia. Beal, Kuzma, and Porzingis all average over 20 poi nts per game. Forward Rui Hachimura, who is fourth on the team in scoring, will miss Wednesday's game versus Brooklyn with a bone bruise in his right ankle.
This season, the Wizards are scoring 110.5 points per game on 47.4 percent shooting from the field, including 34.5 percent from long range. They are top-13 in field goal percentage and rebounds per game (43.9). Washington surrenders 111.4 points on defense on 45.2 percent shooting (4th-best in the NBA).
?? @kporzee in last night's W:
41 PTS
6 3PT
4 REB
3 BLK
2 STL
11-11 FT pic.twitter.com/CxVQ9ZRgpd— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) November 29, 2022
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