Washington Wizards 97, Brooklyn Nets 124 — Recap

December 8, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Washington Wizards 97, Brooklyn Nets 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 WAS 18-26 BKN; Q2 WAS 29-24 BKN; Q3 WAS 24-40 BKN; Q4 WAS 26-34 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Mikal Bridges (BKN) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (WAS) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Cam Thomas (BKN) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Day'Ron Sharpe (BKN) 15 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-13 shooting; Deni Avdija (WAS) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BKN

Mikal Bridges

21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · WAS

Kyle Kuzma

17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · BKN

Cam Thomas

17 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 7-19 FG

Season highs

Nicolas Claxton · Season-high 15 reboundsBilal Coulibaly · Season-high 10 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
WAS	18	29	24	26		97
BKN	26	24	40	34		124

🧮 How They Scored

WASBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.2%Effective FG%53.6%

11.3%Turnover %8.2%

26.1%Offensive rebound %41.0%

0.194Free-throw rate0.181

Box Score

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyle Kuzma F	30	17	3	2	—	—	3	8-17	1-4	0-1	-23
Tyus Jones G	28	14	2	3	1	1	1	6-10	0-1	2-2	-20
Deni Avdija F	27	15	7	4	1	2	—	6-9	1-4	2-3	-6
Bilal Coulibaly G	25	11	10	2	—	—	2	4-6	1-2	2-4	-22
Jordan Poole G	24	8	2	2	—	—	3	3-7	0-2	2-2	-16
Daniel Gafford F	22	3	2	2	—	2	1	1-5	—	1-2	-23
Corey Kispert F	21	7	2	2	—	1	—	3-11	1-7	—	-11
Anthony Gill F	4	2	3	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	—	-2
Patrick Baldwin Jr. F	4	—	4	—	—	1	—	0-3	—	—	-2

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	30	21	4	3	—	2	2	9-15	2-3	1-1	+24
Cam Thomas G	29	17	2	4	1	1	2	7-19	2-4	1-2	+14
Royce O'Neale F	26	13	8	5	1	1	—	4-10	3-9	2-2	+11
Nicolas Claxton F-C	26	13	15	—	—	2	1	6-8	—	1-2	+15
Dorian Finney-Smith F	26	8	3	—	1	—	—	2-5	1-4	3-3	+12
Cameron Johnson F	25	7	5	—	—	—	1	3-8	1-5	—	+14
Day'Ron Sharpe C	20	15	11	4	1	1	2	7-13	—	1-1	+11
Trendon Watford F	19	8	2	2	—	—	—	2-5	0-1	4-4	+13

🔬 Advanced Stats

Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	30	17	48.7	27.8	-33.3	4.6
Deni Avdija	Bench	27	15	72.7	16.1	-10.5	21.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	28	14	64.3	17.9	-35.6	12.3
Bilal Coulibaly	Bench	25	11	70.9	15.9	-42.5	10.7
Jordan Poole	Bench	24	8	50.8	20.8	-32.0	1.7
Corey Kispert	Bench	21	7	31.8	22.0	-25.6	2.3
Daniel Gafford	Bench	22	3	25.5	13.2	-51.9	0.0
Anthony Gill	Bench	4	2	25.0	26.7	-28.9	-12.5
Patrick Baldwin Jr.	Bench	4	—	0.0	20.0	-28.9	12.5

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Mikal Bridges	Bench	30	21	68.0	23.0	+38.9	15.6
Cam Thomas	Bench	29	17	42.8	29.7	+28.7	4.8
Day'Ron Sharpe	Bench	20	15	55.8	28.8	+25.0	18.9
Royce O'Neale	Bench	26	13	59.7	15.9	+23.2	23.5
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	26	13	73.2	14.9	+29.6	23.0
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	26	8	63.3	9.1	+24.8	10.2
Trendon Watford	Bench	19	8	59.2	13.5	+38.5	9.2
Cameron Johnson	Bench	25	7	43.8	14.5	+29.4	1.9