Poole scores 19 to help Wizards beat Nets 119-102
NEW YORK (AP) Jordan Poole scored 19 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 119-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Poole was one of six Wizards (9-41) to finish in double-figure scoring as Washington won its third straight game. Kyshawn George and Corey Kispert each had 17 while Bub Carrington chipped in 16.
Keon Johnson scored 25 points and Cam Johnson added 17 for Brooklyn (17-34).
Leading 88-73 entering the fourth quarter, the Wizards used a 15-9 spurt in the first 5 1/2 minutes to extend their lead to 103-82. Kispert, Carrington, and George each knocked down long 3s in the stretch.
Wizards: Washington came into the game shorthanded due to the trades of Kyle Kuzma and Patrick Baldwin Jr. to Milwaukee, and Jonas Valanciunsa to Sacramento. “Just go play,” Wizards coach Brian Keefe said during his pre-game media availability, when asked what he expected to see from his team. “Guys have stepped (up) all year with different lineups.”
Nets: Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez praised his team prior to the game for staying focused despite the trade rumors surrounding the Nets. “I think our group has handled it great,” he said. “If you think about it, our group has been involved in talks from the beginning, right? And I think that’s the reason why they’ve just kept working and kept competing, and (these) last few days (are) not different than weeks ago when some trades happened.”
The Wizards outscored the Nets 23-12 in the third quarter as Brooklyn missed 15 of its 19 shots from the field.
Washington improved to 4-21 on the road while Brooklyn dropped to 6-17 at home.
The Wizards host the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers Friday night, while the Nets welcome the Heat to Brooklyn.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Richaun Holmes vs. Nic Claxton (Bub Carrington gains possession) | |||
11:46 | Keon Johnson personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
11:36 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point pullup jump shot (Richaun Holmes assists) | 3-0 | |
11:18 | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
11:16 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Loose ball) (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | |||
11:11 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | |||
11:05 | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 5-0 | |
11:05 | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | |||
11:05 | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-0 | |
10:43 | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:39 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | Kyshawn George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:20 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:18 | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:03 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Bub Carrington steals) | |||
9:33 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
9:30 | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:29 | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Ziaire Williams misses two point tip layup | |||
9:27 | Keon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
9:21 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup (Keon Johnson assists) | 6-2 | |
9:00 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup | 8-2 | |
8:48 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | |||
8:45 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point running dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 10-2 | |
8:45 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
8:22 | Keon Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:21 | Keon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
8:20 | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point putback layup | 10-4 | |
8:04 | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | |||
8:02 | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Nic Claxton blocks Jordan Poole's two point putback layup | |||
7:52 | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 10-7 | |
7:30 | +2 | Bub Carrington makes two point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 12-7 | |
7:03 | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | |||
7:03 | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-8 | |
7:03 | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-9 | |
6:46 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 15-9 | |
6:35 | Keon Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:34 | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +3 | Bub Carrington makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 18-9 | |
6:00 | Ben Simmons misses two point driving hook shot | |||
5:58 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
5:47 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 21-9 | |
5:46 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
5:23 | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Jalen Wilson assists) | 21-11 | |
5:06 | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
5:05 | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving floating jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 21-13 | |
4:33 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 23-13 | |
4:21 | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 23-16 | |
4:09 | Tyrese Martin personal foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | |||
3:53 | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | |||
3:45 | Tyrese Martin misses three point running jump shot | |||
3:44 | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | |||
3:42 | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point tip layup | |||
3:41 | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | |||
3:35 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point running jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 26-16 | |
3:11 | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | |||
3:11 | +1 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-17 | |
3:11 | +1 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 | |
2:54 | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 29-18 | |
2:42 | Tyrese Martin turnover (lost ball) (Malcolm Brogdon steals) | |||
2:34 | Jalen Wilson personal foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | |||
2:27 | Tristan Vukcevic misses three point jump shot | |||
2:25 | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 29-20 | |
1:59 | Ben Simmons shooting foul (Tristan Vukcevic draws the foul) | |||
1:59 | Tristan Vukcevic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:59 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
1:59 | Tristan Vukcevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:56 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
1:50 | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving layup | 29-22 | |
1:43 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
1:34 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | |||
1:33 | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point turnaround hook shot | 29-24 | |
0:55 | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 31-24 | |
0:48 | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point turnaround hook shot | 31-26 | |
0:37 | Tosan Evbuomwan personal foul (Bub Carrington draws the foul) | |||
0:37 | +1 | Bub Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-26 | |
0:37 | +1 | Bub Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-26 | |
0:20 | Justin Champagnie shooting foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | |||
0:20 | Tosan Evbuomwan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:20 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Tosan Evbuomwan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:18 | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | |||
0:05 | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | |||
0:05 | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Ben Simmons misses two point tip layup | |||
0:02 | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Tristan Vukcevic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 33-29 | |
11:22 | Corey Kispert misses two point driving layup | |||
11:21 | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | |||
11:21 | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point tip layup | 35-29 | |
11:06 | Cameron Johnson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:03 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | +3 | Tristan Vukcevic makes three point jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 38-29 | |
10:56 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
10:41 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 38-31 | |
10:30 | Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | Tristan Vukcevic offensive rebound | |||
10:25 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
10:22 | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Tristan Vukcevic personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
10:05 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 38-33 | |
9:41 | Bub Carrington misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:37 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 38-35 | |
9:34 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
9:17 | Tosan Evbuomwan blocks Malcolm Brogdon's two point driving layup | |||
9:17 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
9:11 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point pullup jump shot (Tristan Vukcevic assists) | 40-35 | |
8:54 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 40-38 | |
8:45 | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 43-38 | |
8:35 | Bub Carrington personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | |||
8:30 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:28 | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | |||
8:18 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | |||
8:16 | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 43-41 | |
7:55 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 46-41 | |
7:34 | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 46-44 | |
7:15 | Tristan Vukcevic misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:14 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
7:12 | Corey Kispert personal foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul) | |||
7:02 | +3 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 46-47 | |
6:49 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 49-47 | |
6:35 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ben Simmons assists) | 49-49 | |
6:25 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Keon Johnson steals) | |||
6:21 | Ziaire Williams misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:18 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | |||
5:52 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 52-49 | |
5:34 | Keon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:30 | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | |||
5:29 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point putback layup | 52-51 | |
5:17 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (lost ball) (Ben Simmons steals) | |||
5:15 | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
5:15 | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-52 | |
5:15 | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-53 | |
4:56 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 54-53 | |
4:41 | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:38 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | |||
4:24 | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Ziaire Williams's two point driving layup | |||
4:21 | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Kyshawn George misses three point running jump shot | |||
4:16 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 54-55 | |
3:44 | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:28 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:08 | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
3:08 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-55 | |
3:08 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-55 | |
2:48 |