Cam Thomas scores 38 points to help Nets snap Wizards' 3-game run with 122-119 overtime victory
WASHINGTON (AP) Cam Thomas scored 38 points, including a pair of jumpers in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night, snapping the Wizards' modest three-game winning streak.
Jordan Poole scored a season-high 38 points for Washington, but he missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the game late in overtime. Dorian Finney-Smith had a chance to ice the game for Brooklyn with 4.3 seconds left, but he missed two free throws. The Wizards, however, were out of timeouts, and after securing the rebound, Washington's Deni Avdija lost control of the ball when he tried to dribble quickly up court.
“We took a good shot every time we went down in overtime, make or miss," Thomas said. "So we'll just live with that, and at the end of the day, we just got stops.”
The game began moments after Wizards owner Ted Leonsis spoke at a news conference touting the new agreement keeping his NBA team and the NHL’s Capitals in the District of Columbia. A plan to move them to Virginia had fallen part.
That bit of news came at something of a high point for the Wizards, who needed until late January to produce their first two-game winning streak and didn’t manage a longer one until now. The Nets, who probably won't make the playoffs, and the Wizards, who definitely won't, played an entertaining game that was tight after Washington rallied from a 10-point, second-quarter deficit.
Both teams had chances to win in regulation. With the score tied at 112, Avdija had his shot blocked by Nic Claxton. Brooklyn then came the other way without calling a timeout, and Dennis Schroder missed a last-second 3-pointer.
A pair of perimeter shots by Thomas gave the Nets a 118-112 advantage before Washington made one last push. Corey Kispert had a chance to tie it when he went to the line with 13.5 seconds left, but he missed the second of two free throws and Schroder made two at the other end to put the Nets up by three.
Schroder scored 21 points, and Claxton had 17 and 13 rebounds. Thomas had seven assists.
“I’m playing him at the point some, I love him at the point, and he gets everybody involved," Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie said. "He’s doing a great job, to just give us another added dimension out there, if I can get him some minutes at the point.”
Kyle Kuzma had 24 points and 10 assists for Washington. Avdija finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Poole had eight assists and seven rebounds in addition to all his scoring.
“I feel like he's been just more calm, hasn't really been overdribbling,” Kuzma said. "I think he's done a really good job of also playmaking."
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Nets: Host Chicago on Friday night.
Wizards: Host Detroit on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Richaun Holmes (Dennis Schroder gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:06 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:52 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup | 5-4 |
| 9:58 | | Nic Claxton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Deni Avdija misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:01 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 5-7 |
| 8:38 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 5-10 |
| 8:13 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Deni Avdija's two point running layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point running layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 7-10 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-12 |
| 7:32 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 7-14 |
| 7:27 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:11 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 6:55 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-16 |
| 6:13 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 13-16 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point floating jump shot | 13-18 |
| 5:44 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup | 13-20 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-20 |
| 5:07 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving layup | 17-20 |
| 4:51 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:37 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-23 |
| 4:16 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Kyle Kuzma personal foul (Loose ball) (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving layup | 19-23 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 19-25 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point floating jump shot | 21-25 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround jump shot | 21-27 |
| 2:38 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-27 |
| 2:38 | | Noah Clowney misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:35 | | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Noah Clowney misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point floating jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 22-29 |
| 2:00 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot (Trendon Watford assists) | 24-29 |
| 1:45 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Trendon Watford steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | Johnny Davis blocks Trendon Watford's two point running layup | ||
| 1:41 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Johnny Davis makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 24-31 |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point turnaround hook shot | 26-31 |
| 1:01 | | Jordan Poole misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Cam Thomas misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot | 28-31 |
| 0:19 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 |
| 0:19 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 0:07 | | Jared Butler personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Johnny Davis shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 29-33 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 30-33 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 31-33 |
| 0:00 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Marvin Bagley III draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 11:51 | | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 11:37 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 33-35 |
| 11:37 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:37 | | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-35 |
| 11:22 | | Marvin Bagley III misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Tristan Vukcevic blocks Cam Thomas's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Tristan Vukcevic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:41 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Nic Claxton misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 10:38 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point running layup | 34-37 |
| 10:06 | | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Tristan Vukcevic steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | Noah Clowney personal foul (Marvin Bagley III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | Jared Butler turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:31 | | Jared Butler personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Tristan Vukcevic technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:26 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 35-37 |
| 9:13 | | Noah Clowney misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Tristan Vukcevic's two point running layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Jared Butler turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 8:52 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jalen Wilson personal foul (Tristan Vukcevic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Marvin Bagley III makes three point jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 35-40 |
| 8:06 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Tristan Vukcevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Tristan Vukcevic personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Jared Butler steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | Corey Kispert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 38-40 |
| 7:17 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | Richaun Holmes turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 6:48 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 41-40 |
| 6:32 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Jared Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:52 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-40 |
| 5:40 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 44-40 |
| 5:15 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 5:13 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-40 |
| 4:14 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-41 |
| 4:14 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:11 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 48-41 |
| 4:02 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-41 |
| 3:40 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 49-43 |
| 2:38 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-43 |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-43 |
| 2:28 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-44 |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-45 |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 53-45 |
| 2:08 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-46 |
| 2:08 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-47 |
| 1:59 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point dunk (Nic Claxton assists) | 55-47 |
| 1:41 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 57-47 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 57-49 |
| 0:55 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 59-49 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point reverse layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 59-51 |
| 0:34 | | Cam Thomas misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +3 | Marvin Bagley III makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 59-54 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving layup | 61-54 |
| 0:00 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |