The Brooklyn Nets (24-51) had been in the midst of a stretch in which it seemed like they were losing nearly every game that they played coming out of the All-Star Break. While Brooklyn was coming off a crushing blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, they had a chance of changing that with a visit to the Washington Wizards (16-58) and they finally pulled through.
The Nets beat the Wizards 115-112 on Saturday in what was an exciting game from start to finish thanks to how both teams were playing on the offensive end of the floor, including how Brooklyn finished the game. Tyrese Martin led the way for the Nets with 20 points, five rebounds, and four assists while Jalen Wilson had one of his best games of the season with 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
Things got interesting in the fourth quarter of this one with the way that Colby Jones and AJ Johnson played for a young Wizards team, but Brooklyn was able to make the necessary plays down the stretch despite losing Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney going down with injuries. Here are three Nets takeaways from Saturday's win at the Wizards:
Tyrese Martin
Martin started in the absence of D'Angelo Russell and he had a better outing this time around as he had his game working from all over the floor. Martin's performance on Saturday is a continuation of how he has been playing in March with the way that he is running the offense as one of the point guards while also remaining aggressive on the offensive end of the floor with his shooting and driving ability.
Martin finished Saturday with 20 points, five rebounds, and four assists with just one turnover, showing the growth that he is making as a ball-handler, including making one of the biggest plays of the season towards the end of this game. With the Nets down 112-111 with 13.1 seconds left, head coach Jordi Fernandez drew up a play for Martin and center Drew Timme to work the pick-and-roll together and it resulted in the game-winning play ...
