It took 57 games for the Washington Wizards to hold a team under 100 points this season. Marcus Smart and the Wizards held Brooklyn to 12 points in the fourth quarter of their 107-99 victory over the Nets on Monday night.
Playing in just his third game with the team out of the nation's capital, Smart took a fourth-quarter charge while guarding Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford—and drew a foul. He then proceeded to get himself off the floor with a kip-up and fired up the Washington crowd.
Nets fall to previously slumping Wizards
Khris Middleton's debut in a Washington Wizards jersey has sparked significant reactions among NBA fans. After spending his entire career with the Milwaukee Bucks, Middleton's move marks a new chapter in his career,
The Nets blew a late lead in a 107-99 loss to the tanking Wizards at Capital One Arena on Monday, their second defeat at the hands of the worst team in basketball.
The Washington Wizards have won just nine of their 54 games so far this season, ranking at the bottom of the league's standings by 3.5 games over the New Orlean
Orlando is eager to get back in the win column after dropping a back-and-forth 105-104 battle with the Western Conference powerhouse Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. In that outing, miscommunication down the stretch proved costly, as the Magic were unable to take advantage of their last possession and come away with a win.
After taking a charge on Trendon Watford, Marcus Smart popped up with a flawless kip-up, sending the Wizards’ crowd into a frenzy.
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