Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook keyed a late rally by the Washington Wizards in a nail-biting 149-146 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
The contest featuring the league’s top two scorers, Beal and Nets star Kevin Durant, promised fireworks – and the frantic finish didn’t disappoint.
Beal’s pull-up three-pointer with 8.1 seconds left pulled the Wizards within two at 146-144.
Teammate Garrison Matthews then came up with a steal and got the ball to Westbrook, whose three-pointer less than four seconds after Beal’s put the Wizards up 147-146 – their first lead since the second quarter.
Washington got another stop, and Beal made two free throws to seal the win.
“Right now, all that matters is we get a win,” Westbrook said of a Wizards team that had lost four straight since having six games postponed because COVID-19 measures left them with too few available players.