Wizards stun Nets with late 3-pointers

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.

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