Defense wins championships — and apparently Sunday matinee games against the Washington Wizards. In what was an absolute rock-throwing contest, the Nets walked away with a 99-92 win over the Wiz Kids this afternoon, elevating to 5-5 on the season.
It was like someone snuck into Barclays Center last night and put saran wrap over both hoops. Each team went nearly three minutes without scoring to open the game up. It didn’t get much better from there. You’d imagine some seismic activity was detected from the abundance of shots clanking off the rim, as both squads shot below 50% from the field and 30% from three.