By Steve Lichtenstein
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As is often the case in Nets Land, Brooklyn’s 118-113 loss to Washington, in which the Nets blew a 15-point halftime lead, was not the most significant event at Barclays Center on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Houston notified Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks that it had matched the offer sheet the Nets tendered to 7-foot restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas on Friday.
It was strike three for Marks, who whiffed when swinging high and hard at guards Allen Crabbe and Tyler Johnson over the summer when Portland and Miami, respectively, matched the Nets’ restricted free agent offer sheets.