"In a clash sure to have lottery ramifications, the shorthanded Nets lost, 119-99, to the Wizards on Friday before a crowd of 16,486 at Capital One Arena. After having won seven of 10, Brooklyn (10-22) has now gone cold and dropped three straight. The Nets are fifth in the lottery standings and have pulled within 1 1/2 games of the fourth-place Wizards, a clear silver lining in this defeat. Friday's tilt underscored just how a player or two can tilt a tanking result."
"Brooklyn is not only 0-6 on the tail end of back-to-backs, but - perhaps more relevant to the upcoming decisions general manager Sean Marks will have to make before the trade deadline - is also a winless 0-6 without Porter. Sans Porter, the Nets' offense consistently cratered. They trailed by as many as 28 points and had no consistent source of offense. Day'Ron Sharpe got his first start of the season in place of Claxton and had 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks."
The shorthanded Nets lost 119-99 to the Washington Wizards before 16,486 fans at Capital One Arena, dropping their third straight game after winning seven of 10. Brooklyn sits 10-22 and fifth in the lottery, now 1.5 games behind the fourth-place Wizards. Multiple starters were unavailable, including Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton (personal reasons) and Cam Thomas, leaving the Nets 0-6 without Porter and 0-6 on the tail end of back-to-backs. Without Porter the offense fell apart, trailing by as many as 28 points. Day'Ron Sharpe made his first start (14 points, nine rebounds) while Washington got strong scoring from Justin Champagnie, Alex Sarr, CJ McCollum and Khris Middleton as the Wizards have gone 6-4 since a 3-20 start.
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