Justin Champagnie scored 20 factors off the bench on Friday to assist the Washington Wizards coast to a 119-99 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets.
Alex Sarr had 19 factors and 4 blocks, CJ McCollum added 17 factors, and Tre Johnson and Marvin Bagley III chipped in 12 factors apiece for Washington, which has gained 4 of its final 5 after a 5-23 begin. Bilal Coulibaly added 11 factors.
Day’Ron Sharpe, Terance Mann, Ziaire Williams and Drake Powell every scored 14 factors for the Nets, who dropped their third straight. Nolan Traore had 12 factors, adopted by Danny Wolf (11) and Egor Demin (10).
After McCollum’s 3-pointer prolonged Washington’s result in 17 to start the second half, Mann’s private 8-0 run pulled the Nets inside 9.
Washington pushed the benefit to 22 as Champagnie scored seven of a 9-0 spurt, giving the Wizards an 87-65 lead with 3:29 left within the third. Powell’s three-point play minimize Brooklyn’s deficit to 16 earlier than Bub Carrington’s 3-pointer stamped a 7-0 Washington run to provide the Wizards a 96-73 lead getting into the fourth.
Wolf scored six straight factors as a part of an 8-0 Brooklyn run, trimming the Wizards’ result in 20 with 7:44 left in regulation. The Nets’ mini-rally continued as Noah Clowney and Wolf’s layups minimize the guests’ deficit to 12 with 4:24 to play.
Sarr’s subsequent 3-pointer and layup sealed the victory.
Washington took a 15-7 lead on Johnson’s triple with 8:16 left within the opening quarter. The Wizards completed the primary stanza on an 11-2 run, taking a 37-24 lead on Champagnie’s 3-pointer with one second left.
Washington’s lead ballooned to 18 on Johnson’s trey early within the second quarter. Brooklyn rallied inside 9 on Sharpe’s layup with 7:27 left, however the Wizards grabbed a 64-50 halftime lead. McCollum and Sharpe led their respective groups with 12 first-half factors apiece.
–Area Degree Media
