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Washington Wizards Can’t Keep Up With Brooklyn Nets

Final In Brooklyn: Nets 124, Wizards 97
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Washington Wizards Can’t Keep Up With Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards Can’t Keep Up With Brooklyn Nets

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The Washington Wizards kept it within three points at halftime but couldn’t keep pace with the Brooklyn Nets, falling to them 124-97 at the Barclays Center.

Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija had an impressive start to tonight’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets. Avdija went into halftime with 11 points, two assists, and one block at the half.

Avdija’s additional stats at the half are below:

Avdija would ultimately finish the game with 15 points (6-9), seven rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and one steal.

Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma closed the night as Washington’s top scorer, finishing with a team high 17 points on 8-of-7 shooting, three rebounds, and two assists. Kuzma has now scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games dating back to March 18, 2023.

Despite the loss, the highlight of the night is rookie Bilal Coulibaly recording the first double double of his career scoring 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and adding a career best ten rebounds. Coulibaly also contributed with two assists.

The Nets kept the Wizards to just 19 assists on the night and applied pressure resulting in 15 turnovers. The Wizards had a terrible night from three-point range, shooting at only 18%. 

It was obvious the Nets watched film on Wizards forward Corey Kispert, keeping him contained defensively without an opportunity for him to get going at all tonight. The Wizards second chance points only totaled seven to the Nets 20 and points in the paint stalled at 56 to the Nets 76.

Next up for the Wizards is yet another visit to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, December 11 at 7:00pm EST. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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