The hot streaks on the net clearly do not apply to Washington.
Brooklyn took the second loss at Capital One Arena late in a 107-99 defeat to Tanking Wizards at Capital One Arena on Monday, serving as the second loss at the hands of the worst team in basketball.
Clinging to the 95-92 edge at 5:39, the net gave up an 11-2 run and never recovered.
Brooklyn (21-36) scored 7 out of nine, but was completely overtaken by the NBA-Worst Wizard.
They brought Washington to a second loss this month, and saw the Wizard snap six games of lost skids in the process.
Combined with Chicago, which defeated Philadelphia for eight consecutive losses, the net dropped 1½ games behind the Bulls, holding a final Eastern Conference play-in spot, but fading at the sixth spot in the draft lottery I kept one under the 76ers.
Ziaire Williams led the net with a team-high 19 points and three steels, with Cam Johnson adding 17.
The net came out with defensive attitude and was late, 14 points behind the gate. The Lichaun Holmes running dunk put the net into the game at just 4:59 on holes 21-7.
Coach Jordi Fernandez looked well, called out a timeout and pulled the entire starting lineup from the floor. He was making changes to the line at the Olympics alongside a Canadian team, but that didn't work.
The benches led by Trendon Watford and Tyrees Martin, albeit short-lived, have caused a comeback.
With a break of 67-59, the net reached 1 with the first seven points of the second half.
The net then mounted a 20-7 run late in the third and seized the lead. Watford found Williams with a 3-pointer, and Brooklyn rose 81-74 with the rest of the game at 4:07.
However, the final stanza was fine after the net allowed 14-4 runs in the third and fourth quarters.
Martin and Chris Middleton entered it shortly after Washington security guards missed a three-pointer in front of the Nets bench.
The net was clinging to the 95-92 edge, but gave up a 14-4 run to finish the game.
Bilal Coulibaly moved ahead with Washington with a layup. Jordan Pool (Game-High 26) then filled in a long right wing three-pointer to 101-97 at 2:38. The pool's 19 footer sprinted through the net for a timeout. But that didn't help.
