The Nets lost to the Wizards 107-99 despite coming back from a 14-point deficit in the first half that probably had many Nets fans thinking that it was going to be an early night
Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday,
The Wizards are currently 4-21 on the road with a point differential of -13, while the Magic have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. Both teams are coming off losses in the previous game. Orlando lost at the buzzer on a missed shot against the Grizzlies,
Kyle Kuzma scored 19 points in his return to Washington, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo's foul trouble to beat the Wizards 104-101 on Friday night. Kuzma was traded from Washington to Milwaukee earlier this month.
The preseason AP poll vs. now, college kids vs. pros, one-armed hoopers, the 40/20 rule, goodbye P00P, and more. Basketball's story cannot be told without Sonny Vaccaro, whose impact on the game covers everyone from Michael Jordan to LeBron James.
It took 57 games for the Washington Wizards to hold a team under 100 points this season. Of course, Marcus Smart wasn't around for most of those. Smart and the Wizards held Brooklyn to 12 points in the fourth quarter of their 107-99 victory over the Nets on Monday night.