The Brooklyn Nets had the chance to earn their third consecutive win since early December with their matchup against the Washington Wizards on Saturday, having won their previous two games against the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls. But the Nets fell short in Washington D.C., losing their first game in February 113-107.
Unfortunately for the Nets, they lost a little more than the game itself.
Kyrie Irving was forced to leave Saturday’s game early with a right knee sprain after he got tangled up with Bradley Beal off of a rebound in the fourth quarter. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Irving will undergo an MRI on Sunday.
Kyrie Irving went back to the locker room after getting his leg caught underneath Bradley Beal. pic.twitter.com/6KpqXhfskJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 2, 2020
Irving scored 11 points in the loss on 5-for-12 shooting (1-for-5 from 3-point territory).
OH MY @KyrieIrving pic.twitter.com/KUeVYbdEgj
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 2, 2020
Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 26 points on 9-for-23 shooting (4-for-10 from deep).
Spence SCOOP@SDinwiddie_25 | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/jTtg69WD7S
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 2, 2020
Joe Harris had a strong showing, as well. He scored 22 points and had one of his best performances from long-range in 2019-20, finishing 6-for-11 from deep.
Joe with SIX from deep so far 🧔👌 pic.twitter.com/GnE7n5kdtL
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 2, 2020
Jarrett Allen logged another double-double. He scored 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting (3-for-7 at the free-throw line) and grabbed 15 rebounds.
FRO SHOW 😱 pic.twitter.com/ux5HJsSgo1
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 2, 2020
Garrett Temple scored 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting (4-for-10 from 3-point territory). DeAndre Jordan had 11 boards off the bench.
🚨 AT THE HORN
🚨 FROM THE LOGO@GTemp17 ends the first on an 8-0 run and puts up a career-high 14 in the first frame 🙌 pic.twitter.com/iXRfbxBLJP— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 2, 2020