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Nets give away key lottery opportunity with comeback win over Wizards

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · · 412 words · By Brian Lewis
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What to know about Nets give away key lottery opportunity with comeback win over Wizards

In their tankathon matchup against Washington, the Nets pulled out a come-from-behind 121-115 victory before 17,257 at Barclays Center.

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What happened

In their tankathon matchup against Washington, the Nets pulled out a come-from-behind 121-115 victory before 17,257 at Barclays Center.

Why it matters

The Nets had a chance to pull even with the Wizards atop the all-important lottery standings.

Common ground

Instead, the win saw them fall into third, two full games behind the Wizards and a half-game behind Indiana pending the Pacers tilt vs.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “The Nets had a chance to pull even with the Wizards atop the all-important lottery standings. Instead, the win saw them fall into third, two full games behind the Wizards and a half-game behind Indiana pending the Pacers tilt vs. Cleveland.”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2023 and 2025 NBA drafts and transactions do not address the Nets' lottery standings, team positions, or game outcomes referenced in the claim. No evidence confirms the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead…
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Claim 2: “Ziaire Williams (left foot soreness), Nic Claxton (right hand soreness), Danny Wolf (left ankle sprain), Michael Porter Jr. (left hamstring strain), Day’Ron Sharpe (left thumb surgery) and Egor Dëmin (left plantar fascia) were already out.”
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Claim 3: “The Wizards dropped their sixth straight to fall to 17-61, but are now 1 ½ games ahead of Indiana and two clear of the Nets in the lottery race.”
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Claim 4: “Ben Saraf, Terance Mann (right patella tendon soreness/left Achilles soreness) and Noah Clowney (left ankle soreness) were all ruled out before tipoff.”
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Claim 5: “But they allowed an 11-1 run to span the periods, and trailed for the first time 36 seconds into the fourth quarter, when Will Riley (game-high 30 points) found Anthony Gill in the paint to put Washington up 86-85.”
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Claim 6: “The Nets (19-59) host tanking Milwaukee on Tuesday, and the Pacers on Thursday.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 54th season overall, and its ninth season playing in the New York City borough of Br…
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Claim 7: “Point guard Nolan Traore — who has visibly hit the rookie wall — shook off his fatigue with a team-high 23 points and seven assists.”
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Claim 8: “Traore’s 3-pointer that padded the lead to 115-108 with 1:15 remaining was just the icing on the cake.”
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Claim 9: “The Nets are two games ahead of the Jazz and Kings, pending Utah’s game against reigning champion OKC and Sacramento’s tilt vs. the Clippers.”
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Claim 10: “The Nets trailed 105-101 after Jamir Watkins’ 3-pointer with 3:50 to play. But they reeled off eight unanswered points to seize the lead for good.”
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Claim 11: “The Nets raced out of the starting block and built a 32-15 cushion on Josh Minott’s free throw with 2:31 left in the first quarter.”
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Claim 12: “And Watkins left them in an 89-85 hole a minute later, before they stormed back.”
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Claim 13: “The Nets started a lineup of rookies Traore, Drake Powell and the undrafted Chaney Johnson alongside Jalen Wilson and EJ Liddell.”
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Claim 14: “In their tankathon matchup against Washington, the Nets pulled out a come-from-behind 121-115 victory before 17,257 at Barclays Center.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012–13 Brooklyn Nets season was the franchise's 46th season, its 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its first season following its relocation from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New …
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Claim 15: “His foul shot with 59.7 seconds left in the third quarter had the Nets clinging to an 84-78 edge.”
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Claim 16: “And even that looked strong against the skeleton crew that Washington used, with just eight players active for the game.”
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