Game stream: Washington Wizards vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Washington Wizards (2-0) play against the Brooklyn Nets (2-2) at Barclays Center
Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Monday October 25, 2021
Washington Wizards 8, Brooklyn Nets 13 (Q1 08:10)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
We still haven’t experienced a KCP locked in game. Hits a 3P early. – 7:43 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Side-step 3 over Blake Griffin to get Spencer Dinwiddie started tonight – 7:42 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The Nets have Kevin Durant assigned to Wizards point guard Spencer Dinwiddie to start tonight’s game. Interesting. – 7:42 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Nets fans give Spencer Dinwididie an ovation at Barclays Center when introduced pregame. The only opponent to get cheers this season. – 7:36 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets fans give a cheer upon hearing Spencer Dinwiddie’s name introduced with the Wizards introduced. – 7:36 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Nice hand for Spencer Dinwiddie when the Wizards’ starting lineups announced in Brooklyn. – 7:36 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Just grabbed my seat at Barclays Center, where the Nets are hosting Spencer Dinwiddie in their first back-to-back of the season. Best believe Dinwiddie is going to be out for blood tonight. Great challenge for the Nets (1-2) defense tonight after a loss to Charlotte. – 7:31 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Wizards v. Nets in 5 minutes…
Who wins, and what’s the score? pic.twitter.com/yMUNfeQxKJ – 7:31 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Huge early season game tonight as the 2-0 Wizards take on Kevin Durant, James Harden and the Nets. Tipoff is in a few minutes on @NBCSWashington and live right here: smart.link/5bb65a2b6cedb?… – 7:30 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Greetings from Barclays Center. Is it raining yet? Nets-Wizards tip in less than 10. Spencer Dinwiddie is making his return to Barclays Center. Blake Griffin is back and starting. Bradley Beal is, too. Nets looking to avoid a repeat of yesterday. Updates to follow. – 7:26 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Things To L👀k Out For In The Nets vs Wizards Game:
▪️James Harden has only attempted 3 free throws per game, his lowest since rookie year.
▪️Spencer Dinwiddie (23.5 PPG, 7.5 APG) has led Washington to a record of 2-0.
▪️Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge are out for Brooklyn. – 7:03 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The Nets will start Bruce Brown tonight, alongside Kevin Durant, James Harden, Joe Harris and Blake Griffin. – 7:00 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Talking Kyrie, protests and Kevin Durant being asked twice if the Nets have enough with @Malika Andrews on NBA Today. pic.twitter.com/53Q5YJfJ1F – 7:00 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
As Dinwiddie returns to Brooklyn tonight, I caught up with him over the summer and he was disapppointed with how the Nets handled free agency negotiations pic.twitter.com/zVxn2OdUdN – 6:54 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Two DMV legends talk pregame: Kevin Durant and Grant Hill pic.twitter.com/hHRDmcYKEs – 6:52 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Kevin Durant puts a spin cycle in his pregame workout. Don’t think I’ve seen something like that before. Interested to know the why behind it. pic.twitter.com/0PuppdSXax – 6:50 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, re-elected chairperson of USA Basketball. Kevin Durant, who just won his third Olympic gold medal, on the 15-member board of directors. – 6:37 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Hornets – Spectrum Center – October 25, 2021 – Starting Lineups
Boston – Schroder, Smart, Brown, Tatum, R. Williams
Charlotte – LaMelo Ball, Kelly Oubre, Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, Mason Plumlee
OUT: Boston: Horford, Langford Charlotte: Rozier, PJ Washington pic.twitter.com/lYGJNZtyo4 – 6:34 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Bruce Brown (right calf contusion) is available. #Nets – 6:20 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
Bruce Brown (right calf contusion) has been upgraded to AVAILABLE, the team says. – 6:20 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Bradley Beal will be a “full go” tonight with no minutes restrictin, according to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. – 6:15 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Wizards starters tonight vs. Nets
Spencer Dinwiddie
Bradley Beal
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Kyle Kuzma
Daniel Gafford – 6:13 PM
Ava Wallace @avarwallace
Bradley Beal (right hip contusion) is good to go tonight in Brooklyn – 6:12 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Wizards coach Wes Unseld said Spencer Dinwiddie was 100% physically ready at the start of training camp. Said despite Dinwiddie’s primary usage as a 6th man in Brooklyn, the Wizards always considered him a starting point guard. – 6:12 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Bradley Beall will play tonight against the Nets after missing Friday’s game with a right hip contusion. – 6:11 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Bradley Beal will play vs the #Nets. #wizards – 6:11 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Wes Unseld Jr. says Bradley Beal will play go bunt against the Nets. – 6:11 PM
Chris Miller @cmillsnbcs
Bradley Beal will start tonight vs. Nets – 6:11 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Nash said the #Nets never considered a Dinwiddie playoff comeback: “I personally don’t like it, I don’t think anyone in the medical staff thought it was fair to Spencer…So we didn’t bring it up. We thought it was best to let him have his time to heal and further his career.” – 6:05 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
“No, I just didn’t think it was fair for Spencer (Dinwiddie) — We thought it was best to let him have his time to heal.”
⁃Steve Nash on if he considered playing Spencer Dinwiddie during the playoffs last year. – 5:54 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Asked if there was ever serious consideration about Spencer Dinwiddie playing last season if the Nets advanced, Steve Nash says no. Doesn’t think it was fair to Dinwiddie and doesn’t think the medical staff was fans of it either. – 5:54 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
When I asked Steve Nash if he thought the lack of games (hamstring injury, summer rehab, etc) has been the reason for James Harden’s inability to get to the rim, he said “One hundred percent.” Adds it can take the same amount of playing time as was missed to get to normal. #Nets – 5:54 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
“It’s really important for their development.”
⁃Steve Nash on having Cam Thomas, Day’Ron Sharpe, Kessler Edwards and David Duke Jr present with the team. – 5:52 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash says the team’s four rookies have a great chance to be the focal point of the Long Island Nets. Adds its important for their development and expects them to be available for Brooklyn’s games. – 5:52 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
“He’s still an excellent player even if he’s not at peak form and we still believe in him. And he’ll get there in the next few weeks.”
Nash on James Harden – 5:51 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Steve Nash said he’s happy to see Spencer Dinwiddie back and healthy, and is sure he’ll test the #Nets tonight. #Wizards – 5:51 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash thinks Spencer Dinwiddie looks great with the Wizards. Happy to see he recovered from the ACL well. Adds he’ll be a challenge for the Nets tonight. – 5:50 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
“He looks great. I’m really happy and excited for him…He will challenge us today. He’s a great playmaker and he can create and score.”
Nets coach Steve Nash on Spencer Dinwiddie returning to Barclays – 5:50 PM
Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
“He looks great — No one wants to see miss time because of an injury … He will challenge us today.”
⁃Steve Nash on Spencer Dinwiddie. – 5:50 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Barclays Center has opened its new Crown Club, ahead of the Nets vs. Wizards game. pic.twitter.com/aGcaUZVmfT – 5:43 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Andy Warhol’s only oxidized portrait ever, a 1982 work of Jean-Michael Basquiat. Today it’s in a hand-painted room in the Barclays Center’s Crown Club. Nic. 11 it goes up for bid at @ChristiesInc, opening bid $20 million. #Nets #nba pic.twitter.com/1KrpAOXm7b – 5:34 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Al Horford and Romeo Langford are out tonight at Charlotte. Jaylen Brown will play and Dennis Schroder will start again. Terry Rozier and PJ Washington are out for Charlotte. – 5:34 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets gave us a tour of their new Crown Club. It opened last night. Anyone got $20 million for the Andy Warhol painting of Jean-Michel Basquiat? pic.twitter.com/cxlWR8qMQO – 5:31 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Source: Washington Wizards SG Bradley Beal WILL play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets.
Beal missed Friday’s OT win over the Indiana Pacers with a groin injury. – 5:26 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
James Borrego said he doesn’t know much about PJ Washington’s status beyond him being out tonight. Expects Nick Richards to be in the rotation against the Celtics eating up some of those available minutes. – 5:25 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Terry Rozier and PJ Washington are OUT tonight for #Hornets. #Celtics – 5:18 PM
Neil Dalal @NeilDalal96
KCP also a fan of @allproreels 👀 pic.twitter.com/ynlgAZzMIT – 5:15 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
For @The Vertical: Kyrie Irving’s silence on Barclays Center lockdown speaks volumes. sports.yahoo.com/kyrie-irvings-… – 5:15 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
PJ Washington has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against Boston. – 5:14 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Hornets say forward PJ Washington, right knee sprain, has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against the Celtics and will be listed as day to day moving forward. – 5:14 PM
Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets forward PJ Washington, right knee sprain, has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game against the Celtics and will be listed as day to day moving forward. #AllFly – 5:13 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
🏀 The differences between young and old teams
🏀 How the Nets and Lakers look so far
🏀 Eye-catching young players
#RealOnes with @Logan Murdock and @Bell19Raja: open.spotify.com/episode/4LyuUp… – 5:00 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
“A blessed kid just looking for a place to call home. That will love me back!”
– Montrezl Harrell [@Montrezl Harrell] pic.twitter.com/u4CDnI3fIq – 5:00 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
LaMarcus Aldridge (rest) is out tonight for the Nets, who will have Blake Griffin back. – 4:49 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
new Open Floor with @Chris Herring:
—disappointing teams (nets, lakers, and celtics)
—pleasant surprises (bulls, hornets, and wizards)
—the season’s most enjoyable positionless lineups
—more!
listen and subscribe here! link.chtbl.com/open-floor?sid… – 4:21 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Charlotte’s Miles Bridges, who had his second straight 30-point game Sunday in a victory over the Nets, is the Eastern Conference player of the week. Stephen Curry wins in the West. – 3:45 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Washington Wizards point guard Spencer Dinwiddie received votes for Eastern Conference Player of the Week, alongside Seth Curry (PHI), Kevin Durant (BKN), Tyler Herro (MIA), Zach LaVine (CHI), Evan Mobley (CLE) and Julius Randle (NYK). – 3:34 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Spencer Dinwiddie was nominated for Eastern Conference player of the week. Miles Bridges won the award. – 3:34 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The Nets have recalled Cam Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe from Long Island. – 3:20 PM
Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
The Nets (& Kevin Durant) need James Harden now more than ever.
thesportssection.com/trouble-at-bar… – 2:49 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“I just ask officials to call what they see”
James Harden agreed with Steve Nash he’s “poster boy” for NBA placing emphasis on calling “non-basketball” moves.
I talked to 15 people about this going into regular season.
Harden was a topic of discussion https://t.co/Rnzb0LjtX2 pic.twitter.com/eA1XT1JBf4 – 2:22 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
With a win vs. the Brooklyn Nets tonight, the Wizards would start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2017-18.
Additionally, this would mark just the fourth time since the NBA/ABA merger Washington will have started a season 3-0 (2017-18, 2005-06, 1978-79). – 2:19 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
Our first NBA Weekend Winners & Losers pod of the season, feat. the Hornets, Blazers, Bulls, Ja Morant, Pelicans, James Harden + more!
Who’d we miss?
📼: https://t.co/Zc4YZHyGfa
🍎: https://t.co/XjSclyJYjS
✳️: https://t.co/YpCkqbnDWC
🅰️: https://t.co/v1qudKTb56 pic.twitter.com/xTUeOcBYlh – 1:34 PM
