Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden added 26 as the Brooklyn Nets held on for a 113-106 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards Sunday night in New York.
After losing two games in the final seconds to Washington in January, the Nets withstood a late charge and won for the 15th time in 17 games.
Brooklyn allowed the Wizards to get within 108-106 on a layup by Russell Westbrook with 44.6 seconds remaining but on the next possession, Nicolas Claxton converted a 3-point play. After Westbrook missed a 3-pointer with 24.8 seconds left, Irving iced the game at the line with 3.2 seconds remaining.
Irving shot 10 of 25 from the floor, added seven rebounds and six assi…
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