Cam Johnson led Brooklyn with 18 points. Keon Johnson scored 16 points, Trendon Watford finished with 13 points off the bench and Ziaire Williams and Jalen Wilson each scored 10.

Since acquiring D’Angelo Russell, the Nets had been a winless 0-6 without him. That was until Saturday and Trendon Watford’s endgame heroics. The Nets started recent 10-day signee Killian Hayes at point guard,

Brooklyn Nets' Trendon Watford stands on the court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela

The buyout of Ben Simmons left the Brooklyn Nets with a glaring hole at point guard. Trendon Watford has had no issues filling it. Saturday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers was the latest example of the 24-year-old’s play fueling the team’s success.

After taking a charge on Trendon Watford, Marcus Smart popped up with a flawless kip-up, sending the Wizards’ crowd into a frenzy.

Ziaire Williams led the Nets with 19 points, but after Trendon Watford’s layup with 4:45 remaining, Brooklyn didn’t score again until Cam Johnson’s two free throws with 13 seconds to play.

Nic Claxton’s layup beat the buzzer — and ... clock and subsequently saw him “mobbed” by Ziaire Williams, Trendon Watford and the rest of the Nets before a stunned sellout crowd of 20,431.

Nets big man Nic Claxton dropped a dagger into the hearts of the 76ers with a crazy putback game-winner on Saturday.

Nic Claxton’s layup beat the buzzer — and beat the 76ers, 105-103, on Saturday night in a play he called one of the highlights of his career. The Nets center put back a Keon Johnson miss, an acrobatic shot that just barely beat the clock and subsequently saw him “mobbed” by Ziaire Williams,

The Nets have a record of 6-1 going into the All-Star break, currently sitting just 1.5 games out of the 10th seed.

It was the Nets’ first game-winning buzzer beater since Dec. 16, 2022, when Kyrie Irving sunk the Raptors in Toronto, and Claxton’s first career game-winner, which secured