Marcus Smart and Khris Middleton aren’t here just to mentor the young Wizards. They’re also to lead by example.

The Nets fell to the Washington Wizards 107-99 at Capital One Arena on Monday, marking their second loss to the worst team in the NBA in as many tries.

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As mentioned above, the Nets come into this game following a 105-103 win at the 76ers on Saturday in which the situation became dire with Brooklyn going from leading by 17 points in the first half to trailing by three points in the fourth quarter.