Washington beat Detroit in overtime despite giving the ball away 27 times; Brooklyn's last two preseason opponents gave it away 22 and 25 times. That makes the first pass after a Wizards rebound or steal worth watching in Wizards–Nets: can Washington get into its attack cleanly, or will Brooklyn turn those possessions into chances of its own? Washington's ability to reach the foul line gives the other side of the argument, so the turnover count alone won't tell the whole story.
In the provisional game records, Washington took 51 free throw attempts against Detroit to Detroit's 25, even while losing the turnover count 27–20. Brooklyn recorded 14 steals against Philadelphia and 12 against Charlotte; its opponents' turnover totals were 22 and 25. These are preseason games with changing rotations, so I'm watching how those two routes to extra possessions meet rather than assuming either pattern repeats.
