Nene has strong debut, leading Wizards over Nets

NEWARK, N.J.—Nene had 22 points and 10 rebounds in his Washington debut, and the Wizards defeated the Nets 108-89 Wednesday night in a game marred by the third-quarter ejections of Nets' All-Star point guard Deron Williams and head coach Avery Johnson.

Williams and Johnson were tossed by referee Josh Tiven with 5:18 left in the quarter for arguing a non-call on a Williams' drive to the basket seconds earlier. Tiven appeared to call all four technical fouls, getting Williams first and then the coach after his best player was ejected.

Jordan Crawford added 23 points and John Wall had 12 points and eight assists for Washington.

Williams had 17 for the Nets, who have lost four in a row. Kris Humphries added 13 points and 16 rebounds.

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Kris Humphries	35 MIN 13 PTS, 16 REB 5-11 FGs, 3-6 FTs
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Avery Johnson	On the ejections: "First of all, I'm mad with myself, because I'm the head coach, and it's my responsibility to get the guys to play a certain way – even if we don't win. I don't get many technicals. I don't have many arguments with referees, okay? I'm always thinking about the team and what can we do as staff to help them play better and function better. So I think that's the reason why I don't get 20 technicals a year. But at the same time, you try to make a point – hopefully the conversation goes well. It didn’t go well tonight."