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Kyle Kuzma scores 32 points, Wizards hold off Trail Blazers 118-117 for 5th win
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Kyle Kuzma scored 32 points and the Washington Wizards held off the Portland Trail Blazers 118-117 on Thursday night for their fifth victory of the season.
Tyus Jones added 16 points, Daniel Gafford had 14 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Poole and Deni Advija each had 11 points. Washington is 5-22.
“We showed a little bit of mental and physical fortitude to make enough plays to win the game,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “It’s great to come away from a win, regardless of how you get it.”
Anfernee Simons scored 22 of his 41 points for Portland in the fourth quarter. Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Jerami Grant added 20 points. Grant missed a driving layup at the buzzer, dropping the Trail Blazers to 7-20.
Washington opened with an 8-0 run, with Portland turning it over three times in the first 1:30. Things didn’t get much cleaner from there for the Trail Blazers, who had 15 turnovers that led to 21 Washington points.
“The first half, we came out terrible,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “We talked about it all day, we tried to prepare the guys for it, knowing the pace they play is difficult. They get up and down and run.”
The Wizards led by 18 in the second half before Portland rallied behind Simons to tie it. Washington regained the lead again and Portland, after a successful challenge overturning a foul on Matisse Thybulle, had the ball with 5.8 seconds remaining trailing by one. Grant then missed his driving layup at the buzzer.
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Wizards: At Golden State on Friday night.
Trail Blazers: At Golden State on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Gafford vs. Deandre Ayton (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:15 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 11:09 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:52 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-0 |
| 10:31 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-0 |
| 10:19 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:02 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-0 |
| 9:49 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:46 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 8-3 |
| 9:25 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 10-3 |
| 9:05 | | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-3 |
| 8:54 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-5 |
| 8:38 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 8:33 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Anfernee Simons offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point tip layup | 11-7 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point turnaround hook shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 13-7 |
| 7:56 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 15-7 |
| 7:41 | | Jerami Grant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 17-7 |
| 7:28 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Deandre Ayton's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point running jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 20-7 |
| 6:30 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:29 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point floating jump shot | 20-9 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point alley-oop layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 22-9 |
| 5:56 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Deandre Ayton's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:56 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 22-11 |
| 5:39 | | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Matisse Thybulle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point stepback jump shot | 22-13 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-13 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 24-15 |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 26-15 |
| 4:30 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Deni Avdija misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 28-15 |
| 3:44 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | Duop Reath misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Jabari Walker's two point putback layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Jabari Walker blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:19 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Jabari Walker turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-15 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 31-17 |
| 2:09 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jabari Walker misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 1:56 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point running layup | ||
| 1:50 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:44 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point putback layup | 31-19 |
| 1:44 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:31 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | ||
| 1:20 | | Danilo Gallinari misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Duop Reath personal foul (Loose ball) (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | Mike Muscala misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:19 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Mike Muscala misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point driving layup (Jabari Walker assists) | 31-21 |
| 0:58 | | Mike Muscala shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-22 |
| 0:48 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 33-22 |
| 0:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-23 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 0:00 | | Corey Kispert misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving bank hook shot | 33-26 |
| 11:36 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-26 |
| 11:20 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-27 |
| 11:20 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-28 |
| 11:07 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 38-28 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point turnaround hook shot | 38-30 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 40-30 |
| 10:45 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-30 |
| 10:35 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 41-32 |
| 10:16 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 9:57 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 41-35 |
| 9:30 | | +3 | Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 44-35 |
| 9:15 | | Mike Muscala personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Wizards technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 44-36 |
| 8:59 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point putback dunk | 44-38 |
| 8:41 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Mike Muscala assists) | 47-38 |
| 8:28 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Mike Muscala misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback dunk | 47-40 |
| 7:20 |