It was Washington’s first home victory over Portland since Jan. 16, 2017.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Alex Sarr had 29 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots, and the Washington Wizards snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 115-111 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
It was Washington\u2019s first home victory over Portland since Jan. 16, 2017.<\/p>\n
The Wizards led 112-106 when Shaedon Sharpe cut the lead in half with a 3-pointer. After Bub Carrington tossed up an air ball for Washington, Sharpe\u2019s dunk with 20.5 seconds left cut the lead to one.<\/p>\n
Kyshawn George made one of two free throws with 15.5 seconds to play, putting the Wizards up 113-111. After a timeout, Sharpe\u2019s contested jumper missed, and Khris Middleton\u2019s free throws made it a four-point game.<\/p>\n
Sharpe scored 31 points for Portland, which lost despite a 69-46 advantage in rebounds. The Trail Blazers shot just 13 of 23 on free throws.<\/p>\n
The 7-foot-1 Sarr attempted a career-high 29 field goals, making 11. It was quite a battle of young big men between him and 7-foot-3 Donovan Clingan, who had 14 points and 20 rebounds for Portland. Ex-Wizard Deni Avdija had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers.<\/p>\n
The Wizards led 60-53 at halftime, but Portland was up 104-100 before an 8-0 Washington run. Carrington\u2019s three-point play and a 3-pointer by George gave the Wizards the lead for good.<\/p>\n
Avdija and Washington\u2019s Bilal Coulibaly both returned after missing time with back issues.<\/p>\n
Portland had 29 offensive rebounds and finished with a 31-14 advantage in second-chance points.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Trail Blazers: At New York on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Wizards: Host Milwaukee on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
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