Moments after Lu Dort launched a wide-open three-pointer from the elbow, he watched as his shot underwhelmingly fell short of the rim and floated out-of-bounds with 24.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
After missing the jumper, Dort despondently walked over to the Wizards’ logo, where he was met by an encouraging pat on the chest from forward Darius Bazley.
From that point on, the Washington Wizards (21-20) nailed both of their free throws to seal a 122-118 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder (13-27) on Tuesday night.
“That three-point shot that Dort took was a designed play,” head coach Mark Daigneault said.