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Kristaps Porzingis makes Wizards debut as team prevails over Pacers

Just as the Pacers were surging, threatening to get back into Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards, center Kristaps Porzingis was there to slam the door shut — and make an entrance of his own.

Porzingis scored dramatic back-to-back baskets in the final possessions of the Wizards’ 133-123 win over the Indiana Pacers, marking a perfect cap to his Wizards debut.

With less than two minutes left, forward Deni Avdija found Porzingis for a fast-break alley-oop slam and after another Pacers basket, Porzingis answered with a two-handed dunk to put the game effectively out of reach.