Against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Wizards never trailed, the score was tied just once, and their biggest lead was 18 points. And they squeaked out a one-point victory to run their record to 5-22.
It wasn’t pretty, but it was entertaining. Kyle Kuzma lit the Blazers up early, Tyus Jones kept hitting shots...until the fourth quarter...Daniel Gafford blocked and altered a bunch of shots.
Portland spent much of the night looking like the Wizards have looked much of the season — inept, undertalented, small, and unathletic. Then Anfernee Simons erupted for XX points in the fourth quarter, Deandre Ayton collected seemingly all the misses, and they nearly stole back the game.