Markieff Morris scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Washington Wizards beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-124 in overtime.
Bradley Beal made a 3-pointer on a pass from John Wall with 7.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 111, and the Wizards outscored the Trail Blazers 14-13 in overtime.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 1 with 5.3 seconds left, but Otto Porter Jr. blocked Damian Lillard’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Wizards’ chance to win from 80% to 98%. It would have put the Trail Blazers ahead.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Trail Blazers 30-29. Morris scored 17 of the Wizards’ 30 on 5 for 6 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Beal had 5 of his 7 assists, 5 of them on baskets by Jeff Green and Morris that put the Wizards ahead.
Beal had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points (12 in the paint) on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists but shot 7 for 21, and CJ McCollum went 1 for 9 from 3. Jusuf Nurkić had 22 points and 18 rebounds.
The Wizards outscored the Trail Blazers 18-6 off turnovers.