Kevin Porter Jr. made a pull-up 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 114-111 to end an 8-game losing streak.
Raul Neto’s driving layup had tied it at 111 with 22 seconds left.
The Wizards had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Kyle Kuzma missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Rockets 15-14. Neto scored 6 of the Wizards’ 15 on 3 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Porter had 4 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jalen Green that put the Rockets ahead. With 39 seconds left, Corey Kispert stole the ball from Eric Gordon, and Neto’s driving layup off it tied the game at 111.
Christian Wood had 22 points (16 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting. Green added 22 points, and Porter had 9 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored 27 points (12 in the first quarter), and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 26 points and 3 steals. Kuzma had 24 points and 9 rebounds but went 0 for 8 from 3. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
The Rockets shot 47.1% from the field and 34.6% from 3 to the Wizards’ 44.0% and 25.6%. The Wizards outscored the Rockets 24-9 off turnovers. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Wizards 54-36 in 19 minutes together. KJ Martin fouled out for the Rockets, and Beal for the Wizards.