Kristaps Porziņģis scored 25 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the second quarter), and the Washington Wizards went on a 14-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-92 for their fourth straight win.
It was tied at 68 when Deni Avdija’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Wizards ahead for good with 2:53 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to an 82-72 lead with 36 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
Avdija scored 21 points.
For the Grizzlies, Dillon Brooks scored 19 points (8 in the fourth quarter) but shot 7 for 22.
The Wizards shot 41.9% from the field and 47.5% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 39.6% and 32.1%. The Grizzlies outscored the Wizards 50-28 in the paint.