Jeremy Sochan scored 23 points (12 in the paint), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 131-127 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Sochan’s 2 free throws put the Spurs ahead for good with 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Devin Vassell’s free throw with 6.3 seconds left made it 131-127 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Wizards 15-6. Sochan scored 5 of the Spurs’ 15 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Victor Wembanyama had 24 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 blocks, and Vassell added 21 points. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Marvin Bagley III had 21 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Spurs shot 53.1% from the field and 38.7% from 3 to the Wizards’ 47.6% and 31.0%. The Wizards outscored the Spurs 26-9 in 9 minutes with Wright, Avdija, Kispert, Baldwin and Coulibaly on the floor together.