Deandre Ayton had a season-high 34 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 108-102.
Jabari Walker’s free throw put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 2:10 left in the fourth quarter.
Kris Murray’s reverse layup with 1:24 left made it 105-102, and Scoot Henderson’s floater with 15.7 seconds left put it away at 107-102.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Wizards 11-7. Henderson scored 5 of the Trail Blazers’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Anthony Gill had 2 steals.
Dalano Banton had 21 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 8 assists off the bench.
For the Wizards, Deni Avdija had 22 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Corey Kispert went 1 for 7 from 3. Jordan Poole had 20 points and 9 assists.
The Trail Blazers shot 43.6% from the field and 31.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 43.2% and 15.2%. The Wizards outscored the Trail Blazers 64-46 in the paint. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:01.