Alex Sarr scored 21 points (12 in the paint), and the Washington Wizards beat the Utah Jazz 125-122.
Marcus Smart’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Wizards ahead for good with 9:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got within 107-106 on Kyle Filipowski’s tip-in with 5:55 to play, but Bilal Coulibaly answered with a putback dunk, and the Jazz got no closer than 124-122. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Brice Sensabaugh missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Jazz 16-11. Kyshawn George scored 5 of the Wizards’ 16 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Bub Carrington had 4 of his 9 assists, all with the game within 5 points. In that stretch, Cody Williams had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Jazz scored 4 points off them.
George scored 23 points. The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Jazz, Johnny Juzang scored 27 points (13 in the fourth quarter) on 10 for 15 shooting, and Filipowski added 23 points and 13 rebounds.
The Jazz committed 15 turnovers to the Wizards’ 9. The Wizards outscored the Jazz 28-14 on the fast break. The Jazz were outscored 31-19 in 9 minutes with Martin, Sensabaugh, Williams, Collier and Filipowski on the floor together.