Jordan Poole scored 23 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Washington Wizards went on a 12-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-111.
The Kings had gone on an 18-6 run to lead 60-59 when Bub Carrington’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Wizards ahead for good with 9:39 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 71-62 lead with 7:16 left in the quarter and led by as many as 14.
The Kings got within 111-109 on DeMar DeRozan’s three-point play with 55 seconds to play, but JT Thor answered with a 3-pointer, and the Kings got no closer.
Carrington’s 2 free throws with 28.2 seconds left made it 116-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Kings 4-3.
For the Kings, DeRozan had 29 points and 8 assists, and Keegan Murray added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). DeRozan scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards shot 51.2% from the field and 39.5% from 3 to the Kings’ 42.1% and 25.6%. The Wizards outscored the Kings 18-6 in 5 minutes with Gill, Thor, Champagnie, Vukcevic and Carrington on the floor together. AJ Johnson fouled out.