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Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant fuel Rockets to chippy win over Wizards
Alperen Sengun scored 32 points, Kevin Durant had 30 and the visiting Houston Rockets took down the Washington Wizards 123-118 Monday night.,Houston never trailed after the second quarter in a game that turned combative in the second half.,Bilal Coulibaly had a season-high 23 points and five 3-point...
Rockets want walk to match the talk against Wizards
Feisty Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets are in Washington on Monday night to take on the sagging Wizards.,Houston, third in the Western Conference, is coming off a 115-105 loss at Miami Saturday. In that contest, Durant and Heat star Tyler Herro had a heated conversation in the first quarter nea...
Stellar second half boosts Raptors in win over Wizards
Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and 11 assists on Saturday to propel the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 134-125 victory over the Washington Wizards.,Brandon Ingram added 24 points and RJ Barrett chipped in 21 points for Toronto, which snapped a two-game skid. Jakob Poeltl totaled 18 points and 10 reb...
Stellar second half boosts Raptors in win vs. Wizards
Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and 11 assists on Saturday to propel the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 134-125 victory over the Washington Wizards.,Brandon Ingram added 24 points and RJ Barrett chipped in 21 points for Toronto, which snapped a two-game skid. Jakob Poeltl totaled 18 points and 10 reb...
Raptors get reprieve from tough schedule with road date vs. Wizards
Vying to stay in the top group of the Eastern Conference standings, the overachieving Toronto Raptors will look to continue an impressive season away from home Saturday when they travel to face the Washington Wizards.,Currently leading the No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers by a game in the East, the Raptors ...
Corey Kispert, CJ McCollum carry Hawks past their ex-team, Wizards
Corey Kispert and CJ McCollum took it to their old team on Thursday, combining for 58 points to help the Atlanta Hawks roll to a 126-96 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.,The duo, obtained in the trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards last month, sparked Atlanta to its second wire-to-wire ...
Wizards sign 2-way rookie Jamir Watkins to NBA deal
The Washington Wizards converted rookie forward Jamir Watkins' two-way contract to an NBA contract on Thursday.,The team didn't disclose terms of the deal, but ESPN reported it's a two-year deal for the Florida State product.,Watkins, the 43rd overall pick in last year's NBA Draft, was drafted by th...
Happy Jonathan Kuminga aims to help Hawks sweep Wizards
Jonathan Kuminga and the Atlanta Hawks hope for a repeat performance on Thursday night when they host the Washington Wizards in the second half of their two-game series.,The Hawks led wire-to-wire and beat the Wizards 119-98 on Tuesday as Kuminga made his Atlanta debut with a season-high 27 points, ...
Hawks handle Wizards, but Jalen Johnson (hip flexor) exits
Jonathan Kuminga scored a season-high 27 points in his Atlanta debut and the Hawks led wire-to-wire, beating the visiting Washington Wizards 119-98 on Tuesday for their second straight win.,Kuminga, acquired from Golden State at the trade deadline, was 9 of 12 from the floor and scored 18 points in ...
Youth movement leading Wizards into matchup with Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks continue their five-game homestand on Tuesday with the first game of a back-to-back series against the Washington Wizards.,The Hawks are coming off a 115-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Atlanta erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to collect the much-needed win and r...
LaMelo Ball makes 10 3-pointers in Hornets’ win over Wizards
LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers in a 37-point performance as the visiting Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game losing skid with a 129-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Ball shot 12 of 20 from the field and 10 of 15 from behind the arc for Charlotte, which led by as many as ...
Hornets aim for return to winning ways vs. Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets have stumbled out of the All-Star break with consecutive losses, but nobody seems close to pushing the panic button.,Instead, the Hornets appear perfectly calm heading into their matchup against the host Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Charlotte has lost three of its last four si...
Recent addition Alondes Williams leads Wizards past Pacers
Alondes Williams posted career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Washington Wizards completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 win on Friday.,Sharife Cooper scored 18 points, Tre Johnson and Tristan Vukcevic added 14 apiece and Bilal Coulibaly had ...
Young players take center stage as Pacers face Wizards again
The injury report could be miles long when the Washington Wizards face the visiting Indiana Pacers for the second time in as many days on Friday.,With so many players sidelined, both teams are giving their young players extended playing time. Indiana forward Jarace Walker, for one, appears determine...
Seven double-figure scorers enable Wizards to edge Pacers
Bub Carrington, Jaden Hardy, Anthony Gill and Kadary Richmond each scored 13 points as the Washington Wizards beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Thursday.,Bilal Coulibaly and Tristan Vukcevic added 12 points apiece and Tre Johnson had 10 for Washington, which snapped a three-game losing str...
Trae Young closer to Wizards' debut, Anthony Davis progressing
Wizards point guard Trae Young is moving closer toward his Washington debut after the club announced he's ramping up on-court activities on Thursday.,Young has been dealing with right knee and quadriceps injures. He will be re-evaluated in one week.,The Wizards also announced an update for forward A...
Wizards' Alex Sarr (hamstring) out for Rising Stars game
Washington Wizards big man Alex Sarr will miss Friday's Rising Stars game in Los Angeles with a hamstring strain.,The team announced Thursday morning that Sarr will be sidelined through the All-Star break.,Sarr, 20, will join Wizards teammates Kyshawn George and Tre Johnson in L.A. for this weekend'...
Cavaliers thump Wizards behind Sam Merrill's career high
Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32 points and made nine 3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell had 30 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers led from wire to wire in a 138-113 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.,James Harden posted 13 points and 11 assists in his home debut for Cl...
Cavs, unbeaten with James Harden in action, clash with Wizards
Trade-deadline acquisition James Harden came through in the clutch during his first two games with the Cavaliers, rallying Cleveland to road victories over the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets.,"The Beard" and the red-hot Cavaliers will look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday when they h...
Bam Adebayo, Heat rout Wizards to snap out of miniature skid
Bam Adebayo and Kasparas Jakucionis scored 22 points apiece to help the visiting Miami Heat breeze past the Washington Wizards for a 132-101 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Norman Powell added 21 points and Kel'el Ware had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who had dropped three of their previous ...