Finally, Alex Sarr had another good performance, being a defensive anchor while getting a few buckets in the paint. The potential All-Star opened up his first game of the year with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, six rebounds, and five blocks. It is clear that with Sarr and all the other young players, the Wizards have something special cooking.

The Nets’ skid stretched to three games Friday night, as a shorthanded Brooklyn team fell to the Washington Wizards 119-99 and dropped to 10-22, undone early and never able to fully recover on the second night of a back-to-back.

Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, in particular, and Tre Johnson and Bub Carrington, of late — are starting to do things more consistently that actually win basketball games, including four of the team’s last eight contests.

The Washington Wizards have, at long last, strung together several weeks of neutral basketball. That may be the bare minimum for some other teams around the NBA

The Memphis Grizzlies hit the road to take on the Washington Wizards Sunday. Tip-off from Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, is set for 6 p.m. ET.

With a 3-point lead, the Bucks were seconds away from their first three-game winning streak this season. And then it all fell apart.

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