The Washington Wizards’ valiant comeback effort fell short on Thursday against the Orlando Magic in a 136-131 contest at Kia Center.
The Wizards got buried in a 19-point hole in the third quarter that made the game look like it was about to turn into a good, old-fashioned blowout. But Bilal Coulibaly led a furious fourth-quarter rally that got the Wizards to within a single possession.
With the Wizards trailing 123-120 in the closing seconds of regulation, the basketball gods blessed Bilal with a banker
to send the game to overtime.
Coulibaly finished with 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, but it wasn’t enough as the Wizards could not get a stop in overtime.
Washington also allowed a career-high 26 points from second-year big man Tristan Da Silva. But on the bright side, at least our guys didn’t allow anyone to score 83 points this time around.
Sarr tallied 16 points and 5 blocks, while Tristan Vukcevic had himself an 11-11 double-double off the bench. Tre Johnson struggled with his shot, going 1-of-11 for just 3 points. Trae Young had 15 points and 6 assists in his 21 minutes of action.
The Wizards close out their four-game road trip on Saturday with a matchup against the Boston Celtics.
