Mortiz Wagner makes history with the Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards were hoping to avoid another blowout loss versus the Timberwolves. Thanks to Moritz Wagner, they did.

Earlier this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves came to D.C. (without Karl-Anthony Towns) and beat up on the Washington Wizards, defeating them 131-109. In their second and last meeting with the Timberwolves this season, the Wizards were looking to avoid a similar fate in Minnesota. They did, thanks to Mortiz Wagner.

There’s no other way to put it. In Minnesota, Wagner put on a show. He posted career-highs in both points and rebounds, scoring 30 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in just 25 minutes off the bench. Per Basketball-Reference, the last person to do that was Yao…