The Washington Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets, 137-114.
Jalen Green, who dropped 37 points last week versus Washington, picked up where he left off by draining the game’s opening bucket. Corey Kispert countered with a perfect 4-4 FG start, cashing a pair of threes. The Wizards defense continued to fail them as stops became more and more rare. The Rockets jumped out to a lead a kept at it through the end of the first quarter. Justin Champagnie drained a 40-foot buzzer-beater to cut into the deficit as Houston led after one quarter of play, 39-36.
Champagnie ended the first quarter with a three and began the second the same way, continuing his stretch of impressive play.