CJ McCollum and Kyshawn George scored 28 points each keying a second-half comeback as the Washington Wizards erased a 20-point deficit and defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 130-122 on Saturday night.

Alex Sarr added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards snapped a seven-game losing streak in Memphis, where they hadn't won since Jan. 5, 2018. Marvin Bagley had 16 points. McCollum was 4 of 5 from outside the arc in the second half. George added seven assists and seven rebounds.

Santi Aldama led Memphis with a career-high 37 points and 10 rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 and Cam Spencer added 19 for Memphis.

The game was tied at 115 with 4:31 left in the game. A 3-pointer from Sarr gave the Wizards a 121-119 lead with 2:16 left, and Washington didn't trailed the rest of the way.

With various injuries, Memphis had only nine players available. Brandon Clarke went out in the first quarter with right calf soreness, then Jackson and Jock Landale were saddled with five fouls apiece, allowing the Wizards to claw their way back in the third quarter.

McCollum's layup in the last second of the third pulled the Wizards even at 95 entering the fourth. Washington shot 63% while outscoring the Grizzlies 42-27 in the frame. And what had been a 20-point Memphis lead had disappeared.

The Wizards stayed close through the midway point of the second quarter when Memphis had a 17-5 rally. That fueled the Grizzlies to a 68-53 halftime lead as Aldama had 22 points and Jackson added 20.

Tre Johnson had 12 points off the Washington bench.

Up next

Wizards: Host San Antonio on Sunday.

Grizzlies: Visit Oklahoma City on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Kyshawn George gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Bub Carrington makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	0	2
11:24	Alex Sarr blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s driving layup	0	2
11:21	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	0	2
11:18	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot running jump shot	0	2
11:16	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	0	2
11:13	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	0	2
11:12	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	0	2
11:12	Alex Sarr makes tip shot	0	4
10:57	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot	0	4
10:54	Brandon Clarke offensive rebound	0	4
10:54	Brandon Clarke makes tip shot	2	4
10:43	Khris Middleton misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	2	4
10:40	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	2	4
10:31	Jaylen Wells out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	4
10:17	Kyshawn George bad pass turnover (Brandon Clarke steals)	2	4
10:13	Brandon Clarke misses two point shot	2	4
10:12	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	2	4
10:05	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot running jump shot	2	4
10:01	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	2	4
9:52	Cam Spencer makes 24-foot three pointer (Jaylen Wells assists)	5	4
9:41	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	4
9:38	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	5	4
9:26	Jaylen Wells misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:22	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	5	4
9:06	Alex Sarr misses layup	5	4
9:04	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	5	4
8:50	Cam Spencer misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	4
8:47	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	5	4
8:40	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	4
8:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	5	4
8:34	Jaylen Wells makes running dunk (Cam Spencer assists)	7	4
8:34	Wizards Full timeout	7	4
8:18	CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	7	7
8:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot	9	7
8:08	Kyshawn George shooting foul	9	7
8:08	Jock Landale enters the game for Brandon Clarke	9	7
8:08	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cedric Coward	9	7
8:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	10	7
7:56	Bub Carrington misses 5-foot two point shot	10	7
7:53	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	10	7
7:41	Jaren Jackson Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	7
7:41	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	10	7
7:19	Alex Sarr makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)	10	9
7:04	Jock Landale misses 7-foot two point shot	10	9
7:02	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	10	9
6:58	Kyshawn George makes running layup (Khris Middleton assists)	10	11
6:58	Jock Landale defensive goaltending violation	10	11
6:39	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	11
6:35	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	10	11
6:33	Santi Aldama makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	13	11
6:08	Alex Sarr misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	11
6:05	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	13	11
5:58	Jaylen Wells misses driving floating jump shot	13	11
5:56	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	13	11
5:52	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	13	11
5:48	Jock Landale defensive rebound	13	11
5:41	Santi Aldama misses driving floating jump shot	13	11
5:39	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	13	11
5:39	Santi Aldama misses 2-foot tip shot	13	11
5:37	Santi Aldama makes tip shot	15	11
5:37	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	15	11
5:25	Alex Sarr makes driving layup (Khris Middleton assists)	15	13
5:17	Kyshawn George personal foul	15	13
5:17	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Bub Carrington	15	13
5:17	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Alex Sarr	15	13
5:17	Tre Johnson enters the game for Khris Middleton	15	13
5:01	Santi Aldama makes 14-foot two point shot (Cam Spencer assists)	17	13
4:50	Tre Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyshawn George assists)	17	15
4:40	Santi Aldama misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	15
4:35	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	17	15
4:31	Marvin Bagley III offensive foul	17	15
4:31	Marvin Bagley III offensive foul turnover	17	15
4:31	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	17	15
4:31	Will Riley enters the game for Kyshawn George	17	15
4:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	17	15
4:20	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	17	15
4:20	Santi Aldama misses tip shot	17	15
4:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound	17	15
4:20	Justin Champagnie shooting foul	17	15
4:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
4:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	19	15
4:10	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	15
4:06	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	19	15
4:03	Marvin Bagley III out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	15
3:50	Santi Aldama makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	22	15
3:32	Tre Johnson bad pass turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	22	15
3:25	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot running jump shot	22	15
3:22	Jock Landale offensive rebound	22	15
3:15	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot (Cam Spencer assists)	24	15
3:15	Wizards Full timeout	24	15
3:15	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Santi Aldama	24	15
2:50	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	15
2:47	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	24	15
2:44	Jock Landale blocks CJ McCollum 's 3-foot two point shot	24	15
2:44	Wizards offensive team rebound	24	15
2:42	Tre Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	24	18
2:27	Jock Landale offensive foul	24	18
2:27	Jock Landale offensive foul turnover	24	18
2:16	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	24	20
1:59	Jock Landale misses 4-foot two point shot	24	20
1:57	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	24	20
1:51	Tre Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	20
1:49	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	24	20
1:49	Cedric Coward enters the game for Cam Spencer	24	20
1:49	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jock Landale	24	20
1:49	Bub Carrington enters the game for CJ McCollum	24	20
1:34	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	27	20
1:19	Marvin Bagley III misses 7-foot two point shot	27	20
1:17	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	27	20
1:16	Marvin Bagley III makes 3-foot reverse layup	27	22
1:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	22
1:03	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	27	22
55.2	Marvin Bagley III makes 10-foot two point shot	27	24
43.7	Santi Aldama misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	24
40.4	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	27	24
31.7	Marvin Bagley III misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	24
29.6	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	27	24
14.0	Santi Aldama misses driving floating jump shot	27	24
10.2	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	27	24
6.3	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	27	24
6.3	Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 2	27	25
6.3	Will Riley misses free throw 2 of 2	27	25
6.3	Malaki Branham enters the game for Tre Johnson	27	25
4.5	Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound	27	25
0.9	Santi Aldama makes running layup (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)	29	25
0.9	Bub Carrington shooting foul	29	25
0.9	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 1	30	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	25

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FedExForum

Memphis, TN

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 21, 2025

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Attendance

15,780

Referees

Sean Corbin, Karl Lane, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	27	24	.529	W2
Miami	27	26	.509	L2
Atlanta	26	28	.481	L1
Charlotte	25	28	.472	W9
Washington	14	37	.275	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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