WASHINGTON -- — Alex Sarr scored 20 points and blocked a career-best six shots to help the Washington Wizards to a 116-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

CJ McCollum added 16 points for Washington (7-23), which earned its first back-to-back victories of the season and second win over Memphis in nine days. McCollum scored six in the fourth quarter.

The Wizards outrebounded the Grizzlies 54-42 and overcame 19 turnovers — eight alone by Bub Carrington. Washington's Justin Champagnie had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 points and Ja Morant added 21 for Memphis (15-17), which failed to reach the .500 mark for the first time since the Grizzlies were 3-3 following a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 31.

They also fell short of reaching .500 in their 130-122 home loss to Washington on Dec. 20.

After the Wizards built a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter with a 26-7 run, the Grizzlies closed to 108-107 on Santi Aldama’s 3-pointer from the right wing with 2:52 left.

But McCollum and Khris Middleton combined to score the last eight points while Washington held Memphis scoreless for the next 2:35.

Morant then hit a dunk and added a late 3-pointer off a turnover to close it to 114-112 with 6 seconds remaining, but Middleton's two free throws sealed it.

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Grizzlies: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Wizards: Close a three-game homestand Monday against Phoenix.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Alex Sarr (Santi Aldama gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Ja Morant makes alley oop layup (Santi Aldama assists)	0	2
11:31	Tre Johnson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	2	2
11:15	Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:12	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	2	2
11:04	Alex Sarr makes 8-foot two point shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	4	2
10:59	Alex Sarr blocks Cedric Coward 's 2-foot two point shot	4	2
10:57	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	4	2
10:51	Bilal Coulibaly misses running layup	4	2
10:47	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	4	2
10:36	Santi Aldama makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	4	4
10:30	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Bilal Coulibaly 's 5-foot driving layup	4	4
10:30	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	4	4
10:26	Alex Sarr makes two point shot	6	4
10:14	Alex Sarr shooting foul	6	4
10:14	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	6	5
10:14	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
10:04	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Alex Sarr 's 5-foot two point shot	6	6
10:02	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	6	6
9:49	Santi Aldama bad pass turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	6	6
9:48	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	6	6
9:45	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	6	6
9:33	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 8-foot hook shot (Ja Morant assists)	6	8
9:13	Alex Sarr makes 4-foot dunk (Tre Johnson assists)	8	8
8:52	Jaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cedric Coward assists)	8	11
8:43	Bilal Coulibaly misses two point shot	8	11
8:41	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	8	11
8:34	Ja Morant misses driving layup	8	11
8:32	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	8	11
8:28	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot running jump shot	8	11
8:24	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	8	11
8:23	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Alex Sarr's two point shot	8	11
8:23	Wizards offensive team rebound	8	11
8:21	Tre Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	11	11
8:13	Santi Aldama misses two point shot	11	11
8:11	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	11	11
8:02	Bilal Coulibaly makes 5-foot layup (Tre Johnson assists)	13	11
7:49	Alex Sarr blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup	13	11
7:49	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	13	11
7:49	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cedric Coward	13	11
7:49	Christian Koloko enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	13	11
7:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 16-foot fade away jump shot (Ja Morant assists)	13	13
7:33	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Khris Middleton 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	13	13
7:32	Christian Koloko defensive rebound	13	13
7:21	Santi Aldama bad pass turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	13	13
7:17	Bilal Coulibaly makes running layup (Tre Johnson assists)	15	13
7:01	Christian Koloko makes layup (Ja Morant assists)	15	15
6:42	CJ McCollum misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	15
6:41	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	15	15
6:41	Wizards Full timeout	15	15
6:41	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Khris Middleton	15	15
6:41	Cam Spencer enters the game for Ja Morant	15	15
6:30	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
6:14	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	17
6:11	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	15	17
6:03	Santi Aldama misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
6:01	Wizards Full timeout	15	17
6:01	(06:01) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Wizards] retain their timeout	15	17
6:01	Bub Carrington enters the game for Tre Johnson	15	17
6:01	Wizards defensive team rebound	15	17
5:51	Alex Sarr misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	15	17
5:48	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	15	17
5:36	Cam Spencer misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
5:33	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	15	17
5:28	Bilal Coulibaly makes running layup (Bub Carrington assists)	17	17
5:16	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	17
5:16	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	17	17
5:04	Christian Koloko blocks Alex Sarr 's 4-foot reverse layup	17	17
5:04	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	17	17
5:00	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot running jump shot	17	17
4:57	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	17	17
4:56	Christian Koloko misses tip shot	17	17
4:55	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	17	17
4:54	Justin Champagnie misses 26-foot running jump shot	17	17
4:51	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	17	17
4:38	Alex Sarr blocks Santi Aldama 's 4-foot two point shot	17	17
4:38	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	17	17
4:38	Will Riley enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	17	17
4:38	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Alex Sarr	17	17
4:38	GG Jackson enters the game for Jaylen Wells	17	17
4:38	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Santi Aldama	17	17
4:34	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Koloko assists)	17	19
4:13	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	17	19
4:11	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	17	19
3:57	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
3:52	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	17	19
3:51	Justin Champagnie offensive foul	17	19
3:51	Justin Champagnie offensive foul turnover	17	19
3:51	Malaki Branham enters the game for CJ McCollum	17	19
3:38	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Cam Spencer assists)	17	21
3:25	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Christian Koloko steals)	17	21
3:21	Cam Spencer makes running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	17	23
3:21	Justin Champagnie defensive goaltending violation	17	23
3:05	Christian Koloko blocks Bub Carrington 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	17	23
3:01	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	17	23
2:59	Cam Spencer makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot	17	25
2:59	Wizards Full timeout	17	25
2:46	Will Riley misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	17	25
2:43	GG Jackson defensive rebound	17	25
2:29	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	25
2:24	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	17	25
2:15	Malaki Branham makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)	19	25
2:03	Santi Aldama enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	19	25
2:03	Cedric Coward enters the game for Christian Koloko	19	25
1:50	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	19	27
1:38	Bub Carrington misses driving floating jump shot	19	27
1:34	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	19	27
1:33	Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot dunk	21	27
1:18	GG Jackson out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	27
1:10	Marvin Bagley III lost ball turnover (Santi Aldama steals)	21	27
1:02	Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	21	27
1:00	Marvin Bagley III makes layup (Will Riley assists)	23	27
44.6	Santi Aldama misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	27
41.4	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	23	27
31.3	Malaki Branham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	27
30.5	Wizards offensive team rebound	23	27
30.5	Jaren Jackson Jr. loose ball foul	23	27
20.8	GG Jackson shooting foul	23	27
20.8	Bub Carrington makes free throw 1 of 3	24	27
20.8	Bub Carrington misses free throw 2 of 3	24	27
20.8	Wizards offensive team rebound	24	27
20.8	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Will Riley	24	27
20.8	Ja Morant enters the game for GG Jackson	24	27
20.8	Bub Carrington makes free throw 3 of 3	25	27
7.9	Jamir Watkins personal foul	25	27
0.0	Cedric Coward misses driving floating jump shot	25	27
0.0	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	25	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	27

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Venue

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, December 28, 2025

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,681

Referees

Kevin Scott, Ray Acosta, JD Ralls

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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