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Wizards break NBA drought

Wizards break NBA drought
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The Washington Wizards finally posted their first win of the NBA season, scraping past the Portland Trail Blazers 84-82 on Wednesday.

The Wizards began the season with 12 consecutive defeats, a losing run only matched by only 11 other franchises in NBA history.

But Randy Wittman's team finally got on the board at the Verizon Center, and held off a late charge from the Trail Blazers to win.

Trailing by 15 points in the final quarter, Portland went on a 16-0 rampage and took the lead by a point with two-and-a-half minutes to play.

But the Wizards steadied to win, and were well served by Jordan Crawford with 19 points and Trevor Ariza with 14.

Elsewhere, the San Antonio Spurs moved to 13-3 for the season with a 110-98 win over the Orlando Magic, their fifth straight victory.

Manu Ginobili had 20 points for Spurs while Tim Duncan added 15 and Tony Parker chipped in with 14 points and eight assists.

Memphis stayed on top of the Western Conference, however, with a 103-82 victory over Toronto moving them to an 11-2 record.

The Brooklyn Nets won 95-83 against the Boston Celtics, who had Rajon Rondo ejected following a fight.

Kevin Durant scored 37 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they defeated the Houston Rockets 120-98, their third win in succession.

The Detroit Pistons thrashed the Phoenix Suns 117-77 for their first back-to-back victories of the season and the Atlanta Hawks edged the Charlotte Bobcats 94-91.

The Chicago Bulls cruised past the Dallas Mavericks 101-78 and the New York Knicks were too strong for the Milwaukee Bucks, with Carmelo Anthony's 29 points firing them to a 102-88 win.

The Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Hornets 96-84 and 23 points from Chris Paul led the Los Angeles Clippers to a 101-95 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center.

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