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Johnson led the Spurs with 32 points, Poeltl added 28 points, 11
rebounds and eight assists, and Murray -- fresh off his first
All-Star Game appearance -- racked up 31 points, 14 assists and
13 rebounds.
The Spurs led by eight points after Murray's jumper with 1:20 to
play in regulation. But Washington clawed back, tying the game
at 130 on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's layup with 19.4 seconds
remaining to send the game into overtime.
There were 10 lead changes in the first extra period, the final
on Murray's 3-pointer with 25.6 seconds left that made it
145-143. Washington called a timeout to set up Raul Neto's layup
with 18.3 seconds to play that tied the game and ultimately
produced the second overtime.
Poeltl's rebound and putback with 2:37 left in the second
overtime put the Spurs on top at 151-150, and Murray's running
bank shot with 1:03 remaining pushed San Antonio's lead to three
points. After a miss by Washington, Poeltl's floating jumper off
Murray's 14th assist of the game gave the Spurs the margin they
needed to close out the gritty win.
San Antonio has won four of its past five games.
Kyle Kuzma tied his season-high with 36 points and added eight
rebounds and seven assists. Caldwell-Pope added 24 points, Neto
scored 22 and Daniel Gafford hit for 17 points for Washington,
which has dropped two of its past three games.
The Wizards led by as many as seven points in the first quarter
and were up 33-30 at its conclusion behind 11 points by
Caldwell-Pope. San Antonio fought back to take the lead at 60-59
on Murray's jumper at the 3:41 mark of the second.
The Spurs held on to the advantage for the rest of the period,
going to halftime with a 75-71 lead after scoring a season-high
45 points in the second quarter.
Murray led all scorers in the half with 20 points on 8-of-10
shooting and added eight assists and eight rebounds. Johnson
added 18 and Poeltl had 14 in the half for San Antonio.
Caldwell-Pope hit for 18 points by halftime, with Kuzma
contributing 14 and Deni Avdija scoring 10 for Washington.
--Field Level Media
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