PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Josh Hart scored a career-high 44 points, helping the Portland Trail Blazers end a six-game skid with a 127-118 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Hart also grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists in Portland’s first win since the All-Star break.
Hart wasn’t the only Trail Blazers player to have a career night as teammates Trendon Watford (27 points) and Drew Eubanks (20) each setting personal bests.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 26 points and Kyle Kuzma added 22 for the Wizards, who pulled their leading scorers with 2:49 remaining and the game out of reach.
With a dunk midway through the third quarter, Hart surpassed his previous career best of 30 points. Things only got more impressive from there, highlighted by a four-point play with 6:49 remaining.
After that, Portland’s fans began doing ”the wave” and showered Hart with faint chants of ”M-V-P!” He was subbed out to a curtain call with 1:27 to go.
For Washington, hot 3-point shooting…