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By Johnny Askounis\/ info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After blowing an 18-point advantage in the fourth quarter and a late six-point cushion in overtime, the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> edged out the Sacramento Kings<\/a>, 134-133, behind two free throws by Deni Avdija with 1.5 seconds left in the extra period. The 24-year-old Israeli forward recorded a game-high 35 points on 12\/19 field goals, alongside five assists, five rebounds, and one steal over 42:13. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I\u2019m out of words right now. I\u2019m just glad we got the win. That wasn\u2019t pretty, but sometimes you have to win ugly. And that\u2019s part of the game, part of basketball. I\u2019m proud of the guys. I know we could have been like all sad and upset after the overtime, but we kept playing, we moved the ball, and got the win,\u201d<\/em> he reacted to the tight finish with a controversial foul leading to the deciding free throws in a postgame interview.<\/p>\n Fellow starter, Belgian Toumani Camara lasted 34:37, adding 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists, with French reserves, Sidy Cissoko and Rayan Rupert between three points in 28:35 and a scoreless showing over 1:40. On the wrong end of the nail-biter in Moda Center, French starter Maxime Raynaud set new individual NBA highs with a 29-point, 11-rebound double-double, alongside two steals and two assists in 36:52. German reserve Dennis Schroder was initially listed as questionable with a right ankle sprain, but he logged 22:20 with six points, six assists, and two rebounds. Back on the court after nearly one month out of the rotation, Croatian Dario Saric logged one rebound over 10:12. Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis (left knee partial meniscus tear) stayed on the injury list for the team coached by Doug Christie.<\/p>\n Playing 17:18 under minutes restriction, Victor Wembanyama delivered 15 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, and four assists as the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> took down the Washington Wizards<\/a>, 119-94, in Frost Bank Center. Also off the bench, Polish Jeremy Sochan added two rebounds, one block, one steal, and one assist. Returning from injuries directly in the starting lineup of the Wizards<\/a>, French Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly ranged from 18 points combined with four rebounds, three rebounds, and one block, to three points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Limited to just under five minutes, Serbian reserve Tristan Vukcevic squeezed in six points and two rebounds.<\/p>\n