Wizards beat Blazers for 1st win after 12 losses

Jordan Crawford had 19 points, Trevor Ariza added 14 and Kevin Seraphin had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to their first win after a season-opening 12 losses, 84-82 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

The Wizards opened up a 15-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Blazers held Washington scoreless for nearly seven minutes as they went on a 16-0 run to take an 80-79 lead with 2:27 to play. Emeka Okafor's two free throws with 39.1 seconds left sealed it for the Wizards.

Portland, which has lost the first three of a season-long, seven-game road trip, was led by Damian Lillard andNicolas Batum who each had 20. LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 and J.J. Hickson had 15 points and 19 rebounds.