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Jordan Poole swished a 35-foot, 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give the visiting Washington Wizards a stunning 126-123 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Poole had time to move closer but stopped well behind the 3-point line and hoisted the successful shot that gave the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards (15-51) a two-game season sweep of the Nuggets.

Russell Westbrook was always viewed as a sidekick or second option when he was in Oklahoma City alongside Kevin Durant. After he was blindsided by Durant's move to Golden State in the summer of 2016,

The Nuggets perimeter defense has suffered with Aaron Gordon on the shelf, and that could open the door for an improving Wizards squad.