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Amid injuries to Sarr, Johnson, and Kispert, the Wizards rallied from a 16-point deficit. Middleton's clutch 3 gave a 124-122 lead, then McCollum's stepback 3 with 15 seconds left pushed it to 127-123. Coulibaly's strip steal on Giannis and sealing dunk clinched the 129-126 thriller. The winning code? Veteran poise, timely shooting, and opportunistic defense—proving resilience trumps talent in crunch time.