Alondes Williams has career night in the Wizards' victory over the Pacers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alondes Williams had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds in his 11th NBA game and the Washington Wizards swept a back-to-back set with the Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 victory Friday night.

Sharife Cooper matched his career high with 18 points for Washington, which moved two games above Indiana at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and a half-game in front of Brooklyn, which played later at Oklahoma City.

Jay Huff scored 22 points and tied a career best with five 3-pointers for Indiana. The Pacers finished 2-4 on a six-game trip.

Quenton Jackson added 21 points for Indiana. Micah Potter had 18, and Jarace Walker added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Indiana's Pascal Siakam missed a second consecutive game to manage a nagging left hamstring injury. Washington's Kyshawn George sat with a sprained left toe after playing 19 minutes in Thursday night.

Williams, a fourth-year pro who signed a 10-day contract Monday, finished 9 of 11 from the floor and made all five of his free throws. The 26-year-old scored 11 points in a fourth quarter that began with the teams tied at 92.

He finished his night by converting an alley-oop dunk off Cooper's feed, feeding Cooper for a transition layup and then making his second 3-pointer with just over a minute to play.

Pacers: Host Dallas on Sunday.

Wizards: Host Charlotte on Sunday.

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Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly (0) looks to shoot against Indiana Pacers guard Kobe Brown (24) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Indiana Pacers center Micah Potter, right, and Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill, left, battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards forward Tristan Vukcevic (00) goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers center Jay Huff (32) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill (16) dunks over Indiana Pacers center Micah Potter, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards guard Alondes Williams (31) dunks over Indiana Pacers center Micah Potter (11) and guard Kam Jones (7) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 23 points, GG Jackson added 20, and the Memphis Grizzlies put together a second-half rally to beat the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Friday night.

The Grizzlies trailed by 14 in the first half, but a strong third quarter led to a 21-6 run and a 10-point Memphis advantage early in the fourth. The lead reached 16 on Jackson's 3-pointer with 4:31 left.

Eight of the nine Grizzlies who played reached double figures as Memphis snapped a four-game losing streak.

Isaiah Collier led the Jazz with 24 points, while Kyle Filipowski and Ace Bailey finished with 20 points each.

The game featured two teams fighting their way to the bottom tier in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies started the night 11th in the conference, while the Jazz were 13th. And the NBA fined Utah $500,000 earlier this month for sitting key players in the fourth quarter of games against Orlando and Miami.

Meanwhile, any success by the Grizzlies would have to come from the depths of their bench. Nine players were absent against Utah with various ailments or injuries.

That left a skeleton crew to face a depleted Utah roster. Players such as Keyonte George, Jusuf Nurkic and Jaren Jackson Jr. — acquired from the Grizzlies at the trade deadline — were dealing with injuries.

Lauri Markkanen, Utah's leading scorer, was a late scratch due to illness.

The Grizzlies recognized Jackson with a video tribute at the end of the first quarter. Vince Williams Jr. and John Konchar, also in the trade with the Jazz, were honored in a timeout before halftime.

Utah carried a 67-55 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Jazz: Visit Houston on Monday night.

Grizzlies: Visit Miami to face the Heat on Saturday.

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Utah Jazz guard Vince Williams Jr. (0) brings the ball upcourt against Memphis Grizzlies guard Javon Small (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Utah Jazz guard Elijah Harkless, front left, handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Cam Spencer, back left, forward Taylor Hendricks (22) and guard Javon Small, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski, left, shoots against Memphis Grizzlies guard Jahmai Mashack (21) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. looks on during a video tribute from his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies, in the first half of an NBA basketball game between the teams Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier (8) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Lawson Lovering (34) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)