Sharpe’s vicious dunk caps 36-point night as Blazers drop Wizards
Shadeon Sharpe’s vicious dunk capped a 36-point night on Wednesday after the Portland Trail Blazers dropped the Washington Wizards.
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SHARPE’S VICIOUS DUNK HIGHLIGHTS CAREER PERFORMANCE IN PORTLAND WIN
Sharpe’s vicious one-handed dunk highlighted his career performance in Portland’s 129-121 road win.
Furthermore, the 21-year-old Canadian guard hit all of his four free throws in the final minute to help the Trail Blazers hold off the Wizards.
Moreover, Sharpe went 13-of-26 from the field and added eight rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes for his career night.
The No.7 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft was averaging a career-best 16.9 points and 3.7 rebounds for Portland coming into Wednesday’s game.
He also logged the second-most minutes despite coming off the bench, with starter Anfernee Simmons logging 36 minutes.
BLAZERS STUNNED AFTER SLAM; FANS CALL IT ‘DUNK OF THE YEAR’
The Blazers were stunned on Sharpe’s slam, which many called it the “dunk of the year” on social media.
Moreover, the Canadian stole a pass on a Washington inbound in the second quarter, dribbled once before soaring high for the hammering dunk.
Furthermore, Sharpe posterized Washington forward Justin Champagnie in the dunk that stopped all his teammate from coming back on defense.
Fortunately for the Blazers, Washington’s Tristan Vukcevic missed a wide-open three-point attempt on the next possession.
Fans raved on Sharpe’s poster dunk on X (formerly Twitter), with
The NBA’s X account described it as “My Goodness!!” while the Blazers’ account said it was the “Dunk of the Year.”
SIMMONS, HENDERSON HELP BLAZERS IN WIN
Simmons and Scoot Henderson scored 16 points each to complement Sharpe for the Blazers.
Furthermore, the Blazers (26-33) are trying to close the gap and the Sacramento Kings for the final Western Conference play-in spot.
Moreover, Portland was 4 1/2 games behind Sacramento coming into this game.
Jordan Poole finished with 24 points and five rebounds, while Richaun Holmes had 20 points for Washington.
Corey Kispert added 20 points while Champagnie went scoreless for the Wizards (10-48).
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