Wizards nearly surrender 25-point lead but still beat Blazers

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    There was less than a minute left on the clock, and the Washington Wizards appeared set to hold on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers after letting a 25-point lead dwindle to three, yet there went John Wall, launching himself into the stands, tumbling five rows deep or more, slapping a loose ball back into play.

    "I thought he was crazy for a minute," teammate Bradley Beal said. "But that's him. He lays it out on the line, each and every game. ... You can't knock his hustle."

    Another teammate, Rasual Butler, took a more pragmatic view of Wall's foray into the courtside seats late in Washington's 105-97 victory Monday, the Wizards' fourth consecutive win.

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