Powered by an unexpected source, shorthanded Wizards nearly drop the Knicks

With their leading scorer out, the Washington Wizards needed to find new sources of offense Saturday night against the New York Knicks. They found it in three players — two expected and one anything but. The first two, Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington, are lottery picks and critical parts of the Wizards’ rebuild.

The third, Justin Champagnie, is on a two-way contract and entered the season outside the rotation..