Wizards snap 6-game skid with a 137-123 victory over the Pacers
WASHINGTON (AP) Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points, Jordan Poole added 30 and Tyus Jones had his second career triple-double to help the Washington Wizards snap a six-game losing streak with a 137-123 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
The Wizards won for only the second time in their last 17 games, and the other victory in that span was against a Detroit team that is now up to 22 straight losses.
Poole equaled his season high of 30 points by the end of the third quarter, and he finished 12 of 18 from the field with eight assists. Jones, who also had a triple-double last season with Memphis, had 13 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Corey Kispert added 23 points for Washington.
Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 11 assists for Indiana before leaving with a left knee contusion. Coach Rick Carlisle said his status for Saturday night's game is uncertain. The Pacers looked out of sync offensively after scoring 143 points in its previous meeting with Washington in the season opener in October.
The Pacers shot just 45% from the field in this rematch while the Wizards finished at 57% and 13 of 27 from 3-point range.
“Somebody has a triple-double, usually means people are making shots. JP had eight assists,” Kuzma said. “The ball was popping. Everybody touched it and had opportunities to score.”
Washington trailed by eight in the second quarter before going on a 15-0 run. The Wizards were up 69-55 at halftime after outscoring Indiana 39-18 in the period.
“We made a lot of mistakes and we had turnovers. We missed shots, we didn't defend well,” Carlisle said. “It turned into a barrage in the second quarter. Not a whole lot better in the third.”
The Wizards stayed in control the rest of the way. A reverse dunk on an alley-oop by Daniel Gafford made it 81-62, and Washington led by as many as 24 points.
There haven't been many positive signs for the Wizards this season, but rookie Bilal Coulibaly has shown promise of late. He scored 17 points against the Pacers, including a one-handed dunk in the first quarter.
Indiana and Washington entered the game ranked 1-2 in the NBA in pace, but only the Wizards were able to put up big scoring numbers. Isaiah Jackson led the Pacers with 20 points.
“We had a great focus, attention to detail on Haliburton tonight,” Kuzma said. “Trying to force him left, all over the floor.”
It's been a busy month for Indiana, which went to Las Vegas for the final two games of the NBA In-Season Tournament, then had four more games away from home on the schedule. The Pacers won at Milwaukee and at Detroit, then lost at Milwaukee and to the Wizards. The trip has one more game.
“You suck it up, you make a bazillion dollars in per diem, and you have fun. You compete,” Carlisle said. “It's not rocket science. If you don't like it, go do something else. I love it.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: At Minnesota on Saturday night.
Wizards: At Phoenix on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Daniel Gafford (Obi Toppin gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 |  | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:29 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:53 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup | 2-2 |
| 10:25 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point running jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:57 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:34 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-8 |
| 9:29 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-9 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 7-9 |
| 9:16 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-9 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 8-11 |
| 8:37 | | Buddy Hield turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 8-13 |
| 8:09 | | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-13 |
| 7:28 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (5-second violation back to the basket) | ||
| 7:19 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 7:15 | | Jordan Poole misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:12 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 13-13 |
| 6:59 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 6:50 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 15-13 |
| 6:45 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-15 |
| 6:23 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17-15 |
| 5:11 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 5:11 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point floating jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:36 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-18 |
| 4:36 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 19-20 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point reverse layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 21-20 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 21-22 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 23-22 |
| 3:43 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:31 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback layup | 25-22 |
| 2:47 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive foul (Charge) (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-22 |
| 2:12 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Obi Toppin misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 1:59 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-23 |
| 1:54 | | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-24 |
| 1:44 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 29-24 |
| 1:38 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-26 |
| 1:15 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Danilo Gallinari offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists) | 31-28 |
| 1:04 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 34-28 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 34-30 |
| 0:33 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Jordan Poole turnover (palming) | ||
| 0:03 | | Mike Muscala blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point pullup jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 37-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Mike Muscala assists) | 37-32 |
| 11:33 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 40-32 |
| 11:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | Corey Kispert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:11 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-33 |
| 11:00 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup | 40-35 |
| 10:36 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 40-37 |
| 10:20 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:05 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Jordan Poole's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Corey Kispert offensive foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Corey Kispert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Myles Turner misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 40-40 |
| 8:41 | | Corey Kispert blocks Myles Turner's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:41 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Myles Turner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 40-43 |
| 7:46 | | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Myles Turner's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 40-45 |
| 7:39 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Obi Toppin offensive foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | Obi Toppin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Danilo Gallinari makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Mike Muscala assists) | 40-47 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point cutting dunk (Obi Toppin assists) | 42-47 |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving dunk | 42-49 |
| 5:56 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +3 | Jordan Pool |