Washington Wizards Get Much Needed Collective Effort Win Over The Indiana Pacers
The Washington Wizards put on quite the collective effort to defeat the Indiana Pacers 137-123 in front of their home crowd at Capital One Arena. Earlier this week, it was announced that Monumental Sports plans on moving the Washington Wizards and National Hockey League Team Washington Capitals to northern Virginia much to the dismay of Wizards fans. This win was a huge one to get in front of the home crowd against the NBA In Season Tournament Eastern Conference winning Indiana Pacers.
Overall, the Wizards made a statement as team in the win.
Some team highlights include:
The Wizards have now won six of the their last seven home games against the Pacers.
Washington outscored Indiana 26-to-13 in fastbreak points.
Rebounding has been an issue for the Wizards, but last night they outrebounded the Pacers 47 to 41.
The Wizards shot the ball at 56% as a team.
Two standout performances came from Wizards guards Tyus Jones and Jordan Poole.
Jones recorded the second triple double of his career with 13 points, a team high 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Also to add to Jones’ stat sheet are two blocks and two steals in the win.
The last Wizards guard to record at least 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and two blocks in a single game was Russell Westbrook.
Wizards guard Jordan Poole had a season high 30 points for the second time this season. Also adding to his stat sheet, Poole had a season high eight assist, four rebounds and one steal.
The Wizards are headed out on a road trip kicking off on Sunday, December 17 against the Phoenix Suns.
