2023-12-16 03:58:01
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points, Jordan Poole added 30 and Tyus Jones had the second triple-double of his career to help the Washington Wizards snap a six-game losing streak with a 137-123 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Wizards won for just the second time in their last 17 games.
Poole matched his season-high 30 points late in the third quarter and finished 12 of 18 from the field with eight assists. Jones, who also had a triple-double last season with Memphis, scored 13 with 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
Corey Kispert added 23 points for Washington.
Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 11 assists for Indiana. The Pacers shot just 45% from the field, while the Wizards finished 57% and 13 of 27 from 3-point range.
Washington trailed by eight in the second quarter before going on a 15-0 run. The Wizards led 69-55 at halftime.
An alley-oop dunk by Daniel Gafford made the score 81-62, and Washington led by as many as 24 points.
Rookie Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points once morest the Pacers, with a one-handed dunk in the first quarter.
Isaiah Jackson led the Pacers with 20 points.
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