Kyle Kuzma Shines In His Return From Injury vs. Portland
PORTLAND-The Washington Wizards were still on the road Tuesday Night taking on Portland Trail Blazers in the second game of a three-game road trip right before the All-Star break. This game was the final game of the season series between Portland and Washington.
The Season Series
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The Blazers had a 1-0 lead in the season series heading into this game. In Game One, Portland defeated Washington 124-116. The Blazers would grab their 26th win of the year on that day and get back to .500 on the year. Anfernee Simons had a team-high 33 points. Damien Lillard (29 points), Trenton Watford (21 points) and Josh Hart (22 points) help secure the win for Portland.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had a game-high 34 points while adding three rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis would drop 32 points in the loss.
The Finale…
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The Wizards lost their last game 135-126 against the Golden State Warriors but would bounce back vs Portland with a wire-to-wire 126-101 win. The returning Kyle Kuzma scored a team-high 33 points. Kristaps Porzingis dropped 28 points and Bradley Beal had 19 points in the win.
For Portland, Damian Lillard scored a game-high 39 points. The newly acquired Cam Reddish scored 18 points, while Anfernee Simons scored 17 points in the loss.
Who’s Next???
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The Washington Wizards (27-30) travel to Minnesota to take the Timberwolves (31-29) Thursday, February 16 at 8 PM EST from the Target Center to end the first half of the regular season.
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