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Washington Wizards Ugly Second Quarter Has Them Down 10 to the Sacramento Kings at Halftime

The Washington Wizards trail the Sacramento Kings at halftime 66-56.

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Washington Wizards Ugly Second Quarter Has Them Down 10 to the Sacramento Kings at Halftime
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At the end of the first half the Washington Wizards are trailing the Sacramento Kings 66-56.

In a first half full of back and forth, the Wizards have held the lead four different times.

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Washington has allowed 16 second chance points to the Kings which is a big reason for the 10 point deficit.

Turnovers are a huge issue for the Wizards tonight with nine total and they contributed to the bad second quarter.

Sacramento went on a 9-0 run towards the end of the second quarter which gave them some cushion.

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole (13) and forward Deni Avdija (8) and center Daniel Gafford (21) during a time out called against the Sacramento Kings during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center.
Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole (13) and forward Deni Avdija (8) and center Daniel Gafford (21) during a time out called against the Sacramento Kings during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center / Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

Bad quarters have been a issue for Washington all year and it reared its nasty head again tonight in the second quarter as the Wizards were outscored 39-25.

Washington's leading scorer is guard Jordan Poole with 16 points including going 4-5 from deep.

Kings guard De'Aaron Fox was a game time decision but ended up being healthy enough to play and has been good, going 7-13 from the floor and has 16 points.

The leading scorer for Sacramento is center Domantas Sabonis with 20 points and he also has 9 rebounds.

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For the Wizards to climb back into this game they're going to have to get the energy from the first quarter back, which may be tough to do in the second night of a back-to-back.

Closing out shooters and gathering defensive rebounds has been an issue all year and once again if they don't turn it around tonight, Washington will lose again.

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