The Washington Wizards defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 125 - 124, at Moda Center on Saturday. While this appeared to be a blowout at halftime, the Wizards heard something in the locker room that completely turned this game around. Portland took a 70 - 49 lead headed into the half, but they completely collapsed by allowing the Wizards to outscore them, 63 - 42, in the second half to send it to overtime. Markieff Morris then played hero, as he hit the game - winning shot with 0 seconds left, despite the fact that it appeared he stepped out of bounds prior to the shot. Both offenses were efficient, with Washington shooting 52 percent to Portland's 51 percent. Fastbreak points was the only noticeable difference in the stat sheet, with the Wizards winning that battle, 15 - 7. The Wizards (41 - 24) overcame a huge halftime deficit to send this game to overtime, as this marked their second game in two nights in which they overcame a double - digit halftime deficit. John Wall was fantastic, as he led the team with 39 points, two rebounds and nine assists. Bradley Beal finished second on the team, totaling 26 points and six assists. Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris each recorded a double - double, combining for 28 points and 26 rebounds. Otto Porter provided 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. On deck for the Wizards is a road matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. The Blazers (28 - 36) are battling for the eight - seed in the west and blown leads like this wo n't help that pursuit. C.J. McCollum led Portland with 34 points, adding six assists to an otherwise empty line. Damian Lillard collected 33 points, three rebounds and seven assists. Maurice Harkless amassed 15 points and five rebounds. Allen Crabbe was the best bench player, as he accrued 14 points, six rebounds and two assists. Al-Farouq Aminu also came off the bench to tally 11 points and eight rebounds. Portland will look to bounce back on Sunday in a road matchup against the Phoenix Suns.
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