The Washington Wizards defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 120 - 101, at Verizon Center on Monday. The Wizards have been one of the best teams in the league over recent weeks and they gave it to the Blazers in this dominating win. In fact, Washington pulled out a wire - to - wire victory, as they took a 37 - 21 lead after the first quarter, with the game never getting within 10 points after that. Three-point shooting was the difference, with the Wizards going 13 - of - 23, while the Blazers hit just 8 - of - 26 from long range. Washington dominated many of the statistics, winning the shooting, rebounding, assisting and turnover differentials. The Trail Blazers (18 - 25) have struggled on defense all season and a 75 - point first half allowed to the Wizards only adds to those troubles. Damian Lillard was the lone bright spot for Portland, as he tallied 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists. C.J. McCollum and Al-Farouq Aminu were second among starters, scoring 12 points a piece. Evan Turner led the bench in scoring, dropping 14 points to go along with his three rebounds. The Trail Blazers will look to play better on Wednesday in a road matchup with the Charlotte Hornets. The Wizards (21 - 19) have been dominant at home this season, as this marks their 17th win at Verizon Center. Bradley Beal scored a game - high 25 points, adding five assists and three steals on 7 - of - 11 shooting. John Wall was n't far behind, as he accumulated 24 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Markieff Morris recorded a double - double, totaling 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. was a nice spark off the bench, accruing 18 points, four rebounds and two assists. Tomas Satoransky recorded a 10 - point, 10 - rebound double - double off the bench as well. Washington will host the Memphis Grizzlies for their next game on Wednesday.
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