The Washington Wizards defeated the Indiana Pacers, 111 - 98, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday evening. The Pacers (29 - 28) came in to Thursday's contest hoping to snap a five - game losing streak, but were also running on fumes after two games in the previous three nights. Fatigue may have played a role in the first half, as the Wizards (34 - 21) built a 62 - 52 lead by halftime. The second half was much tighter, but Washington eventually pulled away on the strength of a highly productive night for their starting five. All first unit members hit double digits in the scoring column, and the Wizards managed to shoot 52 percent from the field overall, as well as a superb 52 percent on their 29 shots from behind the arc. Otto Porter, Jr. led the way with 25 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block. Markieff Morris managed 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. John Wall followed with a trademark double - double, posting 20 points, 12 assists, two rebounds, two blocks and one steal. Bradley Beal was right behind with 19 points, four assists, three rebounds and one steal. Marcin Gorat contributed 12 points seven rebounds and one steal. Matching 17 - point efforts from Myles Turner and Paul George led the Pacers, with the former adding nine rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block, and the latter providing seven boards, three assists and two steals. Al Jefferson and Rodney Stuckey were next with a pair of 12 - point tallies off the bench. Jefferson added three rebounds and Stuckey dished out a pair of assists and recorded a steal. Glenn Robinson III went for 10 points, while Kevin Seraphin drew the start at power forward and supplied nine points, five rebounds and one assist. The Wizards resume post - All - Star - break play in Philadelphia against the Sixers on Friday, February 24th, while the Pacers kick off the second half of their season on the same night at home against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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