The Washington Wizards (11 - 14) defeated the Charlotte Hornets 109 - 101 on Saturday. Ever since Bradley Beal was diagnosed with the initial stages of a stress fracture in his lower right fibula on December 12, the Wizards have been even more reliant than usual on All-Star point guard John Wall. The 25 - year - old has responded well with 20 - and - 26 - point efforts in two of the three games since, but his own health was in question heading into Saturday's contest. Wall had sprained an ankle in Friday's practice, and there had been some doubt shortly thereafter as to whether he'd be healthy enough to take the court. With Otto Porter already ruled out for the game with a thigh bruise, the Wizards were facing the grim possibility of taking on a talented Hornets squad without three starters. However, Wall answered the bell and shook off the ankle tweak to post his fifth straight double - double performance. He amassed 27 points, 12 assists, four rebounds, three steals and a block over 42 outstanding minutes to lead Washington to an important Eastern Conference victory. Charlotte received a balance offensive effort from their starters, with Kemba Walker leading the way with 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals. Nicolas Batum, who'd missed Charlotte's last game with an illness, came back to contribute across the stat sheet, tallying 14 points, eight assists, six rebounds, three steals and a block. Cody Zeller and P.J. Hairston were the other two starters in double digits, with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Marvin Williams was the only Hornets starter to score under ten points, but still came within a point and an assist of a double - double. Jeremy Lin followed up his stellar 35 - point effort as a starter in Batum's stead on Thursday with a 15 - point outing that paced the Hornets bench. The Hornets fell to 15 - 11 and are now in a second - place tie with the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They travel to Houston to face the Rockets on Monday. In addition to Wall's memorable performance, the Wizards also got quality play from the fill - ins for their two injured starters. Kelly Oubre, Jr. did a solid job replacing Otto Porter for the evening, managing eight points, five rebounds and a block over 22 minutes. Meanwhile, Garrett Temple, who'd turned in sub - par efforts in Bradley Beal's stead in the first three games as his replacement, exploded for a season - high 21 points (on a season - best 78 shooting percentage from the field), five rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Jared Dudley (19 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals) and Marcin Gortat (18 points, six rebounds, an assist, a steal and four blocks) rounded out what was an outstanding night for the Washington starters. With such productive outings from their front - line players, the Wizards only needed 16 points from their bench in the victory. Washington improved to 11 - 14 but remains in last place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They face off against the Sacramento Kings at home on Monday.
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