----- Anfernee Simons finished with a team-high 33 points and Trendon Watford added 21 points and five assists off the bench as the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 18-point halftime deficit to defeat the Washington Wizards 124-116 Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
The Wizards have an ant problem.
Anfernee Simons scored a team-high 33 points and Trendon Watford came off the bench to drop 21 points and five assists as the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point halftime deficit to defeat the Washington Wizards 124-116 Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Simons scored 20 points in the third quarter powering a 39-25 run Portland run. He connected on 6-of-7 from beyond-the-arc in the period. The Blazers scored 73-points in the second half.
Simons finished the night 11-of-19 from the field including 9-of-12 from three-point range.
Damian Lillard finished with 29 points and six assists and Josh Hart had a big night with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Portland (26-26) shot 48.9 % from the field including 17-of-41 from three-point range.
With Jusuf Nurkic (calf) and Gary Payton II (illness) out of action, Chauncy Billups had to rely on his bench to boost his short-handed team.
Trendon Watford responded with 21 points and five assists. He connected on 9-of-12 from the field and added one steal.
Josh Hart gave the Blazers their first lead at 102-101 with 7:41 remaining in the game. Bradley Beal briefly gave the Wizards the lead back at 103-102, but a Simons three-pointer with 6:32 remaining put the Blazers up for good.
The Wizards jumped out to an early 15-2 lead, and they led 34-14 after a 3-pointer by Kristaps Porzingis. He scored 16 points in the opening quarter.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will play the second of a back-to-back tomorrow in Chicago against the Bulls. The game is scheduled to tip off at 5:00 PM.
Chad's Take- He won't get the attention, but Watford's timely play-making was key. Great win!