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12/14 16:53 CST Bagley's double-double helps Wizards snap 4-game skid with
108-89 win over Pacers
Bagley's double-double helps Wizards snap 4-game skid with 108-89 win over
Pacers
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Marvin Bagley III scored a season-high 23 points and
grabbed 13 rebounds, and CJ McCollum scored 18 points on Sunday as the
Washington Wizards beat the Indiana Pacers 108-89 for their first road win in
nearly two months.
It was Bagley's second double-double of the season. Justin Champagnie added 13
points and 14 rebounds for Washington.
The Wizards snapped a four-game skid and improved to 2-11 on the road this
season, with their only other away win coming Oct. 24 at Dallas.
And they did it with defense. The short-handed Pacers finished with their
second-worst shooting percentage of the season (36.9%) and their third-worst
mark from 3-point range (25.6%).
Bennedict Mathurin had 15 points to lead Indiana, which has lost two straight
and four of six. Jay Huff scored 13 points and Isaiah Jackson added 11 points
and 12 rebounds while Indiana's offense looked completely out of sync.
The result: Coach Rick Carlisle's six-month wait to celebrate his 1,000th
victory will be put on hold yet again. He needs one win to become the 11th
coach to achieve the milestone and the first since Doc Rivers in November 2021
when he was coaching the Philadelphia 76ers.
Washington closed the first half on a 13-4 run to take a 58-47 lead. The
Wizards extended the margin to 66-51 early in the third quarter. Indy cut the
deficit to 66-58 but watched the Wizards answer with seven straight, and the
Pacers never got close again.
Up next
Wizards: Resume their three-game trip Thursday at San Antonio.
Pacers: Host the New York Knicks on Thursday in a rematch of last season's
Eastern Conference finals.
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