The Washington Wizards dethroned the Indiana Pacers 112-105 after a decisive fourth-quarter burst on Thursday night.
Wizards’ Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Kadary Richmond, and Jaden Hardy had 13 points each to snap their three-game skid.
Bilal Coulibaly and Tristan Vukcevic also scored 12 points each in the opener of a back-to-back set against the same opponent.
Meanwhile, Trae Young is still at least a week from his new team debut.
On the other hand, Jarace Walker scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who fell to ⅔ during a season-long, six-game road trip wrapped around the All-Star break.
Taelon Peter added 16 points, while Jay Huff and Ben Sheppard scored 15 each, but Indiana fell a game behind the Wizards at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Pacers guards Kam Jones (back soreness) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle sprain) both left by halftime.
Washington led by 17 early in the third quarter before the Pacers rallied with a 14-3 run to take a 92-91 lead early in the fourth.
The Wizards answered a 14-0 burst to put it away.
Carrington dropped a jumper and from beyond the arc as the highlight of the run, while Gill also finished a drive and a baseline three-pointer that made it 110-97.
Both teams will face off again in Washington on Friday night.
